C.K Subramania Mudaliar
இந்தப் பக்கத்தை தமிழில் வாசிக்க: சி.கே. சுப்பிரமணிய முதலியார்
C.K Subramania Mudaliar (C.K.S.)(Civakavimani Subramnia Mudaliar)(February 2, 1877 - 1961) is a Tamil scholar who contributed to the bhakthi movement spread of Saivism in the twentieth century. The discourse C.K.S wrote for Periyapuraanam is indispensable both for Tamil literature and for Saivam religion.
Birth, Education
Civakavimani Subramnia Mudaliar was born to advocate Kandasamy Mudaliar and Vadivammal on February 2, 1877. Kandasamy Mudaliar belonged to the Kondalkatti Kudinelvilayar heritage which migrated from Maangaadu. After completing his F.A in Kovai and B.A in Madras Presidency College, he studied law (U.C.S)
Private Life
C.K.S married Meenatchiammai, daughter of Salem Gangaivalli when he was studying B.A. The couple have no children.
Subramania Mudaliar practiced as full time lawer for forty eight years in Kovai from 1903 to 1951. During this period, he held various positions in multiple organizations viz. member of the Charitable and Religious Endowment department and member of Kovai city council in 1910, Vice Chariman of the Kovai municipality in 1920, Senate member of Madras university in 1921.
Literary Life
Subramania Mudaliar's first book is Manicka Vasagar or Neethaar Perumai published in 1924. In 1930, the speech he had delivered at Madras university was published as a book. In addition to these, C.K.S has written other smaller books viz. Perungarunaiyammai Pillaithamizh, Thiruthondar puranathil Murugan, Arthanareeswarar allathu Mathirikku Pathiyin Karuvoorthevar and Vaseegar Allathu Meyyunardhal.
Together with Ramachandra Reddiar, he ran a monthly magazine, Kongumalar. He founded the Kovai Tamizh Sangam. He ran a school for teaching songs from Dhevaram. He created an organization , Sekkizhar Tamizh Koottam. He was the Commissioner of Tamil in Madras University.
Religious Interests
Subramania Mudaliar spent nineteen years from 1934 until 1953 for publishing a narrative for the Periya Puranam which gives the biography of 63 Nayanmars in 5253 poems. Thiruppananthaal, Thiruvavadudhurai, Dharmapuram mutts as well as Madras university and Annamalai university have helped in publication of Subramania Mudaliar's research work. In this narrative, Subramania Mudaliar has also used the information he had received during his conversations with the likes of Kathiresan Chettiar, V.O.C, Vengadasamy Nattar etc before and after 1935. He has also covered the inscriptions that were discovered during his time and the history of Pallava and Chola empires in the narrative.
Mudaliar has travelled to the hamlets and villages where the Nayanmars had lived. He has created a map of his pilgrimage from Nambiyaroorar, Thiruvennainaloor to Thiruvaroor. He has done field research to identify the Periya Purana based sculptures in temples of Tamilnadu. He has compiled the information he had collected during these field researches and published them. In 1958 he formally took to monkhood taking a monastic name of Sambandha Karunaalaya Thamburan.
National Independence Movement
Even at a young age, Subramania Mudaliar was seriously engaged in the activities of Congress. In his autobiography , Pithan Oruvanin Suyasarithai, he talks of going to hear a speech by Surendranath Banerjee at a meeting chaired by Lalmohan Ghosh. This autobiography, written in 1956 was published only in 2006. C.K.S had organized a function in Kovai to felicitate Bipin Chandra Pal. He has given a reception to the editor of Swadesamitran, G. Subramania Iyer in Kovai. He also participated in Swadeshi movement.
Subramania Mudaliar was in correspondence with Sri Aurobindo and G. Subramania Iyer. When collector Ashe was shot dead by Vanchinathan, based on the information given by Neelakanta Brammachari, the Madras police searched Subramania Mudaliar's home on August 11, 1914. Subramania Mudaliar has done many favors to V.O.C during the time when the latter was in jail. Subramania Mudaliar reduced his involvement in Congress during his later years.
Awards
- He was awarded the Sivakavimani title by the Province of Madras
- The title of Thirumarai Gnana Banu was awarded to him by Madurai Athithanaar
Death
Even while leading a married life, C.K.S had received "Siva Dhikshai" from Chidambaram Muthu Kumara Gurukkal as per Saivite tradition. He lived a ascetic life during his later marital years. Towards
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