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	Vanmikanathan was born in [[Tiruchirapalli]] and studied history, economics and [[Latin]] in S. P. G College (now Bishop Heber), obtaining a B.A. He served for 30 years in the North Western Railway at [[Karachi]] and in central government service in [[Bombay]] and [[Delhi]]. He retired in 1956 as deputy secretary of the Central Secretariat. The government honoured him with the title of 'Rao Sahib' for his civilian service during the 1939–1946 war.<ref name="CompendiumOfTrans"/>		Vanmikanathan was born in [[Tiruchirapalli]] and studied history, economics and [[Latin]] in S. P. G College (now Bishop Heber), obtaining a B.A. He served for 30 years in the North Western Railway at [[Karachi]] and in central government service in [[Bombay]] and [[Delhi]]. He retired in 1956 as deputy secretary of the Central Secretariat. The government honoured him with the title of 'Rao Sahib' for his civilian service during the 1939–1946 war.<ref name="CompendiumOfTrans"/>

	Vanmikanathan had a scholarly knowledge in [[Hindi]] and English, with working knowledge of [[Sanskrit]] and [[Bengali language\|Bengali]]. He studied the [[Tirukkural]] and the [[Tiruvachakam]], and in 1969 translated the Kural text into English in prose. He founded the 'Tirukkural Prachar Sangh' at [[Tiruchirapalli]].<ref name="CompendiumOfTrans">{{cite book\|~~author~~=A. A. Manavalan ~~(Ed.)~~\|title=A Compendium of ''Tirukkural'' Translations in English\|year=2010\|publisher=Chennai: Central Institute of Classical Tamil\|isbn=978-81-908000-2-0\|page=xxviii–xxix}}</ref>		Vanmikanathan had a scholarly knowledge in [[Hindi]] and English, with working knowledge of [[Sanskrit]] and [[Bengali language\|Bengali]]. He studied the [[Tirukkural]] and the [[Tiruvachakam]], and in 1969 translated the Kural text into English in prose. He founded the 'Tirukkural Prachar Sangh' at [[Tiruchirapalli]].<ref name="CompendiumOfTrans">{{cite book\|editor=A. A. Manavalan \|title=A Compendium of ''Tirukkural'' Translations in English\|year=2010\|publisher=Chennai: Central Institute of Classical Tamil\|isbn=978-81-908000-2-0\|page=xxviii–xxix}}</ref>

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| name = G. Vanmikanathan
| birth_name = G. V. Pillai
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| birth_place = [[Tiruchirapalli]]
| death_date = {{Death date|df=yes|1989|05|31}}
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| nationality = Indian
| known_for = Translating [[Tirukkural]] into English, and founding the 'Tirukkural Prachar Sangh'
| occupation = Tamil scholar
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'''G. Vanmikanathan''' (6 January 1901 – 31 May 1989), better known as '''G. V. Pillai''', was a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] scholar, author, founder and organiser of the 'Tirukkural Prachar Sangh'. He is known for translating the [[Tirukkural]] into [[English language|English]].

==Biography==
Vanmikanathan was born in [[Tiruchirapalli]] and studied history, economics and [[Latin]] in S. P. G College (now Bishop Heber), obtaining a B.A. He served for 30 years in the North Western Railway at [[Karachi]] and in central government service in [[Bombay]] and [[Delhi]]. He retired in 1956 as deputy secretary of the Central Secretariat. The government honoured him with the title of 'Rao Sahib' for his civilian service during the 1939–1946 war.<ref name="CompendiumOfTrans"/>

Vanmikanathan had a scholarly knowledge in [[Hindi]] and English, with working knowledge of [[Sanskrit]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]]. He studied the [[Tirukkural]] and the [[Tiruvachakam]], and in 1969 translated the Kural text into English in prose. He founded the 'Tirukkural Prachar Sangh' at [[Tiruchirapalli]].<ref name="CompendiumOfTrans">{{cite book|author=A. A. Manavalan (Ed.)|title=A Compendium of ''Tirukkural'' Translations in English|year=2010|publisher=Chennai: Central Institute of Classical Tamil|isbn=978-81-908000-2-0|page=xxviii–xxix}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Tamils|Literature|Poetry}}
* [[Tirukkural translations]]
* [[Tirukkural translations into English]]
* [[List of translators into English]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Manavalan, A. A. (2010). ''A Compendium of'' Tirukkural ''Translations in English'' (4 vols.). Chennai: Central Institute of Classical Tamil, {{ISBN|978-81-908000-2-0}}.

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