Pulavar Kuzhanthai
Pulavar Kuzhanthai (1 July 1906 – 22 September 1972) was an Indian poet and writer in the Tamil language. He has written many Tamil books in prose and poetry form. Kuzhanthai was inspired by the Dravidian movement, Periyar E. Ramasamy and Annadurai C N.
Also recorded as Pulavar Kulanthai
Pulavar Kuzhanthai
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- Name
- Pulavar Kuzhanthai
- Born
- 1 July 1906
- Birthplace
- Erode
- Died
- 22 September 1972
- Occupation
- Poet, writer
- Education
- Madras University
- Movement
- Dravidian movement
- Spouse
- Muthammai
- Known for
- Ravana Kaaviyam
- Languages
- Tamil
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• Name — Pulavar Kuzhanthai • Born — 1 July 1906 • Birthplace — Erode • Died — 22 September 1972 • Occupation — Poet, writer • Education — Madras University • Period — 1934 • Movement — Dravidian movement • Spouse — Muthammai • Children — Samathuvam, Samarasam
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Pulavar Kuzhanthai lived from 1906 to 1972 and was a philologist and writer. Pulavar Kuzhanthai was born in 1906 and died in 1972.
Ravana Kaaviyam
Ravana Kaaviyam
His epic, Ravana Kaaviyam (1946) is a panegyric on Ravana. The book is made of 3100 poetic stanzas in which Ravana is the protagonist. The book was banned by the then ruling Congress government. The ban was lifted only in 1971 by M. Karunanidhi, the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
Nationalisation of works
Nationalisation of works
In 2006, the Government of Tamil Nadu gave ₹. 500,000 to Kuzhanthai's heir and nationalised his literary works, meaning they are now in public domain.
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