Kerala women’s writing in Sanskrit : Ambādevi Tampurāṭṭi of Cemprol Koṭṭāraṁ : her life and literary oeuvre

It seems to be of great importance to collect all possible data which will finally allow us to write the chapter of the history of Sanskrit literature which has never been thoroughly written, namely the one concerning the literary activity of Indian women. It is high time to notice the presence of Sanskrit literature written by them and to try to understand their place and role in the world of Sanskrit culture dominated by men writers, however not exclusively. Every piece of information we are still able to gather makes the picture more complete and deepens our knowledge. The present article is devoted to Svāti Tirunāḻ Ambādēvi Tampurāṭṭi of Cemprol Koṭṭāraṁ (1890–1928), the authoress from the Kingdom of Travancore, composing both in Sanskrit and her mother tongue, Malayalam.