Pulavar Kuzhanthai Explained
| Pulavar Kuzhanthai |
| Birth Date: | 1906 7, df=y |
| Occupation: | Poet, writer |
| Alma Mater: | Madras University |
| Period: | 1934 |
| Movement: | Dravidian movement |
| Spouse: | Muthammai |
| Children: | Samathuvam, Samarasam |
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. V. Ramasamy and Annadurai C N.
Ravana Kaaviyam
His epic, Ravana Kaaviyam, is a panegyric on Ravana. The book is made of 3100 poetic stanzas in which Ravana is the Protagonist. The book was released in 1946. The book was banned by the then ruling Congress government. The ban was lifted only in 1971 by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. Karunanidhi.[1] [2]
Nationalisation of works
In 2006, the Tamil Nadu government gave Rupees 500,000 to Kuzhanthai's heir and nationalised his literary works meaning his works are now in public domain.[3]
Notes and References
- Ravana As Antidote . Outlook India . 2 November 1998 . 20 June 2019 . M.S.S. Pandian. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116135407/https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/ravana-as-antidote/206446. 2018-01-16.
- Web site: Censorship of Dravidian Voices . April 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180108182839/http://www.tamiltribune.com/06/0401.html . 8 January 2018.
- Web site: 22 தமிழ் அறிஞர்களின் நூல்கள் நாட்டுடைமை . Tamil webdunia . 19 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190619135949/http://tamil.webdunia.com/article/regional-tamil-news/22-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9E%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%88-109053000060_1.htm. 19 June 2019.
