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T. V. Kalyanasundaram
Born Thiruvarur Viruttachala Kalyanasundaram Mudaliar
August 26, 1883
Thullam, Chengalpet district, Tamilnadu
Died September 17, 1953 (aged 70)
Occupation scholar, activist
Thiruvarur Viruttachala Kalyanasundaram (August 26, 1883 – September 17, 1953), better known by his Tamil initials Thiru. Vi .Ka (Thiruvarur Virudhachala Kalyanasundaram Mudaliar), was a Tamil scholar, essayist and activist. He is esteemed for the strong humanism of his essays, the analytical depth of his commentaries on classical Tamil literature and philosophy, and the clear, fluid style of his prose. His works, along with those of V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, Maraimalai Adigal, and Arumuga Navalar, are considered to have defined the style of modern Tamil prose.
History[edit]
Thiru Vi. Ka was born in the village of Thullam in Chengalpet district, near Chennai in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on 26 August 1883 in the Sozhiya Saiva Vellala community. He attended the Wesley College High School, and also studied Tamil under Maraimalai Adigal and N. Kathiravel Pillai of Jaffna. He worked briefly as a teacher, and in 1917 became an editorial assistant on Desabaktan, a nationalist Tamil daily. Thiru Vi. Ka. was soon involved in various aspects of the independence movement. During this period, he became a strong campaigner for worker rights. In 1918, he became active in the trade union movement as an associate of BP Wadia, and organised the first trade unions in the south of India.[1]
T. V. Kalyanasundaram
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| T. V. Kalyanasundaram |
Born Thiruvarur Viruttachala Kalyanasundaram Mudaliar
August 26, 1883
Thullam, Chengalpet district, Tamilnadu
Died September 17, 1953 (aged 70)
Occupation scholar, activist
Thiruvarur Viruttachala Kalyanasundaram (August 26, 1883 – September 17, 1953), better known by his Tamil initials Thiru. Vi .Ka (Thiruvarur Virudhachala Kalyanasundaram Mudaliar), was a Tamil scholar, essayist and activist. He is esteemed for the strong humanism of his essays, the analytical depth of his commentaries on classical Tamil literature and philosophy, and the clear, fluid style of his prose. His works, along with those of V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, Maraimalai Adigal, and Arumuga Navalar, are considered to have defined the style of modern Tamil prose.
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History[edit]
Thiru Vi. Ka was born in the village of Thullam in Chengalpet district, near Chennai in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on 26 August 1883 in the Sozhiya Saiva Vellala community. He attended the Wesley College High School, and also studied Tamil under Maraimalai Adigal and N. Kathiravel Pillai of Jaffna. He worked briefly as a teacher, and in 1917 became an editorial assistant on Desabaktan, a nationalist Tamil daily. Thiru Vi. Ka. was soon involved in various aspects of the independence movement. During this period, he became a strong campaigner for worker rights. In 1918, he became active in the trade union movement as an associate of BP Wadia, and organised the first trade unions in the south of India.[1]
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