A. Kumaraswamy Pulavar

A. Kumaraswamy Pulavar

இந்தப் பக்கத்தை தமிழில் வாசிக்க: அ. குமாரசுவாமிப் புலவர் ‎

A. Kumaraswamy Pulavar (January 18, 1854 – March 23, 1922) was a Sri Lankan Tamil, Saivite scholar, a versatile Eelam poet, publisher, orator, and an author.

Birth, education

Kumaraswamy Pulavar was born on January 18, 1854, in Chunnakam, Jaffna, as the son of Ambalavanar and Chidambarammmai. Vedaranyam Namasivaya Desikar started his yedu (a procedure of initiating learning) at the age of five. He studied in Mallakam English school and later studied Tamil from Chunnakam Murugesa Pandit. He approached Naganatha Pandit and learned Sanskrit . Furthermore, he studied Nithicharam, Ramothantham, Chanakya Sathakam, Muktapotham, Maagam, Iraguvamsam and Sakunthalam, written in Snaskrit. He learned Saivite philosophy and History of famous Saivites from Namasivaya Desikar.

Teachers

• Aalavetti Kanagasabai
• Arumuga Navalar

Personal Life

In 1892, He married Chinnachiyammaiyar, daughter of the Uduvil Mayilvakanam and Nagamuthammayar . A. Kumaraswamy Pulavar had a daughter, Visalakshmiammaiyar (1893-1925), and two sons, Ambalavanar (1895-1974) and Muthukumaraswamy Pillai (1900-1987). Both sons excelled in Tamil education and worked as teachers in several schools in Jaffna. A. Kumaraswamy Pulavar's younger son worked as a Tamil lecturer at Loyola College, Chennai from 1930-1932. Moreover, his two sons published the books of A. Kumaraswamy Pulavar and Muthukumara Kavirayar.

Teaching

In 1878, A. Kumaraswamy Pulavar worked as a teacher at the Saivaprakasa Vidyalaya in Elalai, Jaffna. On October 1, 1902, he became the Principal of the Vannarpannai Saivaprakasha Vidyalaya. He taught Tamil grammar, literature, Saivite philosophy, Sanskrit grammar and literature.

Athichoodi

Students

• Punnalai Kattuvan C. Ganesh Iyer
• Vidvan Sivanandaiyar
• Tellippalai Balasubramania Iyer
• Tellippalai Subramania Pillai
• Ilavaalai K. Sankaran Pillai
• Tellippalai Na. Mayilvakanam Pillai
• Mavittapuram Viswanatha Mudaliar
• Kaiyitti Ponnaiyyar
• Chunnakam Manikkathiyagarasa Pandit
• Elalai V. Thambaiyya Pillai
• Kokkuvil Ilayathambi Pillai
• Elavaalai K. Sankara Pillai
• Kokkuvil C. Muruges Iyer
• Kandharodai A. Kandaiah Pillai
• Vattukottai K. Chidambaranath
• Vannarpannai A. Shanmugaratna Iyer
• Punnalaikattuvan C. Ganesh Iyer
• South Coimbatore Cha. Kandaiah Pandit
• Uduvil V. M. Rathineswara Iyer
• Uduvil M. Jagannath
• Karainagar Cha. Panchachara Iyer
• Irupalai C. Vedaraniya Desikar
• Irupalai C. Thiyagarasa Pillai
• Thavadi M. Ponnayapillai
• Nayanmarkattu S. Sivachidambara Pillai
• Neerveli V. Mayilvaganam Pillai
• Tellippalai West C. Kathari Pillai
• Vedaraniyam T. Arunachal Desikar
• Sirupitti T. Karthikeyan Pillai
• Nallur C. Kurumurthy Sivacharyar
• Mattuvil Pandidamani C. Ganapathi Pillai
• Batticaloa Pulavarmani A. Periyathambi Pillai

Friends

• Urezhu S. Saravanamuthu Pulavar
• Maanipai A. Muthuthambi Pillai
• Chunnakam M. Vaithiyanathapillai
• Naganatha Pandit

Tamizh Pulavar Charithram

Literary life

In 1886, he translated the book Ithopadesam. He translated many Sanskrit books into Tamil. During the early days, A. Kumaraswamy Pulavar composed poems, Pathigams, Oonjal, Sindhu, Irattaimanimalai, Attakam, Kummi and translated texts.

