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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = S. Nainar Kulasekaran<br />
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| birth_date = 1924<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2017|07|30|1924||}}<br />
| birth_place = Nattathi, [[Tuticorin]], [[India]]<br />
| other_names = Thamirabarani thaatha<ref name="dtnext1">{{cite web|title=Saviour of Tamirabarani Nainar Kulasekaran dead|url=http://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2017/07/31015556/1040222/Saviour-of-Tamirabarani-Nainar-Kulasekaran-dead.vpf?TId=112141|website=DTnext|publisher=www.dtnext.in|accessdate=31 July 2017}}</ref><br />
| occupation = Journalist<br />
| known_for = Thamirabarani protest<br />
| notable_works = Tamirabarani Nadhiyum, Vivasaayigalin Urimaiyum (The Thamirabarani River and the Rights of the Farmer)<br />
| spouse = Vellaiyammal<br />
| children = Rajkumar (one son), Chellakani, Selvakumari (two daughters)<br />
| website = <br />
}}<br />
'''S. Nainar Kulasekaran''' ({{lang-ta|சி. நயினார் குலசேகரன்}}) (1924 – 30 July 2017) was a social activist from [[Tuticorin]], [[Tamilnadu]].<ref name="dtnext1"/> He was known for his activities to protect the [[Thamirabarani River]].<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
He was born in 1924 in Nattathi village, [[Tuticorin]] district and started his career as an administrative staff-cum-correspondent in a vernacular daily.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thamirabarani ‘thaatha’ passes away at 97 years|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/jul/31/thamirabarani-thaatha-passes-away-at-97-years-1635983.html|date=31 July 2017|newspaper=The New Indian Express|accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref> He was involved in the [[Bhoodan movement]] launched by Vinoba Bhave.<ref name="dtnext1"/> He served as District Secretary of Indira Congress in the 1970s.<br />
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== Social activity ==<br />
He founded Thamirabarani Pathugappu Peravai (Thamirabarani Protection Federation). In 2005, he led the farmers' protest when the Coca-Cola plant was set up inside the SIPCOT Industrial Complex.<ref name="htimes1">{{cite web|title=Water-starved Tamil Nadu farmers seek to take the fizz out of cola giants|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/tamil-nadu/water-starved-tamil-nadu-farmers-seek-to-take-the-fizz-out-of-cola-giants/story-wrL2gH96fQxpkXPHk0V8cO.html|website=Hindustan Times|publisher=www.hindustantimes.com|accessdate=31 July 2017}}</ref> He played a vital role in protesting against illegal sand quarrying, de-siltation in the Srivaikundam dam and industrial pollution on the Thamirabarani.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thoothukudi farmers doubt Tamil Nadu government's intention|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150714/nation-current-affairs/article/thoothukudi-farmers-doubt-tamil-nadu-government-intention|website=deccanchronicle.com|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|accessdate=31 July 2017}}</ref><br />
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In 2010, he released ''Tamirabarani Nadhiyum, Vivasaayigalin Urimaiyum'', a book about the Thamirabarani river and the rights of the farmer with detailed work of Thamirabarani flow and irrigation.<ref name="htimes1"/><br />
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