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== Youth, Education == | == Youth, Education == | ||
Chandrasekhara Pandithar was born to Ambalanavar in Uduvil, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. He was taught by his grandfather, Sankara Udayar. He | Chandrasekhara Pandithar was born to Ambalanavar in Uduvil, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. He was taught by his grandfather, Sankara Udayar. He worked with the Christian missionaries in Uduvil and converted to Christianity, changing his name to Nathaniel. | ||
== Personal Life == | == Personal Life == | ||
Chandrasekhara Pandithar’s eldest son, Uvaiman Nathaniel Swaminathar was a doctor in Pamban. His middle son, Tillaiambal Nathaniel Uvesulia worked as a teacher in a mission school. His | Chandrasekhara Pandithar’s eldest son, Uvaiman Nathaniel Swaminathar was a doctor in Pamban. His middle son, Tillaiambal Nathaniel Uvesulia worked as a teacher in a mission school. His youngest son, Ambalavanar worked in the Judicial Police Department in Jaffna. | ||
== Literary Life == | == Literary Life == | ||
Chandrasekhara Pandithar has written and has translated many novels. He taught Rev. Levi Spaulding and assisted Rev. Joseph Knight of Nallur in the creation of a Tamil-English dictionary. He went to Chennai in 1848, to translate the Holy Bible along with Spaulding and Arnold Sadasivam Pillai. He helped a clergy with the translation of many Christian scriptures printed at the Mannippay Printing House. | |||
== Mannippay Dictionary == | == Mannippay Dictionary == | ||
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A. Chandrasekhara Pandithar (death: October 26, 1879) was a Tamil scholar from Eelam. He was also a writer, teacher and a translator. One of his most important works is the Manipay (Maanippaai) Dictionary.
Youth, Education
Chandrasekhara Pandithar was born to Ambalanavar in Uduvil, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. He was taught by his grandfather, Sankara Udayar. He worked with the Christian missionaries in Uduvil and converted to Christianity, changing his name to Nathaniel.
Personal Life
Chandrasekhara Pandithar’s eldest son, Uvaiman Nathaniel Swaminathar was a doctor in Pamban. His middle son, Tillaiambal Nathaniel Uvesulia worked as a teacher in a mission school. His youngest son, Ambalavanar worked in the Judicial Police Department in Jaffna.
Literary Life
Chandrasekhara Pandithar has written and has translated many novels. He taught Rev. Levi Spaulding and assisted Rev. Joseph Knight of Nallur in the creation of a Tamil-English dictionary. He went to Chennai in 1848, to translate the Holy Bible along with Spaulding and Arnold Sadasivam Pillai. He helped a clergy with the translation of many Christian scriptures printed at the Mannippay Printing House.
Mannippay Dictionary
Chandrasekhara Pandithar compiled and published the Mannipay dictionary. This is one of the earliest big dictionaries in Tamil. Father Spalding printed “The Manual Dictionary of the Tamil Language” in an American Mission printing house in Jaffna. It has been known as the Yazhpaanam Dictionary or the Spalding Dictionary. This dictionary contains 58,500 words. Irupaalai Senathirasa Mudaliar and Navali V. Vairamuthupillai helped with the dictionary.
Death
Chandrasekhara Pandithar died at the age of 79 on October 26, 1879.
Links
Reference
- https://ta.xn----7sbiewaowdbfdjyt.pp.ua/250615/1/%E0%AE%85-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150101010517/http://www.chemamadu.com/BookName.aspx?id=15
