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{{Short description|Indian writer, historian, rationalist and politician}} | |||
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| name = Pulavar K. Govindan | | name = Pulavar K. Govindan | ||
| image = | | image = Pulavar K Govindhan Mudaliar.jpg | ||
| birth_name = K. Govindan | | birth_name = K. Govindan | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1916|4|15}} | | birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1916|4|15}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Cheyyar]], | | birth_place = [[Cheyyar]], British India | ||
| spouse = Kannammaal Ammaiyar | | spouse = Kannammaal Ammaiyar | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1991|7|2|1916|4|15}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1991|7|2|1916|4|15}} | ||
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'''Pulavar K. Govindan''' was a writer, historian, rationalist and politician. He was an elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of [[Madras State]] and later, the state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the [[Madras Legislative Assembly]] from 1967 to 1968 and Speaker for two terms from 1969 to 1971 and 1973 to 1977.<ref name="india_speakerslist">{{cite web|title=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly: Details of terms of successive Legislative Assemblies constituted under the Constitution of India|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/list/assemblies-overview.htm|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu}}</ref><ref name="tamilnadu_speakerslist">{{cite web|title=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly: Details of terms of successive Legislative Assemblies constituted under the Constitution of India|publisher=Government of India|url=http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/tamilnadu.htm|access-date=4 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409221838/http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/tamilnadu.htm|archive-date=9 April 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has written extensively on [[Tamil literature]] and his works were nationalized by the [[Government of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu State Government]] in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tamil.oneindia.com/news/2007/02/13/tamil.html|title=14 தமிழறிஞர்களின் நூல்கள் அரசுடமை|access-date=2016-08-13}}</ref> | '''Pulavar K. Govindan''' (1916-1991) was a writer, historian, rationalist and politician. He was an elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of [[Madras State]] and later, the state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the [[Madras Legislative Assembly]] from 1967 to 1968 and Speaker for two terms from 1969 to 1971 and 1973 to 1977.<ref name="india_speakerslist">{{cite web|title=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly: Details of terms of successive Legislative Assemblies constituted under the Constitution of India|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/list/assemblies-overview.htm|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu}}</ref><ref name="tamilnadu_speakerslist">{{cite web|title=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly: Details of terms of successive Legislative Assemblies constituted under the Constitution of India|publisher=Government of India|url=http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/tamilnadu.htm|access-date=4 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409221838/http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/tamilnadu.htm|archive-date=9 April 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has written extensively on [[Tamil literature]] and his works were nationalized by the [[Government of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu State Government]] in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tamil.oneindia.com/news/2007/02/13/tamil.html|title=14 தமிழறிஞர்களின் நூல்கள் அரசுடமை|access-date=2016-08-13}}</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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Pulavar soon organized a group of [[Avvai Duraisamy]]'s students into the Avvai Thamizh Maanavar Kazhagam (Avvai Tamil Students' Association) in 1935. This association was instrumental in publishing the ingurunooru (Tamil: ஐங்குறுநூறு) text of Avvai Duraisamy.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/IYNGURUNURUMOOLAM|title=IYNGURUNURU MOOLAM|last=Avvai Duraisamy pillai}}</ref> The first anniversary of the Avvai Tamil Students' Association was held over three days (24-26 May 1936). This was a grand occasion, with the attendance of the prominent Tamil scholars of the time, such as [[Maraimalai Adigal|Maraimalayadigal]], Karandhai Thamizhvel, Umamageswaram Pillai, Na.Mu, Venkatasamy Nattar, and Gnaniyaradigal. 1936 also marked the year Pulavar wedded his cousin Kannammaal. | Pulavar soon organized a group of [[Avvai Duraisamy]]'s students into the Avvai Thamizh Maanavar Kazhagam (Avvai Tamil Students' Association) in 1935. This association was instrumental in publishing the ingurunooru (Tamil: ஐங்குறுநூறு) text of Avvai Duraisamy.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/IYNGURUNURUMOOLAM|title=IYNGURUNURU MOOLAM|last=Avvai Duraisamy pillai}}</ref> The first anniversary of the Avvai Tamil Students' Association was held over three days (24-26 May 1936). This was a grand occasion, with the attendance of the prominent Tamil scholars of the time, such as [[Maraimalai Adigal|Maraimalayadigal]], Karandhai Thamizhvel, Umamageswaram Pillai, Na.Mu, Venkatasamy Nattar, and Gnaniyaradigal. 1936 also marked the year Pulavar wedded his cousin Kannammaal. | ||
