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Ka. Appadurai (June 24, 1907 - May 26, 1989) was a Tamil scholar. Tamil historian and translator. He was called as a polyglot. He was trained in five languages including Tamil, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Hindi and English. | Ka. Appadurai (June 24, 1907 - May 26, 1989) was a Tamil scholar. Tamil historian and translator. He was called as a polyglot. He was trained in five languages including Tamil, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Hindi and English. | ||
== Birth, Education == | == Birth, Education == | ||
Ka. Appadurai was born on June 24, 1907, in the village of Aralvaimozhi in the Kumari district to Kasinatha Pillai and Muthulakshmi Ammal. After completing his primary education in Aralvaimozhi, he completed his schooling at Nagercoil and obtained his MA in English from Maharaja College, Thiruvananthapuram in 1927. He later obtained his MA in Tamil from University of Travancore. He graduated with B.T. degree from teacher training college, Saidapet. He holds a master’s degree in english literature. He cleared the ‘Visarath’ exam on Hindi language. Around the same period he also learned to read and write in Sanskrit. | Ka. Appadurai was born on June 24, 1907, in the village of Aralvaimozhi in the Kumari district to Kasinatha Pillai and Muthulakshmi Ammal. After completing his primary education in Aralvaimozhi, he completed his schooling at Nagercoil and obtained his MA in English from Maharaja College, Thiruvananthapuram in 1927. He later obtained his MA in Tamil from University of Travancore. He graduated with B.T. degree from teacher training college, Saidapet. He holds a master’s degree in english literature. He cleared the ‘Visarath’ exam on Hindi language. Around the same period he also learned to read and write in Sanskrit. | ||
== Personal Life == | |||
Appadurai married Nachiyar in 1937. She dies in two years post marriage. After few years, he married Alamelu. Appadurai has no children. He adopted his sister-in-law’s daughter and raised. The girl died at a young age. | |||
Appadurai has worked in various educational institutions and publishing houses. | |||
== | * Ka. Appadurai worked as a Hindi teacher from 1937 to 1939 in M.D.T. Hindu college, Tirunelveli. | ||
* He worked as teaching faculty in Pachaiyappan college for a brief period. | |||
* He took up the Headmaster post in Subramaniam Chettiar Gurukulam, Karaikudi. While he was working as the headmaster in the Gurukulam school, Kannadasan studied under him as a student. | |||
* From 1947 to 1949, he worked under Central government’s communication department. During that period, he lost his job with the accusation that he acted against the national unity for writing an english book, ‘The linguistic complexities of India’. | |||
* From 1959 to 1965, he lead the production of Madras university’s English to Tamil dictionary as its chief editor. | |||
* He was a member of Tamil Nadu history committee from 1975 to 1979. | |||
== Journalism == | |||
Ka. Appadurai has worked for various magazines for a very long period. | |||
* Dravidan | |||
* Justin | |||
* India | |||
* Bharatha Devi | |||
* Cinema Ulagam | |||
* Liberator | |||
* Viduthalai | |||
* Logo Pakaari | |||
* Darus Islam | |||
* Kumaran | |||
* Thendral | |||
== Politics == | |||
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Ka. Appadurai (June 24, 1907 - May 26, 1989) was a Tamil scholar. Tamil historian and translator. He was called as a polyglot. He was trained in five languages including Tamil, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Hindi and English.
Birth, Education
Ka. Appadurai was born on June 24, 1907, in the village of Aralvaimozhi in the Kumari district to Kasinatha Pillai and Muthulakshmi Ammal. After completing his primary education in Aralvaimozhi, he completed his schooling at Nagercoil and obtained his MA in English from Maharaja College, Thiruvananthapuram in 1927. He later obtained his MA in Tamil from University of Travancore. He graduated with B.T. degree from teacher training college, Saidapet. He holds a master’s degree in english literature. He cleared the ‘Visarath’ exam on Hindi language. Around the same period he also learned to read and write in Sanskrit.
Personal Life
Appadurai married Nachiyar in 1937. She dies in two years post marriage. After few years, he married Alamelu. Appadurai has no children. He adopted his sister-in-law’s daughter and raised. The girl died at a young age.
Appadurai has worked in various educational institutions and publishing houses.
- Ka. Appadurai worked as a Hindi teacher from 1937 to 1939 in M.D.T. Hindu college, Tirunelveli.
- He worked as teaching faculty in Pachaiyappan college for a brief period.
- He took up the Headmaster post in Subramaniam Chettiar Gurukulam, Karaikudi. While he was working as the headmaster in the Gurukulam school, Kannadasan studied under him as a student.
- From 1947 to 1949, he worked under Central government’s communication department. During that period, he lost his job with the accusation that he acted against the national unity for writing an english book, ‘The linguistic complexities of India’.
- From 1959 to 1965, he lead the production of Madras university’s English to Tamil dictionary as its chief editor.
- He was a member of Tamil Nadu history committee from 1975 to 1979.
Journalism
Ka. Appadurai has worked for various magazines for a very long period.
- Dravidan
- Justin
- India
- Bharatha Devi
- Cinema Ulagam
- Liberator
- Viduthalai
- Logo Pakaari
- Darus Islam
- Kumaran
- Thendral
