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{{Read Tamil|Name of target page=கா.சி.வேங்கடரமணி|Title of target page=கா.சி.வேங்கடரமணி}} [[File:K.c.venkataramani.jpg|thumb|கா.சி.வேங்கடரமணி]]K. S. Venkataramani (1891-1952) Kaveripatnam Siddhanatha Venkataramani. He was a writer who followed Gandhian principles while writing. He was a lawyer. He wrote novels with Thanjavur as the backdrop. He wrote two novels based on the economic destruction in rural regions, and the alienation of urban people due to urbanisation, from the Gandhian perspective: Murugan The Tiller (1927) and Kandan The Patriot. It was translated into Tamil as Murugan Or Uzhavan.  
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K. S. Venkataramani (1891-1952) or Kaveripatnam Siddhanatha Venkataramani was a lawyer who also wrote novels set in Tanjore. He incorporated Gandhian principles in his novels. He wrote the novel - Murugan the Tiller (1927) - based on the economic deterioration in rural regions, and the alienation of urban people due to urbanization, from the Gandhian perspective. It was translated into Tamil as ''Murugan Or(u) Uzhavan''.
== Birth, Education ==
== Birth, Education ==
K. S. Venkataramani was born in 1891, in Mayiladuthurai, to Siddhanatha Iyer and Yogambal. His father was a customs officer; their ancestors were tax collectors since the Tanjore Maratha period. K. S. Venkataramani completed his schooling at Mayiladuthurai National High School. He completed his bachelor's degree from the Madras Christian College; obtained a Law degree from the Madras Presidency College. He worked as an assistant advocate to C. P. Ramaswami Iyer.  
K. S. Venkataramani was born in 1891, in Mayiladuthurai, to Siddhanatha Iyer and Yogambal. His father was a customs officer. Their ancestors were tax collectors since the Tanjore Maratha period. K. S. Venkataramani completed his schooling at Mayiladuthurai National High School. He completed his bachelor's degree from the Madras Christian College and obtained a degree in Law from the Madras Presidency College. He worked as an assistant advocate to C. P. Ramaswami Iyer.  
== Personal Life ==
== Personal Life ==
There is no information about his personal life. He worked as an advocate in Chennai briefly. Later, he was involved in rural constructions. He lived in Thirukadaiyur for a few years and then moved to Mayavaram. He worked as a rural development advisor in Alwar.  
There is no information available about his personal life. He worked as an advocate in Chennai briefly. Later, he was involved in rural reconstruction activities. He lived in Thirukadaiyur for a few years and then moved to Mayavaram. He worked as a rural development advisor in Alwar.  
== Journalism ==
== Journalism ==
K. S. Venkataramani wrote a letter to the “Indian Patriot” newspaper in Chennai when he was in ninth grade, condemning the Mayuram municipality’s corruption, it was published as an article (Oru Nirubanin Seyuthi). He wrote articles in ‘The Hindu’ and ‘Indian Patriot’ as a freelancer while studying at the Madras Christian College, and staying at Victoria hostel. Students functioned as a think tank; called themselves Olympians.  
K. S. Venkataramani wrote a letter to the 'Indian Patriot' newspaper in Chennai when he was in ninth grade, condemning the Mayuram municipality’s corruption. It was published as an article (''Oru Nirubarin Seythi''). He wrote articles in 'The Hindu’ and 'Indian Patriot’ as a freelancer while studying at the Madras Christian College, staying at Victoria hostel. Students here functioned as a think tank and called themselves Olympians.  


