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'''K. M. Venkatramaiah''' (April 4, 1912 – January 31, 1994<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Venkataramiah: இரங்கல் உரை |url=https://venkataramiah.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_12.html |access-date=August 23, 2022 |website=Venkataramiah}}</ref>) was a Tamil and saivaite scholar.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
He was born in [[Karapakkam]] near [[Poonamallee]]. His mother tongue was [[Telugu language|Telugu]]. Because of his interest in Tamil he pass B.O.L in Tamil. He completed [[Master's degree|masters]] in English.<br />
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==Career==<br />
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Hearing one of his Tamil lectures he was offered the post of Principal at Tirupanandal College run by [[Thiruppanandal Adheenam]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Krishnamachari |first=Suganthy |date=April 7, 2011 |title=His tryst with Tamil |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/His-tryst-with-Tamil/article14674146.ece |access-date=August 23, 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In 1981 he was head of the Department in [[Tamil University]] in [[Thanjavur]]. Later he worked at [[Dravidian Linguistics Association]]. Though he was born in [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnava]] family he was having subject knowledge in [[shaivism]]. During the 2012 All India conference of Dravidian linguists, a prize was announced in the name of K.M. Venkatramaiah with Rupees 3000/- as cash prize.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Linguistic Society Of India|url=http://www.lsi.org.in/ann3.php |access-date=August 24, 2022 |website=www.lsi.org.in}}</ref><br />
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== Works ==<br />
He has written many books in Tamil and English. His works were nationalised by the Government of Tamil Nadu by paying fifteen lakhs as compensation to his heirs.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 15, 2011 |title=State to purchase copyrights of Venkataramiah's works |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/State-to-purchase-copyrights-of-Venkataramiahs-works/article15445403.ece |access-date=August 23, 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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== Last days ==<br />
On January 31, 1994, he met with an accident and was taken to hospital but died on that day.<ref name=":0" /> His son M. V. Pasupathi is also a Tamil Scholar and professor in Tamil.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 31, 2022 |title=காலமானார் மூத்த தமிழறிஞர் ம. வே. பசுபதி |url=https://www.dinamani.com/all-editions/edition-chennai/chennai/2022/jan/31/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9E%E0%AE%BE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF-3783553.html |access-date=August 24, 2022 |website=Dinamani}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* http://www.venkataramiah.org/tamil.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222063228/http://venkataramiah.org/tamil.html|date=February 22, 2015}}<br />
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