K. D. Thirunavukkarasu

Tamil scholar, writer, critic and translator (1931–1989)

K. D. Thirunavukkarasu (1931–1989) was an Indian Tamil scholar, writer, critic and translator from Tamil Nadu, India.[1]

Thirunavukkarasu was an alumnus of Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai.[2] He obtained a M.A, M.Litt. and a PhD and worked as a professor at the International Institute of Tamil Studies in Chennai. In 1974, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for his literary criticism Thirukkural Needhi Illakkiyam (lit. Thirukkural, a moralist literature).[3] He died in 1989.[4]

Partial bibliography

  • Chieftains of the Sangam age
  • A Critical study of Dr. Mu. Va's works
  • Thirukkural needhi illakkiyam
  • Thirukkural karpanai thiranum nataka nalanum
  • Arunmozhi aayvuth thogudhi
  • Then kizhakku aasiya nadugalil thamilar panpadu
  • (trans.)Rajaram mohan roy (biography)
  • (trans.)Jeevanandha Das (biography)

References

  1. ^ "Books on Tamil Culture & Tamil History". Tamil Electronic Library. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  2. ^ "List of Distinguished Alumini". Pachaiyappa's College. Archived from the original on 10 October 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  3. ^ Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007 Archived 2010-01-24 at the Wayback Machine Sahitya Akademi Official website.
  4. ^ "திருக்குறள் அறிஞர்கள் அறிவோம் க. த. திருநாவுக்கரசு (1931–1989)". Voice of Valluvar. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
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