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Puviarasu
Poet

Puviarasu

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Tamil poetry and translations of world literature.

Kaioppam · The Brothers Karamazov

Born
1930
Birthplace
Unknown
Died
30 June 2026

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Puviarasu

Tamil poet and translator born S. Jagannathan. His writing and translations brought a wide range of international authors to Tamil readers.

Early life

Education

Grew up around Udumalpet and Coimbatore. Studied at Government Arts College and Perur Tamil College.

Career

  1. 1952

    Publication

    Began publishing his writing.

  2. Teaching career

    Tamil education

    Worked as a teacher for more than thirty years.

  3. 2007

    Translation award

    Received the Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize.

Selected work

Kaioppam

His award-winning collection, whose title means The Signature.

The Brothers Karamazov

Translated Dostoevsky’s novel into Tamil.

Beyond work

Language activism

Participated in campaigns for Tamil as an administrative language and helped establish the Vanambadi literary movement.

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