Thiru. V. Kalyanasundaram

His works, along with those of V. Chidambaram Pillai, Maraimalai Adigal, and Arumuka Navalar, are considered to have defined the style of modern Tamil prose.

• Name — T. V. Kalyanasundaram • Birth Name — Thiruvarur Viruttachala Kalyanasundaram • Born — 26 August 1883 • Birthplace — Thullam, Madras Presidency, British India • Occupation — Scholar, activist • Spouse — Kamalambigai (expired 1918) • Died — 17 September 1953

Thiru Vi.Kalyanasundaram was born in a chozhia Vellalar family in the village of Thullam, presently called Thandalam in Chengalpet district, near Chennai in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on 26 August 1883. His family moved to Thiruvarur as his father got transferred. He attended the Wesley College High School, and also studied Tamil under Maraimalai Adigal and N. Kathiravel Pillai of Jaffna. He worked briefly as a teacher and, in 1917, became an editorial assistant on Desabaktan, a nationalist, Tamil daily newspaper. Thiru Vi. Ka. was soon involved in various aspects of the independence movement. During this period, he became a strong campaigner for worker rights. In 1918 he became active in the trade union movement as an associate of BP Wadia and organised the first trade unions in the south of India.

Through this period, Thiru Vi. Ka. continued to remain active in politics and the Indian independence struggle. He was considered to be one of the three pillars of the Indian National Congress in Tamil Nadu, even becoming the President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee in 1926. He spent much time touring Tamil Nadu, making speeches on the need for independence. He remained active well into his sixties, and did not retire from politics until Indian independence in 1947.

Thiru Vi. Ka. died on 17 September 1953 at the age of 71.

• On 21 October 2005, the Indian government commemorated his life by releasing a stamp in his honor. • Thiru. Vi. Ka Nagar, Chennai • Thiru. Vi. Ka Park, Chennai • Thiru. Vi. Ka Bridge, Adyar, Chennai

Kalyanasundaram is recorded with the occupation freedom fighter. Kalyanasundaram is recorded with the occupation trade unionist. Kalyanasundaram is recorded as journalist, trade unionist, poet and freedom fighter. The identifiers under which Thiru. Kalyanasundaram may be traced in institutional catalogues. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the headings Thiruvarur Viruttachala Kalyanasundaram, Thiru Vi Ka, T. Kalyanasundaram, Thiru Vi. Ka. And Tamil Thendral. His recorded language was Tamil.