Njattyela Sreedharan
His movie poster with him.
Born (1938-12-20) 20 December 1938 (age 85)[1]
Thalassery, Kerala, India[2]
OccupationLexicographer[3][4]
SpouseYashoda

Njattyela Sreedharan[5][6] (Malayalam: ഞാറ്റ്യേല ശ്രീധരൻ; born in 1938[1]) is a lexicographer[7] from Thalassery[8] in Kerala. He is known for compiling a dictionary connecting four major Dravidian languages Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu.[9][10]

Selected books

In Popular culture

The 2021 documentary Dreaming of Words,[14][15][16] directed by Nandan,[17][18][19] celebrates the life and work of Njattyela Sreedharan.[20] Dreaming of Words has received numerous accolades including a National Film Award and was screened at the annual convention of the Modern Language Association[21] and the annual conference of the Linguistic Society of America[22] in January 2022.

Major awards


See also

References

  1. ^ a b "The Man Who Wrote A Dictionary In Four Languages - Silver Talkies". silvertalkies.com.
  2. ^ "നാല് ഭാഷകളിൽ വാക്കുകളെ സ്വപ്നം കണ്ടയാൾ - ഇത് തലശ്ശേരിയിലെ ശ്രീധരേട്ടൻ". News18 Malayalam. February 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "Unique dictionary covering 4 Dravidian languages ready". Deccan Herald. October 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "ഞാറ്റ്യേല ശ്രീധരനെ ആദരിച്ചു | Madhyamam". February 2021.
  5. ^ "Beedi-worker-turned-lexicographer spends 25 years to compile dictionary in 4 Dravidian languages". OnManorama.
  6. ^ "The work of his dreams, and love for words, awaits a reprint". The New Indian Express.
  7. ^ "For the love of words, 82-year-old compiles dictionary of four south Indian languages". The News Minute. November 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "Dreaming of Words – Njattyela Sreedharan United Four Languages and Hearts Through His Unique Dictionary". November 18, 2020.
  9. ^ "83-YO Kerala School Dropout Creates Unique Dictionary in 4 South Indian Languages". The Better India. December 31, 2020.
  10. ^ "One man's 40-year labour of love results in dictionary of four Dravidian languages | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India. 27 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Amazon.in". www.amazon.in.
  12. ^ Sajit, C. p (October 30, 2020). "For Keralites, door opens to three other Dravidian languages". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  13. ^ ഡെസ്ക്, വെബ് (January 24, 2021). "ഇവിടെ വാക്കുകൾ വീർപ്പുമുട്ടുകയാണ് | Madhyamam". www.madhyamam.com.
  14. ^ "Dreaming of Words". February 21, 2021 – via IMDb.
  15. ^ "On the extraordinary achievements of an ordinary man". January 4, 2021.
  16. ^ "DC South Asian Film Festival". dcsaff.eventive.org.
  17. ^ "Dreaming of Words: Man who connected four Indian languages". November 17, 2020.
  18. ^ Staff Reporter (September 1, 2021). "Main serial categories left blank in State TV Awards in Kerala". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  19. ^ "Award Winners Results 6th Edition | BUEIFF 2021". 29 April 2021.
  20. ^ "ACL2022 | Award-Winning Indian Documentary "Dreaming of Words" to be Screened at ACL2022". The Asian Conference on Language (ACL). February 8, 2022.
  21. ^ B, Nandan (January 7, 2022). "Dreaming of Words". MLA – via mla.confex.com.
  22. ^ "Dreaming of Words | Linguistic Society of America". www.linguisticsociety.org.
  23. ^ "Clipping of Thiruvananthapuram - Kannur".
  24. ^ http://www.ijdl.org/html/DLA%20NEWS%20JUNE%20ISSUE.pdf[bare URL PDF]

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