In 1922, he started a magazine titled ''Tamil Ulagu''. However, he couldn’t continue after 2 years. In 1938, he started a magazine titled ''Bharathamani'' along with the then sub-editor of The Hindu newspaper, N. Ragunathan; he was a popular writer under the name Vigneshwara. P. N. Appusami, P. Sri and many other acclaimed writers wrote in ''Bharathamani'' Magazine. ''Pogurapokki''l was a series in the ''Bharathamani'' magazine, written by K. S. Venkataramani when he was the editor—it became very popular.  
In 1922, he started a magazine titled ''Tamil Ulagu''. However, he couldn’t continue it after 2 years. In 1938, he started a magazine titled ''Bharathamani'' along with the then sub-editor of The Hindu newspaper, N. Ragunathan and popular writers such as Vigneshwara. P. N. Appusami, P. Sri and many other acclaimed writers wrote in ''Bharathamani'' Magazine. ''Pogurapokki''l was a series in the ''Bharathamani'' magazine, written by K. S. Venkataramani when he was the editor, which became very popular.  
== Literary Life ==
== Literary Life ==
K. S. Venkataramani has written articles and stories for “The Hindu”, “The Madras Mail”, and “Triveni”. They were released as volumes: Paper Boats (1921) On the Sand-Dunes (1923). He wrote the novel Murugan The Tiller (1927) in English. In 1928, he met Rabindranath Tagore in Santiniketan. Tagore had advised him to write in his mother tongue; hence, he founded ''Tamil Ulagu'' magazine. He wrote and published ''Jadadharan Mudhaliye Kadhaigal'' with Ragunathan’s foreword. He wrote the novel ''Desabhakthan Kandan'' and translated it into English by himself as Kandan The Patriot (1932).  
K. S. Venkataramani has written articles and stories for 'The Hindu', 'The Madras Mail', and 'Triveni'. They were released as collected volumes titled 'Paper Boats' (1921) and 'On the Sand-Dunes' (1923). Only after this he wrote the novel Murugan the Tiller (1927) in English. In 1928, he met Rabindranath Tagore in Santiniketan. Following Tagore's advise to write in his mother tongue, he founded the ''Tamil Ulagu'' magazine. He wrote and published ''Jadadharan Mudhaliye Kadhaigal'' with Ragunathan’s foreword. He wrote the novel ''Desabhakthan Kandan'' and translated it into English himself, under the title, Kandan the Patriot (1932).  
== Political Life ==
== Political Life ==
K. S. Venkataramani joined the Congress party to work as a Gandhi’s supporter. He was involved in Gandhi’s village development schemes. He founded an ashram “''Mandakeya''” in Thirukkadaiyur for the development of villages. He was dejected with India’s partition during independence, “I wasn’t even able to smile on the 15th of August. The whole world seemed like a big lie, a hoax. It did not feel like our country got independence; it felt like a bee sting whilst taking honey. I was unhappy; although the government had declared a paid holiday, sweets were distributed to the children, Nehru delivered a speech in Delhi, and Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam handed over a golden sceptre to Nehru. I have also served in politics for thirty years; I gave speeches like my leaders.” wrote K. S. Venkataramani in ''Bharathamani.'' Subsequently, he withdrew from politics.  
K. S. Venkataramani joined the Congress party to work as a Gandhian supporter. He was involved in Gandhi’s rural development schemes. He founded an ashram "''Markandeya''" in Thirukkadaiyur for the development of villages. He was dejected with India’s partition during independence, "I wasn’t even able to smile on the 15th of August. The whole world seemed like a big lie, a hoax. It did not feel like our country got independence. It felt like a bee sting whilst harvesting honey. I was unhappy, although the government had declared a paid holiday, sweets were distributed to the children, Nehru delivered a speech in Delhi, and Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam handed over a golden scepter to Nehru. I too, like my leaders, have served in politics for thirty years, giving speeches." wrote K. S. Venkataramani in ''Bharathamani.'' Subsequently, he withdrew from politics.  
== Spirituality ==
== Spirituality ==
K. S. Venkataramani was inspired by Annie Besant’s principles and joined the Theosophical Society. Annie Besant wrote the foreword to his book “Paper Boats”. Later, his focus shifted to Aurobindo from Pondicherry. He was a follower of Sri Annai as well.
K. S. Venkataramani was inspired by Annie Besant’s principles and joined the Theosophical Society. Annie Besant wrote the foreword to his book "Paper Boats". Later, his focus shifted to Aurobindo from Pondicherry. He was a follower of Sri Annai as well.


