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{{Short description|Tamil Scholar, Editor, Poet, Orator, Writer and folklorist (1906–1988)}} | |||
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| name = Ki. Va. Jagannathan | | name = Ki. Va. Jagannathan | ||
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| birth_place = Krishnarayapuram, | | birth_place = Krishnarayapuram, British India | ||
| birth_name = Krishnarayapuram Vasudevan Jagannathan | | birth_name = Krishnarayapuram Vasudevan Jagannathan | ||
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| occupation = Journalist, poet | | occupation = Journalist, poet | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1988|11|4|1906|4|11}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1988|11|4|1906|4|11}} | ||
| death_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu | | death_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu | ||
| spouse = Alamelu<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.geni.com/people/KI-VA-JAGANNATHAN/6000000023176761943 | title=Ki. Va. Jagannathan | publisher=Geni | | | spouse = Alamelu<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.geni.com/people/KI-VA-JAGANNATHAN/6000000023176761943 | title=Ki. Va. Jagannathan | publisher=Geni | access-date=7 August 2018 }}</ref> | ||
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'''Ki. Va. Jagannathan''' | '''Ki. Va. Jagannathan''' (11 April 1906 – 4 November 1988), popularly known by his initials as '''Ki. Va. Ja''', was a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] scholar, commentator, journalist, poet, writer and folklorist from [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<ref>{{cite web|title=The days of great Editors are over |url=http://expressbuzz.com/books/the-days-of-great-editors-are-over/155417.html |work=[[The New Indian Express]] }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He was a student of noted Tamil scholar and publisher [[U. V. Swaminatha Iyer]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The patriarch of Tamil | url=https://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2205/stories/20050311001909700.htm | work=Frontline | publisher=[[The Hindu]]| date=11 March 2005 | first=S. | last=Viswanathan | access-date=7 August 2018 }}</ref> He was the editor of the magazine ''Kalaimagal''. He won the [[Sahitya Akademi award]] in 1967 in [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Tamil|Tamil language]] category for his literary criticism ''Virar Ulagam''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/awards/akademi%20samman_suchi.jsp#TAMIL |title= Sahitya Akademi - Tamil Category winners list |date=2020-04-11 }}</ref> | ||
He has written extensive commentaries on many Tamil devotional texts including Kandar Alangaram, Kandar Anubhuthi, Thirumurugattruppadai, Abirami Andathi and Kandar Kalivenba.He has written more than 200 books on various topics in Tamil literature and grammar. | He has written extensive commentaries on many Tamil devotional texts including Kandar Alangaram, Kandar Anubhuthi, Thirumurugattruppadai, Abirami Andathi and Kandar Kalivenba.He has written more than 200 books on various topics in Tamil literature and grammar. | ||
He was a great orator and was popularly known as Vageesa Kalanidhi, a title bestowed on him by Kanchi Paramacharya. | He was a great orator and was popularly known as Vageesa Kalanidhi, a title bestowed on him by Kanchi Paramacharya. | ||
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| Born | Krishnarayapuram Vasudevan Jagannathan 11 April 1906 Krishnarayapuram, British India |
| Died | 4 November 1988 (aged 82) Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Occupation | Journalist, poet |
| Language | Tamil |
| Spouse | Alamelu[1] |
Ki. Va. Jagannathan (11 April 1906 – 4 November 1988), popularly known by his initials as Ki. Va. Ja, was a Tamil scholar, commentator, journalist, poet, writer and folklorist from Tamil Nadu, India.[2] He was a student of noted Tamil scholar and publisher U. V. Swaminatha Iyer.[3] He was the editor of the magazine Kalaimagal. He won the Sahitya Akademi award in 1967 in Tamil language category for his literary criticism Virar Ulagam.[4] He has written extensive commentaries on many Tamil devotional texts including Kandar Alangaram, Kandar Anubhuthi, Thirumurugattruppadai, Abirami Andathi and Kandar Kalivenba.He has written more than 200 books on various topics in Tamil literature and grammar. He was a great orator and was popularly known as Vageesa Kalanidhi, a title bestowed on him by Kanchi Paramacharya.
References
- ↑ "Ki. Va. Jagannathan". Geni. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ↑ "The days of great Editors are over". The New Indian Express.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Viswanathan, S. (11 March 2005). "The patriarch of Tamil". Frontline. The Hindu. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ↑ "Sahitya Akademi - Tamil Category winners list". 11 April 2020.