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S. Ilakkuvanar
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S. Ilakuvan (1910–1973) was a Tamil college teacher who was imprisoned in 1965 for his participation in the anti-Hindi agitations. He wrote (Lua error in Module:Lang at line 1807: attempt to call method 'gsub' (a nil value).: , Eṉ Vālkkaippōr, "My Life's War" (IAST: Eṉ Vālkkaippōr, "My Life's War")
Ilakuvan, who Tamilized his given Sanskritic name, states: "They may ask what’s in a name. One’s name is everything. Tamilians should only bear Tamil names. Those who refuse this cannot be devotees of Tamil" (Ilakuvanar 1971: 4). Today, of course, many Tamil speakers, and not just those overtly devoted to the language, bear personal names containing the word "Tamil," such as Tamilcelvi, "daughter of Tamil" Tamilanban, "lover of Tamil" Tamilarasi, "Queen Tamil" even Tamilpitthan, "mad about Tamil."
He gave Tamil the appraisal of (Lua error in Module:Lang at line 1807: attempt to call method 'gsub' (a nil value).: , uyartaṉic cemmoḻi, "The higher and unuique classical language" (IAST: uyartaṉic cemmoḻi, "The higher and unuique classical language")
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tamiḻp pōr enatu wāḻkai pōr, "The war for Tamil is the war for my life" (IAST: tamiḻp pōr enatu wāḻkai pōr, "The war for Tamil is the war for my life")