Puluvar R. Ilankumaranar (30 January 1927 – 25 July 2021) was an Indian Tamil scholar. He worked as a school teacher and later as a novelist, publisher, magazine editor and speaker. He conducted nearly 5,000 marriages in an ancient Tamil tradition of conducting marriages naming it as 'Aadhi Tamil Murai Thirumanam'.[1][2][3]
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| Born | 30 January 1927 |
| Died | 25 July 2021 (aged 94) |
Early life edit
Ilankumaranar was born in Vazhavandalpuram, a village in Tirunelveli district as the eighth and last child of his parents on 30 January 1927.[4][5] He started his Tamil career as a 19 year old in 1946 as a Tamil teacher in a government school in Thirunagar.[4] He got first class in 1951 Pulava examination at the University of Chennai.[4]
Career edit
In 1963, former Prime Minister Nehru published a book, Thiruku Essay Collection, written by Ilankumaranar. Abdul Kalam, the former president, published the book ‘Hundred in the Sangam Literary Series’ in 2003. He is the author of more than 600 books.[4][2][6] His greatest work was to retrieve the ‘Kakkaipadiniyam’, a grammar work done by a Tamil poet named Kakkaipadini in the 6th century AD. He established the Thiruvalluvar Thava Salai in 1993.
Responsibilities of organizations edit
He has held many responsibilities including the Secretary of the Tamil Archives, the Secretary of the Madurai District Tamil Editors' Association and the organizer of the selection committee. He also worked as a guest professor at the Kamarasar University, Madurai.
Awards and honours edit
He received Tiruvika Award from Government of Tamil Nadu, Lifetime Achievement Award from Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America in 2007, ‘Tamil Peravai Semmal' by Madurai Kamaraj University in 2009, 2012 Pachamuthu Paynthamil Award-Lifetime Achievement Award, Master of Arts (D.Lit) from Bharathidasan University, ‘Mozhipor Maravar' by Tamil Santror Peravai, and titles like ‘Thirukural Paeroli', ‘Semmozhi Sitthar' and ‘Tamil Kadal'.[2][6]
Death edit
References edit
- ^ Reuters sound, Monthly Magazine, drum 38, bolt 10, January 2019, page 8–10
- ^ a b c Gerald, Olympia Shilpa (1 July 2010). "Ilankumaranar – a living Tamil archive". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ Staff (12 December 2008). "தமிழ்க்கடல் புலவர் இரா.இளங்குமரனார்" (in Tamil). Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d "முதுபெரும் தமிழறிஞர் புலவா் இரா. இளங்குமரன் காலமானார்". News18 Tamil (in Tamil). Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ kavitha (26 July 2021). "Ilankumaranar: A scholar who solemnised weddings the ancient Tamil way". The Federal. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ a b "முதல்வர் உட்பட தலைவர்கள் இரங்கல்: முதுபெரும் தமிழறிஞர் இளங்குமரனார் உடல் மதுரையில் அரசு மரியாதையுடன் அடக்கம்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ சலன்ராஜ் (26 July 2021). "தமிழ் மொழிக்கு ஈடு செய்ய முடியாத இழப்பு- மூதறிஞர் இளங்குமரனார் மறைவுக்கு முதல்வர் இரங்கல்". tamil.abplive.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ வெ.நீலகண்டன். "தமிழறிஞர் இளங்குமரனார் காலமானார் - தமிழ் மொழி வளர்ச்சிக்காக உழைத்த அவரது வாழ்வும் பணிகளும்!". vikatan.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 27 July 2021.