He ran Swetharnya ashram for a brief period, near Kaveripoompattinam. Paul Brunton, who wrote about Ramana Maharishi in his book “A search in secret India”, wrote about encountering Venkataramani, a spiritual seeker.  
He ran Swetharanya ashram for a brief period, near Kaveripoompattinam. Paul Brunton, who wrote about Ramana Maharishi in his book 'A Search in Secret India', mentions meeting Venkataramani, a spiritual seeker.  
== Death ==
== Death ==
He died in March 1951 in Chennai. He had tuberculosis; he took treatment for it.[[File:Kasi.jpg|thumb|Biography written by Pe. Su. Mani]]
He died in March 1951 in Chennai. He had tuberculosis and was being treated for the same.
[[File:Kasi.jpg|thumb|Biography written by Pe. Su. Mani]]
== Biography ==
== Biography ==
* N. S. Ramaswamy wrote K. S. Venkataramani’s biography- [https://books.google.co.in/books/about/K_S_Venkataramani.html?id=8P3rAAAAIAAJ K.S Venkataramani-N. S. Ramaswamy]
* N. S. Ramaswamy wrote K. S. Venkataramani’s biography- [https://books.google.co.in/books/about/K_S_Venkataramani.html?id=8P3rAAAAIAAJ K.S Venkataramani-N. S. Ramaswamy]
* Pe. Su. Mani wrote ''Ezhuthudu Sezittha Semmal- K. S. Venkataramani''  
* Pe. Su. Mani wrote ''Ezhuthidai Sezittha Semmal- K. S. Venkataramani''
== Literary Significance ==
== Literary Significance ==
K. S. Venkataramani was the second person in India to write a novel in English (the first one to write was Bankim Chandra Chatterjee: ''Rajmohan’s wife,'' 1864), mentions researcher, Aravind Swaminathan. One of the most important novels written with a Gandhian perspective is ''Desabhakthan Kandan''. He mentioned in his novel, City-Sivapathasundaram, that the character "''Kandan''" was created based on Mahatma Gandhi.  
K. S. Venkataramani was the second person in India to write a novel in English (the first one was Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, who wrote ''Rajmohan’s Wife in'' 1864), says researcher, Aravind Swaminathan. One of the most important novels written with a Gandhian perspective is ''Desabhakthan Kandan''. He mentioned that the character "''Kandan''" was based on Mahatma Gandhi, in his novel, City-Sivapathasundaram, .  
== Works ==
== Works ==
=== Short Stories ===
=== Short Stories ===
* ''Pattuvin Kalyanam''
* ''Pattuvin Kalyanam''
* ''Kagidha Padagugal''
* ''Kagidha Padagugal''
* ''Manalmettin Midhu''  
* ''Manalmettin Midhu''  
* ''Sambuvudan Orunaal''
* ''Sambuvudan Orunaal''
=== Articles ===
=== Articles ===
* Marummalarchi Perum India  
* Marumalarchi Perum India
* Adutha Nilai
* Adutha Nilai
* Padaippu Kalayin Iyalbu  
* Padaippu Kalayin Iyalbu  
* India Gramam
* India Gramam
* Sodhilathil Nerpartai
