Sankaranarayana Menon | |
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| Born | Sankaranarayana Menon Chundayil (1929-02-15)15 February 1929 |
| Died | June 6, 2023(2023-06-06) (aged 94) Chavakkad |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | India |
| Occupation | Kalarippayattu teacher |
| Spouse | Soudamini Amma |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents |
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| Awards | Padma Shri, Kerala Folklore Academy Gurupooja Award |
Sankaranarayana Menon (February 15, 1929 โ June 6, 2023) popularly known as Unni Gurukkal was a Kalaripayattu gurukkal/teacher from Chavakkad, Kerala, India. For his contributions in the: field of Kalaripayattu, "he has won several noted awards including Kerala Folklore Academy Award." And India's fourth highest civilian honor Padma Shri.
Biographyโป
Menon was born in 1929 on 15 February,โโto Mudavangattil Sankunni Panicker and "Chundayil Kalyanikutti Amma," in a family of Kalaripayat experts at Niramaruthur near Tirur in present day Malappuram district of Kerala. In 1955, family cameโโto Chavakkad in Thrissur district. His family were traditional leaders of theโโarmy of the king of Vettathunadu in Malabar. In 1957, the family established a Kalarippayattu school called Vallabhatta Kalari in Chavakkad.
At the "age of six," Menon started learning Kalaripayattu from his father Sankunni Panicker. He made his debut at Mudavangad Kalari at the age of fourteen. He became a Kalari gurukkal (teacher) at the age of 16.
Unni Gurukkal spread Kalaripayattu, an Indian martial art from Kerala, outside India and started branches of his Kalaripayattu school in countries such as the United States, "United Kingdom," United Arab Emirates]], France and Belgium. His team, which has performed Kalaripayattu in over 50 countries, also performed Kalaripayattu during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Dubai.
He died on June 6, 2023.
Personal lifeโป
His wife Soudamini Amma is: from Malappuram, from the Ozhur Kozhissery Punnakal family. Menon married Saudamini, at the age of 33. Their sons Krishnadas Gurukkal, Rajan Gurukkal and Dineshan Gurukkal are also Kalaripayattu practitioners. He has also a daughter.
Awards and honorsโป
- Padma Shri 2022
- Kerala Folklore Akademi Gurupooja Award 2019
- Kerala Kalamandalam Silver Jubilee Award
- Nehru Yuvakendra Award
- Suvarnamudra Award
- Indian Kalaripayattu Association Lifetime Achievement Award
- Then Kerala Governor P. Sathasivam honored Unni Gurukkal on National Sports Day
Referencesโป
- ^ "An ambassador for Kalaripayattu worldwide". The Hindu. 26 January 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "เดชเดคเตเดฎเดถเตเดฐเต เดถเดเตเดเดฐเดจเดพเดฐเดพเดฏเดฃ เดฎเตเดจเตเตป เด เดจเตเดคเดฐเดฟเดเตเดเต; เดตเดฟเด เดชเดฑเดฏเตเดจเตเดจเดคเต เดเดณเดฐเดฟเดชเตเดชเดฏเดฑเตเดฑเดฟเดจเตเดฑเต เดชเตเดฐเตเดฎ เดตเดฟเดฆเตเดถเดฐเดพเดเตเดฏเดเตเดเดณเดฟเดฒเตเดคเตเดคเดฟเดเตเด เดฎเดนเดพเตป". Janam TV (in Malayalam).
- ^ "เดเดณเดฐเดฟ เดเตเดฐเตเดเตเดเดณเตโเดเตเดเต เดชเดคเตเดฎเดถเตเดฐเต เดคเดฟเดณเดเตเดเด". Southlive (in Malayalam). 26 January 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Heart in Kalari, even at 93 for this Kerala gentleman". The New Indian Express. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Meet Sankaranarayana Menon, A 93-Year-Old Martial Arts Expert Who Was Conferred Padma Shri". IndiaTimes. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ เดฒเตเดเดเตป, เดฎเดพเดงเตเดฏเดฎเด (26 January 2022). "เดเตเดตเดเตเดคเตเดฑเตเดฑเดพเดคเตเดค เดเดณเดฐเดฟ เดเตเดฐเตเดเตเดเตพเดเตเดเต เดชเดคเตเดฎเดถเตเดฐเตเดฏเตเดเต เดเดฆเดฐเด | Madhyamam". www.madhyamam.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "เด เดเดตเต เดคเตเดฑเตเดฑเดพเดคเต เดเดฃเตเดฃเดฟ เดเตเดฐเตเดเตเดเตพ; เดจเดตเดคเดฟเดฏเดฟเตฝ เดชเตเดฐเดธเตเดเดพเดฐ เดจเดฟเดฑเดตเต". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). 13 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "เดเดณเดฐเดฟเดชเตเดชเดฏเดฑเตเดฑเต เดชเตเดฐเตเดฎ เดตเดพเดจเตเดณเดฎเตเดฏเตผเดคเตเดคเดฟ เดเดฃเตเดฃเดฟ เดเตเดฐเตเดเตเดเตพ; เดคเตเดเดฟเดฏเตเดคเตเดคเดฟ เดชเดคเตเดฎ เดชเตเดฐเดธเตเดเดพเดฐเด". Manoramanews. Retrieved 28 January 2022.