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Paravastu Chinnayasuri | |
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| Native name | పరవస్తు చిన్నయ సూరి |
| Born | Chinnaya 1806 Sriperumbdur, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Died | 1862 |
| Occupation | Teacher and writer |
| Language | Telugu |
| Literary movement | Telugu prose |
| Notable works | Nīticaṃdrika, Bālavyākaraṇamu |
| Relatives | Paravastu Venkataranga Ramanujacharyulu and Srinivasamba (parents) |
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 also worked as a law scholar for the Supreme Court of East India Company. 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.
- ^ Vakulabharanam, Rajagopal (2004). Self and Society in Transition: A Study of Modern Autobiographical Practice in Telugu. University of Wisconsin--Madison. p. 104.
- ^ Vēṅkaṭarāvu, Niḍudavōlu (1978). The Southern School in Telugu Literature. University of Madras.
- ^ Madras, University of (1957). Annals of Oriental Research. University of Madras. p. 23.