* Jothidathil Nerpathai
=== Novels ===
=== Novels ===
* Murugan Or Uzhavan  
* Murugan Or Uzhavan  
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* Highways in Astrology. (1959)
* Highways in Astrology. (1959)
* My Pial Teacher & Other Stories From South-India
* My Pial Teacher & Other Stories From South-India
*A Day with Sambu
== References ==
== References ==
* [https://archive.org/stream/dli.ernet.5412/5412-K.s.%20Venkatarakmani_djvu.txt K. S. Venkataramani's biography]
* [https://archive.org/stream/dli.ernet.5412/5412-K.s.%20Venkatarakmani_djvu.txt K. S. Venkataramani's biography]
* [https://books.google.co.in/books?id=qFnLStWOh9AC&pg=PA20&lpg=PA20&dq=k.s.+venkataramani+mother+name&source=bl&ots=LKSmEojLyI&sig=ACfU3U3R2h-S5TI1z2P5s55QLwhxfBxHRw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjX1K2Vicz1AhWQwjgGHVOEBJIQ6AF6BAgREAM#v=onepage&q=k.s.%20venkataramani%20mother%20name&f=false Murugan the Tiller internetஅரவிந்தன் சுவாமிநாதன் கட்டுரை, வலம் இதழ் பாரத மணியும் வேங்கட ரமணியும்]
* [https://books.google.co.in/books?id=qFnLStWOh9AC&pg=PA20&lpg=PA20&dq=k.s.+venkataramani+mother+name&source=bl&ots=LKSmEojLyI&sig=ACfU3U3R2h-S5TI1z2P5s55QLwhxfBxHRw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjX1K2Vicz1AhWQwjgGHVOEBJIQ6AF6BAgREAM#v=onepage&q=k.s.%20venkataramani%20mother%20name&f=false Murugan the Tiller internetஅரவிந்தன் சுவாமிநாதன் கட்டுரை, வலம் இதழ் பாரத மணியும் வேங்கட ரமணியும்]
* [https://books.google.co.in/books?id=qFnLStWOh9AC&pg=PA20&lpg=PA20&dq=k.s.+venkataramani+mother+name&source=bl&ots=LKSmEojLyI&sig=ACfU3U3R2h-S5TI1z2P5s55QLwhxfBxHRw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjX1K2Vicz1AhWQwjgGHVOEBJIQ6AF6BAgREAM#v=onepage&q=k.s.%20venkataramani%20mother%20name&f=false http://www.tamilonline.com/thendral/article.aspx?aid=7903] K. S. Venkataramani
* [https://books.google.co.in/books?id=qFnLStWOh9AC&pg=PA20&lpg=PA20&dq=k.s.+venkataramani+mother+name&source=bl&ots=LKSmEojLyI&sig=ACfU3U3R2h-S5TI1z2P5s55QLwhxfBxHRw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjX1K2Vicz1AhWQwjgGHVOEBJIQ6AF6BAgREAM#v=onepage&q=k.s.%20venkataramani%20mother%20name&f=false http://www.tamilonline.com/thendral/article.aspx?aid=7903] K. S. Venkataramani
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K. S. Venkataramani (1891-1952) or Kaveripatnam Siddhanatha Venkataramani was a lawyer who also wrote novels set in Tanjore. He incorporated Gandhian principles in his novels. He wrote the novel - Murugan the Tiller (1927) - based on the economic deterioration in rural regions, and the alienation of urban people due to urbanization, from the Gandhian perspective. It was translated into Tamil as Murugan Or(u) Uzhavan.

