Perunchithiranar

Perunchithiranar
Born	Rajamanickam March 10, 1933 Samuthiram, Salem district, British India
Died	June 11, 1995 (aged 62) Tamil Nadu, India
Other names	DuraiManickam Pavalareru Perunchithiranar
Occupation	Writer, Poet, Activist

Perunchithiranar (10 March 1933 – 11 June 1995) was a Tamil poet and Tamil nationalist who known for his involvement in Pure Tamil Movement.^[1] Regarded as the father of TamilNation.

Life

Perunchithiranar was born to Duraisamiyar and kunchammal in Samuthiram near Salem.^[2] He did his schooling in Salem and Attur. He went to Salem Municipal College where Devaneya Pavanar worked as Tamil professor. He married Kamalam who later known as Thamarai Ammaiyar. After his college, he worked in postal department in Puducherry. In 1959, he transferred to Cuddalore where started his Thenmozhi magazine. Perunjsiththiranar published over a dozen Tamil books during his lifetime. His book Koyyakani was used as post-graduate text in the 1980s and another book Ayyai was used as undergraduate text in the 1970s at Madras University. He also founded and edited two more magazines, Tamilsittu and Tamil Nilam.^[3]

In 1965, he was arrested for anti-Hindi remarks in his magazine. He was a rationalist, which was reflected in his writings. He was imprisoned twice after the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi because of his continued support for Tamil Eelam.^[4]

References

1. "Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Perunchithiranar's works will be nationalised, says Karunanidhi". The Hindu. 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
2. "Canadian tamils - tamil business directory - latest tamil film news - Toronto tamils". Tamils Guide. 1995-06-16. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
3. Thenmozhi, July 1995, p. 8 and 9.
4. "Political Biography of Tamil Poet Pavalareru Perunjchiththiranar". Tamiltribune.com. Retrieved 2013-01-20.