M. G. Sasibhooshan

Mundathu Gupthan Sasibhooshan
Mundathu Gupthan Sasibhooshan
Born	1 January 1951 (age 73); Kayamkulam, Quilon, Travancore-Cochin (present-day Kayamkulam, Kerala)
Occupation(s)	Historian, writer, speaker, educationist, Numismatist
Spouse	S Bindu
Children	2
Parents	S. Gupthan Nair; Bhagirathi Amma;

Dr. M. G. Sasibhooshan (1 January 1951) is an orator, writer, art historian, and consultant in Indology based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

Life sketch

Mundathu Gupthan Sasibhooshan is the son of S. Guptan Nair, one of the noted critics in Malayalam Literature.^[1]^{[circular reference]} He started his career as a sub-editor for Malayala Manorama and Mathrubhumi newspapers and then went on to teach for 18 years at the University of Kerala in Thiruvananthapuram. He has extensively researched on murals and sculptures of more than 300 temples in South India and is considered a subject expert in snake worship and temple history of Kerala.^[2]

He was part of the executive committee for the Kerala Sahithya Akademi, Kerala Kala Mandalam and the Numismatic Society of India. Under deputation, he also held the office of Director at State Literacy Mission Kerala for a brief period. He was instrumental in setting up the Institute of Mural Painting in Guruvayoor, established to foster the temple art. He was also the former director at Vylopilli Samskriti Bhavan and is a patron of Chinmaya Mission Thiruvananthapuram^[3]

He has published numerous articles and books on Kerala art and culture in English and Malayalam. Sasibhooshan has co-authored many articles in English with his wife Bindu S.^[4] The couple has two children Gautam and Gayathri.^{[citation needed]}

Bibliography

Dr.M.G. Sasibhooshan(1994)Kerathile Chuvar Chitrangal. Kerala Bhasha Institute. ISBN 9788120044111.
Murals of Kerala. Thiruvananthapuram: Department of Public Relations.
Ganga Muthal Kaveri Vare. D C Books.
Dr.M.G. Sasibhooshan(2005) കേരളീയരുടെ ദേവതശങ്കൽപം. DC Books. 2005. ISBN 8126410442.
Keralathile Daru Shilpangal
Keraleeya Kaladarshanam. Kerala Basha Institute. ISBN 9788176389297.
Asethu Himachalam
Charithram Kuricha Sree Padmanabha Swami Kshethram. DC Books. ISBN 9788126433513.
Kerala Charithram Apriya Neerikshanangal
Sree Padamabha Swamy Temple. Stark World Publishing Private Limited. 21 August 2017.
Kerala charitrathilekkulla Nattuvazhikal
Dr.M.G. Sasibhooshan(2017)അത്താഴപ്പഷ്ണിക്കാരുണ്ടോ. DC Books. 2017. ISBN 9789386680310.
Dr.M.G. Sasibhooshan(2017)അറിയപ്പെടാത്ത അനന്തപുരി. Poorna Publications. ISBN 9788130019413.
Dr.M.G. Sasibhooshan (2019)ദേശചരിത്രം കേരളീയക്ഷേത്രങ്ങളിലൂടെ. DC Books. 2019. ISBN 9789352826803.

References

^ "S. Guptan Nair", Wikipedia, 16 January 2020, retrieved 21 January 2020
^ Subramanian, T. S. (9 July 2011). "The provenance of the temple treasure". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
^ "Chinmaya Mission | Thiruvananthapuram". www.chinmayamissiontvm.com. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
^ Sasibhooshan, M. g; Sasibhooshan, Bindu (7 April 2011). "Philosopher and guide". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

[1] "S. Guptan Nair", Wikipedia, 16 January 2020, retrieved 21 January 2020

[2] Subramanian, T. S. (9 July 2011). "The provenance of the temple treasure". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

[3] "Chinmaya Mission | Thiruvananthapuram". www.chinmayamissiontvm.com. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

[4] Sasibhooshan, M. g; Sasibhooshan, Bindu (7 April 2011). "Philosopher and guide". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

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