Ki. Va. Jagannathan
Ki. Va. Jagannathan | |
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Born | Krishnarayapuram Vasudevan Jagannathan 11 April 1906 Krishnarayapuram, British India |
Died | 4 November 1988 Chennai, Tamil Nadu | (aged 82)
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 an Indian 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.
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