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Indian lexicographer (born 1938)
Njattyela Sreedharan |
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His movie poster with him. |
Born | (1938-12-20) 20 December 1938 (age 85)
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Occupation |
Lexicographer
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Spouse | Yashoda |
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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]
- Malayalam-Tamil Dictionary (2012)
[11]
- Chathur Dravida Bhasha Nighandu (Dictionary of Four Dravidian Languages) (2020)
[12]
[13]
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.
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"The Man Who Wrote A Dictionary In Four Languages - Silver Talkies". silvertalkies.com.
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"നാല് ഭാഷകളിൽ വാക്കുകളെ സ്വപ്നം കണ്ടയാൾ - ഇത് തലശ്ശേരിയിലെ ശ്രീധരേട്ടൻ". News18 Malayalam. February 4, 2020.
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"Unique dictionary covering 4 Dravidian languages ready". Deccan Herald. October 28, 2020.
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"ഞാറ്റ്യേല ശ്രീധരനെ ആദരിച്ചു | Madhyamam". February 2021.
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"Beedi-worker-turned-lexicographer spends 25 years to compile dictionary in 4 Dravidian languages". OnManorama.
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"The work of his dreams, and love for words, awaits a reprint". The New Indian Express.
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"For the love of words, 82-year-old compiles dictionary of four south Indian languages". The News Minute. November 30, 2020.
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"Dreaming of Words – Njattyela Sreedharan United Four Languages and Hearts Through His Unique Dictionary". November 18, 2020.
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"83-YO Kerala School Dropout Creates Unique Dictionary in 4 South Indian Languages". The Better India. December 31, 2020.
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"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.
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"Amazon.in". www.amazon.in.
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^ Sajit, C. p (October 30, 2020).
"For Keralites, door opens to three other Dravidian languages". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
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^ ഡെസ്ക്, വെബ് (January 24, 2021).
"ഇവിടെ വാക്കുകൾ വീർപ്പുമുട്ടുകയാണ് | Madhyamam". www.madhyamam.com.
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"Dreaming of Words". February 21, 2021 – via IMDb.
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"On the extraordinary achievements of an ordinary man". January 4, 2021.
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"DC South Asian Film Festival". dcsaff.eventive.org.
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"Dreaming of Words: Man who connected four Indian languages". November 17, 2020.
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^ Staff Reporter (September 1, 2021).
"Main serial categories left blank in State TV Awards in Kerala". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
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"Award Winners Results 6th Edition | BUEIFF 2021". 29 April 2021.
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"ACL2022 | Award-Winning Indian Documentary "Dreaming of Words" to be Screened at ACL2022". The Asian Conference on Language (ACL). February 8, 2022.
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^ B, Nandan (January 7, 2022).
"Dreaming of Words". MLA – via mla.confex.com.
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"Dreaming of Words | Linguistic Society of America". www.linguisticsociety.org.
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"Clipping of Thiruvananthapuram - Kannur".
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Award winners ijdl.org p.1