Birth, Education

K. S. Venkataramani was born in 1891, in Mayiladuthurai, to Siddhanatha Iyer and Yogambal. His father was a customs officer. Their ancestors were tax collectors since the Tanjore Maratha period. K. S. Venkataramani completed his schooling at Mayiladuthurai National High School. He completed his bachelor's degree from the Madras Christian College and obtained a degree in Law from the Madras Presidency College. He worked as an assistant advocate to C. P. Ramaswami Iyer.

Personal Life

There is no information available about his personal life. He worked as an advocate in Chennai briefly. Later, he was involved in rural reconstruction activities. He lived in Thirukadaiyur for a few years and then moved to Mayavaram. He worked as a rural development advisor in Alwar.

Journalism

K. S. Venkataramani wrote a letter to the 'Indian Patriot' newspaper in Chennai when he was in ninth grade, condemning the Mayuram municipality’s corruption. It was published as an article (Oru Nirubarin Seythi). He wrote articles in 'The Hindu’ and 'Indian Patriot’ as a freelancer while studying at the Madras Christian College, staying at Victoria hostel. Students here functioned as a think tank and called themselves Olympians.

In 1922, he started a magazine titled Tamil Ulagu. However, he couldn’t continue it after 2 years. In 1938, he started a magazine titled Bharathamani along with the then sub-editor of The Hindu newspaper, N. Ragunathan and popular writers such as Vigneshwara. P. N. Appusami, P. Sri and many other acclaimed writers wrote in Bharathamani Magazine. Pogurapokkil was a series in the Bharathamani magazine, written by K. S. Venkataramani when he was the editor, which became very popular.

Literary Life

K. S. Venkataramani has written articles and stories for 'The Hindu', 'The Madras Mail', and 'Triveni'. They were released as collected volumes titled 'Paper Boats' (1921) and 'On the Sand-Dunes' (1923). Only after this he wrote the novel Murugan the Tiller (1927) in English. In 1928, he met Rabindranath Tagore in Santiniketan. Following Tagore's advise to write in his mother tongue, he founded the Tamil Ulagu magazine. He wrote and published Jadadharan Mudhaliye Kadhaigal with Ragunathan’s foreword. He wrote the novel Desabhakthan Kandan and translated it into English himself, under the title, Kandan the Patriot (1932).

Political Life

K. S. Venkataramani joined the Congress party to work as a Gandhian supporter. He was involved in Gandhi’s rural development schemes. He founded an ashram "Markandeya" in Thirukkadaiyur for the development of villages. He was dejected with India’s partition during independence, "I wasn’t even able to smile on the 15th of August. The whole world seemed like a big lie, a hoax. It did not feel like our country got independence. It felt like a bee sting whilst harvesting honey. I was unhappy, although the government had declared a paid holiday, sweets were distributed to the children, Nehru delivered a speech in Delhi, and Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam handed over a golden scepter to Nehru. I too, like my leaders, have served in politics for thirty years, giving speeches." wrote K. S. Venkataramani in Bharathamani. Subsequently, he withdrew from politics.

Spirituality

K. S. Venkataramani was inspired by Annie Besant’s principles and joined the Theosophical Society. Annie Besant wrote the foreword to his book "Paper Boats". Later, his focus shifted to Aurobindo from Pondicherry. He was a follower of Sri Annai as well.

He ran Swetharanya ashram for a brief period, near Kaveripoompattinam. Paul Brunton, who wrote about Ramana Maharishi in his book 'A Search in Secret India', mentions meeting Venkataramani, a spiritual seeker.

Death

He died in March 1951 in Chennai. He had tuberculosis and was being treated for the same.

Biography written by Pe. Su. Mani

Biography

Literary Significance

K. S. Venkataramani was the second person in India to write a novel in English (the first one was Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, who wrote Rajmohan’s Wife in 1864), says researcher, Aravind Swaminathan. One of the most important novels written with a Gandhian perspective is Desabhakthan Kandan. He mentioned that the character "Kandan" was based on Mahatma Gandhi, in his novel, City-Sivapathasundaram, .

Works

Short Stories

  • Pattuvin Kalyanam
  • Kagidha Padagugal
  • Manalmettin Midhu
  • Sambuvudan Orunaal

Articles

  • Marumalarchi Perum India
  • Adutha Nilai
  • Padaippu Kalayin Iyalbu
  • India Gramam
  • Jothidathil Nerpathai

Novels

  • Murugan Or Uzhavan
  • Kandan Oru Desabhakthan

English

  • Paper Boats (1921)
  • On the Sand-Dunes (1923)
  • Murugan the Tiller (1927)
  • The Next Rung (1828)
  • Renascent India (1929)
  • Kandan the Patriot (1932)
  • Jatadharan and Other Stories (1937)
  • The Indian Village (1936)
  • The Nature of Creative Art (1950)
  • Highways in Astrology. (1959)
  • My Pial Teacher & Other Stories From South-India
  • A Day with Sambu

References

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