Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai
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Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai (1826–1889), also known as Mayavaram Vedanayagam Pillai, was an Indian civil servant, Tamil poet, novelist and social worker who is remembered for the authorship of Prathapa Mudaliar Charithram, recognized as the "first modern Tamil novel". Vedanayagam's ideals of women's liberation and education are reflected in the novel. He has a well-known great-grandson, Vijay Antony, who is an actor in the Tamil film industry.
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Native name | Vedanayagam Pillai |
Born | Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai 11 October 1826 Kulathur, Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu |
Died | 21 July 1889(1889-07-21) (aged 62) |
Pen name | S.V.P. |
Occupation | poet, writer, Tamil scholar |
Relatives | Vijay Antony (great-grandson), P.J.X Vedanayagam (great-grandson Advocate,Cuddalore) |
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