A. Srinivasa Raghavan Explained

A. Srinivasa Raghavan
Birth Date:23 October 1905
Birth Place:Kandiyur, Thiruvaiyaru, British India
Occupation:Writer, orator

A. Srinivasa Raghavan (23 October 1905 – 5 January 1975) was a Tamil poet, writer, orator, and professor from Tamil Nadu, India. He was also popularly known by his initials as Aa. See. Ra (Tamil: அ. சீ. ரா).

Biography

Srinivasa Raghavan was born in Kandiyur near Thiruvaiyaru. He completed his schooling in Nagapattinam and graduated from St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirapalli. He worked as a lecturer in the same college and the Vivekananda College, Chennai for some time. He also published two magazines - Sindhanai (a Tamil monthly) and Triveni (an English monthly). He published his works using the pseudonym Vagulaparanan.(Tamil: வகுளாபரணன்). He worked as a professor of English at St. Xavier's College, Chennai and M. D. T. Hindu College, Tirunelveli. During 1951-69 served as its Principal of V.O.C. College, Tuticorin.[1] [2] In 1968, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for his collection of poetry Vellai Paravai (lit. The White Bird).[3] He died in 1975. A complete edition of his works was published posthumously in 2005.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Swarajya, Volume 19, Issues 27-52. 1975.
  2. Book: George, K. M. Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Plays and prose. 1984. Sahitya Akademi. 978-81-7201-783-5. 650.
  3. Web site: Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007. Sahitya Akademi Official website. https://web.archive.org/web/20100124032426/http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10320.htm#tamil. 24 January 2010.
  4. Web site: பன்முகப் பேராசிரியர் அ.சீ.ரா.. Dina Mani. Tamil.
  5. Web site: பேராசிரியர் அ. சீநிவாசராகவன் நூற்றாண்டுவிழாச் சிந்தனை. Sify. Tamil.