K. S. Venkataramani

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.

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.

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.