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{{infobox person<br />
|name = Thondar Duraiswamy Nadar<br />
|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1915|10|31}}<br />
|birth_place = Sivakasi, Tamilnadu<br />
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1971|10|10|1915|10|31}}<br />
|occupation = comrade<br />
}}<br />
'''"Thondar" Duraiswamy Nadar''' '''(Tamil: தொண்டர் துரைசுவாமி நாடார் )''' (31 October 1915 – 10 October 1971) was an Indian comrade in the Indian freedom struggle movement. He belonged to Sivakasi, a small town in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He participated most actively along with [[K. Kamaraj]] in the struggles of the freedom movement. The local people gave him the title of "Thondar", ''a good soul who serves selflessly'' and also have named a social study place '''padipagam''' as '''Thondar Duraiswamy Ninaivu Padipagam''' in [[Sivakasi]].<br />
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He went to jail and became communist behind prison walls. Duraiswamy worked in the press ''Janasakthi'' as a proof reader.<br />
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The famous Tamil writer ''[[Jayakanthan|Dandapani Jayakanthan]]'' claims "Thondar" Duraiswamy as mentor of his early days in his book ''A Literary Man's Political Experiences'' he also narrates that "Thondar Duraiswamy, during those days used to narrate him in simple language, story after story relating to freedom movement. 'Thondar' also had many interesting tales to tell about Kamaraj Annachi (elder brother)."<br />
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==References==<br />
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=Lnl_um7uFcsC&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=Thondar+Duraisamy&source=bl&ots=0WoVmfRgJ3&sig=2qDK11mFwXS1mTivHQKBVmi2hJI&hl=en&ei=SLPjTISIKISsugPPyeStDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false "A Literary Man's Political Experiences"] by Dandapani Jayakanthan<br />
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