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Paravastu Chinnayasuri (1806/7–1861/2)[1] (Telugu: పరవస్తు చిన్నయ సూరి) was a Telugu writer who played a prominent role in the elevation of prose to importance in Telugu literature.[2] He was the first Telugu Pandit at the Presidency College, Madras.[3] He was born in 1806/7 in Perambur of Chengalpattu district and died in 1861/2. Suri was born in a Satani family[4] as the son of Venkata Rangayya, a Vaishnavite Scholar. He worked as a Telugu teacher at Pachaiyappa's College in Madras. He also worked as a law scholar for the Supreme Court of East India Company. He was a Pundit in the Sanskrit, Telugu, Prakrit, and Tamil languages. He was acclaimed as a profound scholar in Telugu and Sanskrit in the traditional education. More than a third of his life span was spent in teaching Telugu in schools and in the Presidency college, Madras.

Paravastu Chinnayasuri
Native name
పరవస్తు చిన్నయ సూరి
BornChinnaya
1806
Sriperumbdur, Madras Presidency, British India
Died1862
OccupationTeacher and writer
LanguageTelugu
Literary movementTelugu prose
Notable worksnīticaṃdrika, bālavyākaraṇamu
RelativesParavastu Venkataranga Ramanujacharyulu and Srinivasamba (parents)

Literary works


Chinnayasuri translated the first two books of the Sanskrit Panchatantra into Telugu, entitling his translation the nīticaṃdrika. It was published by Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu and Sons in Chennai.[5]

He wrote the bālavyākaraṇamu (Children's Grammar), a textbook for teaching Telugu grammar in schools.[6]

He translated Thomas Lumisden Strange's Manual of Hindoo Law of 1856, entitling it the hiṃdūdharmaśāstrasaṃgrahamu.[7]


References


  1. Vakulabharanam, Rajagopal (2004). Self and Society in Transition: A Study of Modern Autobiographical Practice in Telugu. University of Wisconsin--Madison. p. 104.
  2. Vēṅkaṭarāvu, Niḍudavōlu (1978). The Southern School in Telugu Literature. University of Madras.
  3. Madras, University of (1957). Annals of Oriental Research. University of Madras. p. 23.
  4. "చిన్నయ సూరి – గిడుగు రామమూర్తి 2 – ఈమాట". Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. Paravastu, Chinnayasuri (1954). Neeti Chandrika (in Telugu). Chennai: Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu and Sons. p. 218. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  6. Paravastu, Chinnayasuri (1959). Bala Vyakaranamu (in Telugu) (Third ed.). Madras: Rayalu and Co. p. 164. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  7. Chinnayasuri, Paravastu (1869). Hindu Dharmashastra Sangrahamu (in Telugu) (Third ed.). Madras: C. V. Krishnasawmi Pillai. p. 136. Retrieved 13 June 2020.


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