Paravastu Chinnayya Soori

Paravastu Chinnayya Soori (1807-1861) is a well-known Telugu writer. He was one of the most famous pandits of the 19th century. He was born in 1807 in Perambur of Chengalpattu district and died in 1861. Suri was the son of Venkata Rangayya a Vaishnavite Scholar. He worked as a Telugu teacher at Pachhayyappa College in Madras and dedicated his entire life to the progress and promotion of Telugu language and literature. Suri is the title bestowed on him.

Chinnayasoori wrote the "Baala Vyaakaranamu" in a new style after doing extensive research on "Andhra Grammar" which is his greatest gift to Telugu people. The other well-known writings by Chinnayasoori are: (1) "Neeti Chandrika" (2) "Sootandhra Vyaakaranamu" (3) "Andhra Dhatumoola" and (4) "Neeti Sangrahamu".

Chinnayasoori translated "Mitra Labham" and "Mitra Bhedam" from the Sanskrit Panchatantra as "Neeti Chandrika".

His writing style is classical. The stylistic elegance in his prose is unparallel to any other known, even today. Kandukuri Veeresalingam and Kokkonda Venkataratnam followed his style of prose writing and wrote Vigrahamu and Sandhi in a different pattern.

Many of us might have read the Neeti Chandrika as the text book at the high school level. Those who do not have good command over the Telugu language will also be enthusiastic to read the Neeti Chandrika. Chinnayasoori's intention in writing the Neeti Chandrika was not only to translate the honey of morals into Telugu but to enlighten the readers with the cool rays of Telugu language which is ever glowing.

External links

*http://www.teluguworld.org/lit.html
*http://members.tripod.com/~tcahou/abtelindx.htm
*http://panchatantra.org/index.html
*http://www.textbooksonline.tn.nic.in/Books/12/Telugu/Prose/1%20Mithrabedhamu.pdf