who is written vedhaviharam?

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who is written vedhaviharam

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VEDA VIHARAM - was written by K.V. Simon. K.V. Simon was born at a time when the dawn of renaissance in life and letters was yet to break on the Kerala horizon, in a small village called “Edayaranmula.” There was little facility for formal education beyond the primary level. Young Simon's formal schooling came to an end when he was just thirteen and at that tender age he was obliged to accept the post of a teacher in the local school. However his elder brother K.V. Cherian, a distinguished scholar, had given him a good start in “Sanskrit,” one of the ancient languages of the world. It is amazing how with his meager background, Simon was able to reach great heights as a scholar, poet, singer, and preacher during the 61 years of his life (Feb, 7, 1883 to Feb 20, 19 44)

He not only witnessed historic changes in the political and cultural life of India , but also outgrew his shell fast and came to be recognized as a beacon light, enhancing the quality of life around him

Mahakavi (great poet) was a polyglot who knew many languages like Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindustani, English, Greek, Latin, Hebrew, and Syrian. In his mastery of Sanskrit he can be compared with any great scholar in India . In his native language, Malayalam, he was a gifted poet who combined in himself classical grandeur and lyrical flavor. He was also a prose writer of rare charm, a composer of soul-stirring Christian hymns, an eloquent and scintillating speaker, an outstanding teacher, and an invincible debater. Besides all of this, he had a profound knowledge of the Hindu religion and a remarkable mastery over Christian theology. Above all, he was a towering spiritual leader who lived a life of Great sacrifice with steadfast faith in his master for whom he worked with great zeal and devotion.

It was in 1931 that he published his “Veda Viharam” or “Rambles in the Bible,” an epic in Malayalam poetry. In style, this work follows closely the model of the “Ramayana” and the “Mahabharata” of Ezhuthachen, the father of Malayalam poetry. By its beauty of diction, superb flights of imagination and general grandeur, it reminds one of Milton 's Paradise Lost .-