K. S. Neelakantan Unni

K. S. Neelakantan Unni (1895-1980) was a renowned Malayalam writer and Sanskrit scholar - translator from Kerala, India. He was born into a family called Kavil Madam in a village Olassa in Kottayam District of Kerala, India. This family is associated to the ThekkumKoor royal dynasty as their Asan or Guru (who initiates someone into the world of letters by a ritual called ''vidyarambham'') Provided by Wikipedia