Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai
Poet, Deceased Person
1826 – 1889
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Who was Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai?
Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai, 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". The novel reflects Vedanayagam's own ideals of women's liberation and education.
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- Born
- Oct 11, 1826
Tiruchirappalli - Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Died
- 1889
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on July 23, 2013
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