In 1913, a team led by Chandler in Chennai sent a sample copy of the Tamil dictionary to the Jaffna Tamil Society. On April 4, 1913, Kumaraswamy Pillai examined this and submitted a report. The errors he pointed out were accepted. A. Kumaraswamy Pulavar was a member of the Jaffna Tamil Sangam for the rest of his life. He wrote several articles on its behalf and delivered several lectures.

Founder of the Madurai Tamil Sangam, Pandithurai Thevar made Kumaraswamy Pillai a member of the society on October 17, 1902. He wrote numerous articles for the Society's magazine, Senthamizh. In 1923, the Society published Ramothantam, the last book of A. Kumaraswamy Pulavar.

Death

A. Kumaraswamy Pulavar died on March 23, 1922, of diarrhoea and fever. His student Pandithamani C. Ganapathipillai took care of him during his last days. He sang a requiem when Pulavar's body was set for cineration.

List of Books

Pathigams

• Vathulai Kathiresan Pathigam (1884)
• Vathulai Manikkavinayagar Pathigam (1884)
• Maavai Pathigam (1892)
• Thunaivai Arasadi Vinayagar Pathigam (1894)
• Amravati Puthur Balavinayagar Pathigam (1897)

Oonjal

• Vathulai Kathiresan Oonjal (1884)
• Kirimalai Nakulaser Oonjal (1896)
• Elali Athiadi Vinayakar Oonjal (1897)
• Kailaya Pillaiyar Oonjal(1904)
• Kopay Velleruvai Vinayakar Oonjal (1905)
• Villicity Porkalandhambai Bairavar Oonjal (1912)
• Tellippalai Thillaiyitti Amman Oonjal (1915)
• Pannalai Vallimalai Kandaswamy Oonjal(1916)
• Arali Muthumariamman Oonjal(1921)

Other Small Literatures

• Vathulai Kathiresan Sindhu (1884)
• Mavaiyirattai Manimalai (1896)
• Nakulaser Sathakam (Dasagam) (1896)
• Athiadi Vinayakar Attakam (1897)

Kummi

• Milechamadavikarpaka Kummi (1888)

Translated Poems

• Ekaviruthabaratham etc. (1896)
• Megathootha Karigai (1896)
• Chanakya Neethivenpa (1914)
• Ramothantham (1921)

Prose Books

• Thirukkaraisai Purana Pozhippurai (1890)
• Soodamani Nikandu First Volume Glossary (1896)
• Soodamani Nikandu Second Volume Glossary (1900)
• Soodamani Nikandu First five Volume Glossary (1900)
• Ilakkana Chandrikai (1897)
• Kannaki Kathai (1900)
• Yapparungala Pozhippurai (1900)
• Raguvamsa Karupporul(1900)
• Venpaa Pattiyal Pozhippurai (1900)
• Kalaisai Sledai Venpa Arumbathavurai (1901)
• Needhi Neri Villaka Puthurai(1901)
• Marasaiandhadhi Arumpathaurai (1901)
• Tandiyalankara Puthurai (1903)
• Thiruvadavoor Purana Puthurai (1904)
• Yapparungalakarikai Puthurai (1908)
• Muthakapanchavinchathi Kuripurai (1909)
• Agaporul Vilakka Puthurai(1912)
• Vinaipagupatha Vilakkam(1913)
• Ilakkiya Sollagarathi (1915)
• Tamil Pulavar Charitram(1916)
• Ramayanam Balakandam Arumbathavurai (1918)
• Erelubathu Polipurai (1920)
• Ithobathesam(1920)
• Kalvalayandadhi Pathaurai (1921)
• Sisubala Charitham (1921)
• Iraguvamsa Sarithamirtham (1922)

Published Books

• Ithobathesam (1886)
• Nakulamalai Kuravanchi Natagam (1895)
• Yapparungkalakaarigai Pazhayaurai (1900)
• Acharakovai (1900)
• Nanmanikkadigai (1900)
• Sivasethira Vilakkam (1901)
• Urichonikandu (1902)
• Thiruvathavoor Puranamoolam (1902)
• Pazhamozhi Vilakkam(1903)
• Satasarakavithirattu (1901)
• Sivathothirakavi Thirattu (1911)
• Attichoodi Venpa (1901)

References

• Dictionary of biography of the Tamils ​​of Ceylon, 1997 (compiled by S. Arumugam)
• Tamil Flames of Eelam - Thenpuloliyur M. Ganapathipillai
• சிற்றிலக்கிய புலவர் அகராதி: N. V. Jayaraman
• http://kanaga_sritharan.tripod.com/sittilakkiyam.htm#2
• https://noolaham.net/project/10/963/963.html

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