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{{Short description |Indian scholar, astrologer and astronomer (1832–1897)}}
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'''Kaikulangara Rama Variar''', also spelled '''Kaikulangara Rama Warrier''' (1832–1897) was an Indian scholar, poet, astrologer and [[astronomer]] from [[Kadangode]], [[Thrissur district]], [[Kerala]], India.<ref name="Ulloor2">{{cite book |last1=Ulloor S Paramesvara Aiyer |url=https://archive.org/details/kerala-sahitya-charitram-vol-4-ulloor-1957-ku/page/266/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Kerala Sahitya Charitram Vol IV |date=1957 |publisher=Travancore University Publications Department |location=Thiruvananthapuram |pages=267–276 |access-date=12 July 2024}} (Also available at [http://ax.sayahna.org/ulloor/ulloor-4-47.html Sayahna Foundation]</ref><ref name="Math2">{{cite web |last1=Rajan |first=Chunkath |title=അഞ്ഞൂറ് രൂപയ്ക്ക് പതിനാറ് പുസ്തകങ്ങളുടെ പകര്‍പ്പവകാശം വിറ്റ കവി |url=https://archives.mathrubhumi.com/books/features/kaikulangara-rama-warrier-1.2277815 |access-date=12 July 2024 |website=mathrubhumi.com |publisher=Mathrubhumi Publications}} (Uploaded on 01 October 2017.)</ref>

==Early life==
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The third child of Kaikulangara Kizhakke Variathu Narayani Varasyar (his mother) and Kaithakkottu Narayana Bhattathiri (his father). After initial lessons in [[Ayurveda]] and [[Jyotisha]] from his maternal uncles, Rama Variar moved to [[Thrippunithura]] for education when he was 12 years old. Once there, he joined members of the [[Kingdom of Cochin|Cochin royal family]] in receiving an education. For three years, he was taught [[Alankara Shastra]] (science of aesthetics), [[Vyākaraṇa]] (grammar), and [[Tarka Shastra]] (logic) from [[Palappurath Puthiyetath Govindan Nampiyar]]. Following his early studies, Rama Variar spent 3 years at [[Killikkurussimangalam|Killikkurissimangalam]] reading aloud the Sanskrit epic- the [[Mahabharata]], in the presence of his guru's mother as a gift and fee (''[[gurudakshina]]'') for Govindan Nampiyar.<ref name="Ulloor">{{cite book |last1=Ulloor S Paramesvara Aiyer |url=https://archive.org/details/kerala-sahitya-charitram-vol-4-ulloor-1957-ku/page/266/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Kerala Sahitya Charitram Vol IV |date=1957 |publisher=Travancore University Publications Department |location=Thiruvananthapuram |pages=267–276 |access-date=12 July 2024}} (Also available at [http://ax.sayahna.org/ulloor/ulloor-4-47.html Sayahna Foundation]</ref>

After leaving Thrippunithura, Rama Variar spent a few years at [[Thrissur]], teaching Sanskrit to local children, before moving to the Punnathur royal family residence to tutor family members. He then travelled to the northern parts of present-day [[Kerala]] and stayed for a few years at the residence of the Mayipadi royal family.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}} Whilst there, Rama Variar met Yogananda Swamikal, an ascetic visiting the nearby [[Edneer Mutt]]. Rama Variyar requested that the Swamikal teach him the details of the [[Brahma Sutras|Brahmasutra]], which the Swamikal did over about four months. According to accounts, Swamikal, recognizing his student's intellectual abilities, invited him to join his journey to [[Kollur Mookambika Temple|Mukambi]] and awarded Rama Variyar three titles: [[Vagdasan]], [[Ramanandanathan]] and [[Panditaparsavendran]]. Returning home, Rama Variyar continued teaching Sanskrit and married Thekke Variyath Kutty Varasyar.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}}

==Rama Variar's association with printing presses==
Rama Variar collaborated with the printing industry in the [[Kunnamkulam]] area of Thrissur district, contributing to the availability of printed scholarly works. The establishment of the Vidyaratnaprabha [[Printing press|Printing Press]] by Paramel Ittoop in Kunnamkulam was a key factor in this collaboration. In 1883, at the urging of Paramel Ittoop, Rama Variyar moved his family to Kunnamkulam to focus on his scholarly work. One of his first publications was a corrected edition of Ezhuthacchan's [[Adhyatma Ramayanam Kilippattu|Adhyatma Ramayanam]] in Malayalam. Several of Rama Variyar's early works were printed at Vidyaratnaprabha Printing Press. Later, the manager of this press started his printing press in Thrissur, which took over the responsibility of printing and distributing Rama Variyar's books. Most of Rama Variyar's published works were translations and commentaries on well-known Sanskrit texts.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}}

==Final years==
The death of one of his daughters affected him significantly. He left Thrissur to stay at his home in Thrikkandiyur. He spent his final years in relative poverty before dying on October 5, 1897.<ref name="Math">{{cite web |last1=Rajan Chunkath |date=October 2017 |title=അഞ്ഞൂറ് രൂപയ്ക്ക് പതിനാറ് പുസ്തകങ്ങളുടെ പകര്‍പ്പവകാശം വിറ്റ കവി |url=https://archives.mathrubhumi.com/books/features/kaikulangara-rama-warrier-1.2277815 |access-date=12 July 2024 |website=mathrubhumi.com |publisher=Mathrubhumi Publications}} (Uploaded on 01 October 2017.)</ref>

==Biography==
* {{cite book |last1=Balakrishna Warrier, A. |title=Kaikulangara Rama warrier |date=1997 |publisher=Government of Kerala |url=https://kalnet.kshec.kerala.gov.in/vufind/Record/kau.3795/Similar |access-date=12 July 2024}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://archive.org/details/Amarakosa_With_Balapriya_Of_Kaikulangara_Rama_Warrier_ST_Reddiar_Sons_1950/mode/2up?view=theater Amarakośam Balabodhini]
* [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.277586/mode/2up?view=theater Tarkaśāstram]
* [https://archive.org/details/1926-arogya-kalpadrumam Ārogyakalpadrumam Bālacikitsa]

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[[Category:Indian Sanskrit scholars]]
[[Category:Translators of Kalidasa]]
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[[Category:1832 births]]
[[Category:1897 deaths]]

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