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'''Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai''' ({{lang-ta|கவிமணி தேசிகவிநாயகம் பிள்ளை}}; 27 July 1876 – 26 September 1954) was a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] poet born to Sivadhanu Pillai and Aadhilakshmi. He was born in the southern district of [[Tamil Nadu]] in [[Kanniyakumari district]] in a village called Theroor. since the place was part of [[Travancore]], he learnt [[Malayalam]] at School. He learnt Tamil in later years.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170820114938/http://tamil.koodal.com/article/tamil/author.asp?id=70&title=kavimani-desika-vinayakam-pillai கவிமணி தேசிய விநாயகம் பிள்ளை (1876 - 1954) (Kavimani Desika VinAyakam Pillai)]. tamil.koodal.com (6 December 2003).</ref> The reference of his name is used in the name plate of the village. ''Asiya Jothi'', ''Nanjil Nattu Marumakkal Vazhi Manmiyam'', and the translation of the work of [[Omar Khayyam]] are his masterpieces. He also wrote "Varumun Kaappom' in his book 'Malarum Malayum'. He is known for his poetry. <ref>{{cite news|title=Orientation programme on translation|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/19/stories/2011011955030700.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129060040/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/19/stories/2011011955030700.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 January 2011|date=19 January 2011|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=Tamil Nadu, India}}</ref> In 1940 the [[Tamil Sangam]] at its 7th annual conference held at [[Madras]] (now [[Chennai]]) honoured Desigavinayagam Pillai with the title "Kavimani". On 21 October 2005, he was commemorated on an Indian [[postage stamp]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiapost.gov.in/Netscape/Stamps2005.html|title=Stamps 2005|publisher=Postal department, Indian Government|access-date=15 February 2012}}</ref>