Pulavar Govindan's private Tamil studies culminated in his successful completion of the "Tamil Vidwan Examination." Denouncing the Sanskrit term "[[Vidwan]]," he adopted the Tamil word "Pulavar" as his title. Though many followed him in changing the title, K. Govindan soon became eminent enough to be simply addressed as "Pulavar." He started working as a teacher | Pulavar Govindan's private Tamil studies culminated in his successful completion of the "Tamil Vidwan Examination." Denouncing the Sanskrit term "[[Vidwan]]," he adopted the Tamil word "Pulavar" as his title. Though many followed him in changing the title, K. Govindan soon became eminent enough to be simply addressed as "Pulavar." He started working as a teacher | ||
== | == See also == | ||
* [[Cheyyar]] | |||
== References == | |||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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[[Category:1991 deaths]] | [[Category:1991 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Madras MLAs 1962–1967]] | |||
[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 1967–1972]] | |||
[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 1971–1976]] | |||
[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 1977–1980]] | |||
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Pulavar K. Govindan | |
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| Born | K. Govindan April 15, 1916 Cheyyar, British India |
| Died | July 2, 1991 (aged 75) Cheyyar, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Writer, Historian, Rationalist, Politician |
| Spouse(s) | Kannammaal Ammaiyar |
Pulavar K. Govindan (1916-1991) was a writer, historian, rationalist and politician. He was an elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of Madras State and later, the state of Tamil Nadu. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Madras Legislative Assembly from 1967 to 1968 and Speaker for two terms from 1969 to 1971 and 1973 to 1977.[1][2] He has written extensively on Tamil literature and his works were nationalized by the Tamil Nadu State Government in 2007.[3]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Early life: 1916–34[edit | edit source]
Pulavar K. Govindan was born on April 14, 1916 at Tiruvathipuram, in the then North Arcot District, of the Madras Presidency. His parents were V. Kanga Mudaliar and Sundaram Ammaiyar. He was educated at the Government Boys High School, Cheyyar, from where he graduated in 1934. After his initial schooling, he started learning Tamil literature under the tutelage of Avvai Su. Duraisamy Pillai, who was an authority in many literary texts.
Pulavar soon organized a group of Avvai Duraisamy's students into the Avvai Thamizh Maanavar Kazhagam (Avvai Tamil Students' Association) in 1935. This association was instrumental in publishing the ingurunooru (Tamil: ஐங்குறுநூறு) text of Avvai Duraisamy.[4] The first anniversary of the Avvai Tamil Students' Association was held over three days (24-26 May 1936). This was a grand occasion, with the attendance of the prominent Tamil scholars of the time, such as Maraimalayadigal, Karandhai Thamizhvel, Umamageswaram Pillai, Na.Mu, Venkatasamy Nattar, and Gnaniyaradigal. 1936 also marked the year Pulavar wedded his cousin Kannammaal.
Pulavar Govindan's private Tamil studies culminated in his successful completion of the "Tamil Vidwan Examination." Denouncing the Sanskrit term "Vidwan," he adopted the Tamil word "Pulavar" as his title. Though many followed him in changing the title, K. Govindan soon became eminent enough to be simply addressed as "Pulavar." He started working as a teacher
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly: Details of terms of successive Legislative Assemblies constituted under the Constitution of India". Government of Tamil Nadu.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly: Details of terms of successive Legislative Assemblies constituted under the Constitution of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 9 April 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ↑ "14 தமிழறிஞர்களின் நூல்கள் அரசுடமை". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ↑ Avvai Duraisamy pillai. IYNGURUNURU MOOLAM.
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