Tirukkuralar V. Munusamy
Born
V. Munusamy

(1913-09-26)26 September 1913
Died4 January 1994(1994-01-04) (aged 80)
NationalityIndian
OccupationTamil scholar
Known forPromoting the Tirukkural
SpouseGyanambal
Children8 (6 sons and 2 daughters)
Parents
  • A. Veerasamy (father)
  • Veerammal (mother)

V. Munusamy (26 September 1913 – 4 January 1994), known by the public as Tirukkuralar Munusamy, was a Tamil scholar and politician highly regarded for his work on promoting the Tamil classical work of the Tirukkural. He also served as a member of Indian Parliament during 1952–1957.[1]

Early life

Munusamy was born on 26 September 1913 in Thogaipadi village near Villupuram in British India to A. Veerasamy and Veerammal. He did his schooling at St. Soosaiyappar Higher Secondary School in Tiruchi. He earned his bachelor’s degree in economics at St. Soosaiyappar College and in law at Government Law College in Chennai.

Early career

By 1943, he became a scholar in Tamil. At a young age, Munusamy displayed interest towards the Tirukkural and soon memorized all 1330 verses of the Kural literature. With the intention to take it to the common man, he conducted his first public discourse in 1935 at Nootrukkal Mantapam in the Malaikottai neighbourhood of Tiruchi. In 1941, Munusamy conducted the first ever Tirukkural conference in Salem, which was attended by scholars such as Devaneya Pavanar. While staying in Puraisaiwalkam during his college years, he conducted Tirukkural classes and also campaigns holding Kural placards with scholars such as A. K. Paranthamanar, Natesanar, and Vadivelanar. Soon, he conducted a Kural conference in Chennai, which saw the participation of such professors as R. P. Sethupillai, Subramania Pillai, and Rasakannanar.

See also

References

  1. Periyannan, G. (5 September 2013). "Tirukkural V. Munusamy". All India Tamil Writers’ Association. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
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