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A. S. Gnanasambandan
Writing Tamil literary criticism on Kamban and devotional literature.
Ravanan, Maatchiyum Veezhchiyum · Kamban Kalai
- Born
- 10 November 1916
- Birthplace
- Arasankudi, Tamil Nadu
- Died
- 27 August 2002
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A. S. Gnanasambandan
A. S. Gnanasambandan was an Indian Tamil scholar, critic and teacher.
Early life
Education
Raised in a Tamil scholarly family near Tiruchirappalli, he switched from physics to Tamil at Annamalai University.
Career
- 1942
Teaching
Joined Pachaiyappa’s College.
- 1956–1961
Radio
Worked on drama production at All India Radio in Madras.
- 1970
University department
Became head of Tamil at Madurai Kamaraj University.
- 1985
Sahitya Akademi Award
Received the award for Kamban: Putiya Parvai.
Selected work
Ravanan, Maatchiyum Veezhchiyum
A study of Ravana.
Kamban Kalai
A study of Kamban’s poetry.
Kamban: Putiya Parvai
Literary criticism recognised by the Sahitya Akademi.
Beyond work
Public education
Led the Tamil Nadu Text Book Society and contributed to Tamil textbooks.
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