Thuravoor Viswambharan

Thuravoor Viswambharan (September 5, 1943 – October 20, 2017), was a Sanskrit scholar,[1] active social worker and writer from the Thuravoor village in the southern state Kerala in India. He was an expert professor on Hindu epics Ramayana, Mahabharatha and Vedas.[2] He was a professor in Malayalam, Sanskrit, Indian Mythology and Vedic Science at Maharaja's College Ernakulam, Cochin. He was the state president of Tapasya Kala Sahithya Vedi and the founder president of Vishwa Samvad Kendra Kerala. He made a brief foray into politics as the BJP candidate for the Thrippunithura constituency in the state assembly election of 2016, although he was unsuccessful.[3] He was battling with cancer for a long time and passed away on 20th October 2017 at Sudheendra Mission Hospital in Ernakulam.[4]

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  2. 41 Day Bhagavatam program in Guruvayur Archived 25 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Writer and scholar Thuravoor Vishwambharan dead". OnManorama. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  4. Correspondent, Special (21 October 2017). "Thuravoor Viswambharan passes away". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

Prof. Thuravoor Viswambharan
Born(1943-09-05)5 September 1943
Thuravoor, Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Died20 October 2017(2017-10-20) (aged 74)
Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Occupation(s)Writer and professor
SpouseKanchana
Children2


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