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A. A. Manavalan is a notable figure in the research of Tamil Literature and especially on Comparative Literature. He was given Fulbright Honarary fellowship and went to Indiana University which is well known for Comparative Literature. He also studied Comparative Literature in Chicago, Columbia & South Carolina Universities. He was trained on the Protocols of Comparative Literature and the the nature of Comparative studies being beyond the boundaries of Research by the leading scholars of Indiana University Ulrich Weistein & Henry Remak. He has learned World Literature Epics, Literature Genres and Period Research in New York University. He learned the need to take the Cultural aspects into account when doing research on the Literature Genres and also understood the importance of Anna Balakian. | A. A. Manavalan is a notable figure in the research of Tamil Literature and especially on Comparative Literature. He was given Fulbright Honarary fellowship and went to Indiana University which is well known for Comparative Literature. He also studied Comparative Literature in Chicago, Columbia & South Carolina Universities. He was trained on the Protocols of Comparative Literature and the the nature of Comparative studies being beyond the boundaries of Research by the leading scholars of Indiana University Ulrich Weistein & Henry Remak. He has learned World Literature Epics, Literature Genres and Period Research in New York University. He learned the need to take the Cultural aspects into account when doing research on the Literature Genres and also understood the importance of Anna Balakian. | ||
A. A. Manavalan's work as the narrator of the Kambaramayana texts of the Coimbatore Kamban Foundation is noteworthy. The Kambaramayana edition of the foundation contains a very detailed research paper written by A.A. Manavalan comparing Kambaramayana with other Ramayanas. He has researched about 40 Ramayana texts and explained their similarities, contradictions and omissions, in addition to that this article was written meticulously by also comparing old folk songs (special languages like Hindi). Jeyamohan quotes "The best edition of Kambaramayanam for now is the one published by Coimbatore Kamban Charitable Trust. Best editor-in-Chief A.S. Gnanasampanthan, narrator is A .A. Manavalan." | |||
A. A. Manavalan had written two books titled ''World Tamil Literature, History - BC 1901 to BC 1300 (2006)'' & ''Literature Theories of Twentieth Century (1994)''. He had compiled a large volume of Tamil Devotional Literature for Sahitya Akademi and also wrote a preface to read it. | A. A. Manavalan had written two books titled ''World Tamil Literature, History - BC 1901 to BC 1300 (2006)'' & ''Literature Theories of Twentieth Century (1994)''. He had compiled a large volume of Tamil Devotional Literature for Sahitya Akademi and also wrote a preface to read it. | ||
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இந்தப் பக்கத்தை தமிழில் வாசிக்க: அ.அ.மணவாளன்
A. A. Manavalan was a Tamil Scholar and was very prolific in English & Hindi languages. He was involved in writing texts and published Classical Literature.
Birth & Education
A. A. Manavalan was born on 1935 in Arumbarapattu, Villupuram District to the couple of Telugu Poet Appavu and Athilakshmi Ammaiar. After completing his schooling, he graduated from Perur Santhalinga Sami Arts College with a degree in Tamil Literature. He also studied M.A. English in Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy.
He earned PhD degree in English literature for his doctoral dissertation Epic Heroism in Milton and Kamban.
Personal Life
A. A. Manavalan was survived by his wife Saraswati, sons Srinivasan (46), Jaganmohan (45) and daughter Brinda (52). After working at Pachaiyappa's College for Men, Kanchipuram and later at the World Tamil Research Institute, he joined the Department of Tamil at the University of Chennai to work on the Tamil-English Dictionary Program. 12 of his books about Literary Theories and Critiques were published, he has also written four books as a translator and five books as an editor. He has written over a hundred articles in Tamil and English. Apart from working in various Universities of Tamil Nadu, he has also been a Distinguished Professor in six universities in the United States. He retired from the post of Professor and Head of Department, University of Chennai.
Literary Life
A. A. Manavalan is a notable figure in the research of Tamil Literature and especially on Comparative Literature. He was given Fulbright Honarary fellowship and went to Indiana University which is well known for Comparative Literature. He also studied Comparative Literature in Chicago, Columbia & South Carolina Universities. He was trained on the Protocols of Comparative Literature and the the nature of Comparative studies being beyond the boundaries of Research by the leading scholars of Indiana University Ulrich Weistein & Henry Remak. He has learned World Literature Epics, Literature Genres and Period Research in New York University. He learned the need to take the Cultural aspects into account when doing research on the Literature Genres and also understood the importance of Anna Balakian.
A. A. Manavalan's work as the narrator of the Kambaramayana texts of the Coimbatore Kamban Foundation is noteworthy. The Kambaramayana edition of the foundation contains a very detailed research paper written by A.A. Manavalan comparing Kambaramayana with other Ramayanas. He has researched about 40 Ramayana texts and explained their similarities, contradictions and omissions, in addition to that this article was written meticulously by also comparing old folk songs (special languages like Hindi). Jeyamohan quotes "The best edition of Kambaramayanam for now is the one published by Coimbatore Kamban Charitable Trust. Best editor-in-Chief A.S. Gnanasampanthan, narrator is A .A. Manavalan."
A. A. Manavalan had written two books titled World Tamil Literature, History - BC 1901 to BC 1300 (2006) & Literature Theories of Twentieth Century (1994). He had compiled a large volume of Tamil Devotional Literature for Sahitya Akademi and also wrote a preface to read it.
Saraswati Samman award given by K.K. Birla Group as awarded to A. A. Manavalan on 2005 for his Research Compilation Book on Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalyum, which is a comparative study of Ramayana written in 48 languages including Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Tibetan, Tamil, Old Javanese, Japanese, Telugu, Assamese, Malayalam, Bengali, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi, Odisi, Persian, Malay, Burmese, Maranao, Thai, Laotian and Kashmiri.
He had also translated Tholkappiyam in English. (See Translators of Tholkappiyam)
Demise
A. A. Manavalan passed away on டிசம்பர் 1, 2018.
Literary Space
A. A. Manavalan's has done with a traditional academic approach. He has presented his research based on globally accepted methods with detailed data collection. They have no cultural individuality or stimuli for further thinking. Only his research on epic Ramayana his individual views are visible. It explains some of the general trends in the re-creation of the Ramayana from time to time.
Awards
- To.Po. Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai Century Award
- Saraswati Samman Award - 2012
- Tamil Nadu Government Kabilar Award - 2012
Books
- Tholkappiya Porulathigaram: Agathinai Iyal - Purathinai Iyal (1998, 2005)
- Ilakkiya Oppaivu: Sanga Ilakkiyam
- Ilakkiya Oppaivu: Kappiyangal (2005)
- Ulakatamililakkiya Varalaru (KIPI. 901 - 1300)
- Irubatham Nootrandin Ilakkiya Kotpadugal (1995, 2002)
- Aristatilin Kavithaiyiyal (1976, 1982, 1991, 2001)
- Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalyum (2005, 2012)
- Bothanar (Mozhipeyarpu, 1981, 1992)
- Epic Heroism in Milton and Kamban (1984)
- Ravindranath Tagoor (Mozhipeyarpu, 2000, 2004)
- Tamil Bakti Ilakkiyam (2004)
- Mutual Flames (essays in comparison, 1977)
- Tamil Research Through Journals (annotated bibliography, 1975)
References
- A. A. Manavalan Peti
- A. A. Manavalan patri A. Ramasamy
- A. A. Manavalan patri Ravikumar
- Tholkappiya Porulathigaram
- Prof. Manavalan, a dispassionate comparatist - The Hindu
- Dinamani Seithi
- UlagaTamilIlakkiya Varalaru Inaiyanoolagam
