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P. Sri Acharya
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P. Sri Acharya

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Writing Tamil literary studies and a prize-winning biography of Ramanuja.

Sri Ramanujar · Comparative studies

Born
16 April 1886
Birthplace
Thenthiruperai
Died
28 October 1981

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P. Sri Acharya

P. Sri Acharya was a Tamil scholar, journalist and biographer. He worked across newspapers, devotional literature and comparative criticism.

Early life

Education

Studied at MDT Hindu College in Tirunelveli and became acquainted with Subramania Bharathi.

Career

  1. Early career

    Village journal

    Briefly published Grama Paribalanam.

  2. Later career

    Newspaper editing

    Worked for Kumaran and Ananda Vikatan before editing Dina Mani.

  3. 1965

    Literary award

    Received the Sahitya Akademi Award.

Selected work

Sri Ramanujar

His biography of the religious philosopher won national recognition.

Comparative studies

Wrote books comparing literary, religious and political figures.

Beyond work

Independence activism

Bharathi’s influence helped draw him into the independence movement.

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