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Avvai Natarajan

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Padma Shri
Kalaimamani
Avvai Natarajan
ஔவை நடராசன்
Natarajan in 2016 or earlier
4-th Vice-Chancellor of
Tamil University, Thanjavur
In office
16 December 1992 - 15 December 1995
Chancellor(s)Bhishma Narain Singh (1991-93)
M. Channa Reddy (1993-96)
Preceded byC. Balasubramanian
Succeeded byK. Karunakaran
Personal details
BornSivapatha Sekaran
(1936-04-24)24 April 1936
Cheyyar, North Arcot District Madras Presidency, British India (now Tiruvannamalai District,
Tamil Nadu, India)
Died21 November 2022(2022-11-21) (aged 86)[1]
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
SpouseDr. Thara Natarajan
Children
Parent(s)Logambal (mother)
Avvai Duraisamy (father)
Alma mater
OccupationTamil scholar
WorkplaceBharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai
Websitehttp://www.avvainatarajan.com/home

Sivapatha Sekaran, popularly known as Avvai Natarajan (24 April 1936 – 21 November 2022) was an Indian scholar and educationist from Tamil Nadu. He was theVice-Chancellor of Thanjavur Tamil University during 1992-95. The Government of India honored Natarajan in 2011, with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri.[2]

Biography

Avvai Natarajan, hailing from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, was a secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu in the Department of Tamil Language Development and Culture.[3] Holder of an MLitt and a doctoral degree (PhD) in Tamil literature,[4] Natarajan has also worked as the Vice Chancellor of Tamil University, Thanjavur.[3][5] He was a member of the Central Institute of Classical Tamil, an institute established by the Government of India for propagation of classical Tamil language and culture.[6] He also sat in the advisory councils of Sattakadir[7] and the Madras Development Society.[8] He has delivered keynote addresses in many seminars[9] and held the chair of the selection committee of the Aram Award.[10] In 2011, the Government of India honoured him with the civilian award of Padma Shri, honoring his contributions towards Tamil language and culture.[2]

Death

Natarajan died in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 21 November 2022, at the age of 86.[11]

References

  1. ^ "ஒளவை நடராஜன் காலமானார்". Dinamani (in Tamil). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b "ISRC". ISRC. 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Milestone - Avvai Natarajan 1". Video. YouTube. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  5. ^ "The Hindu". The Hindu. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  6. ^ "CICT". CICT. 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Sattakadir". Sattakadir. 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  8. ^ "MDS". MDS. 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Speech". Sai Ram Engineering College. 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Business Wire". Business Wire. 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  11. ^ தினத்தந்தி (21 November 2022). "தமிழறிஞர் அவ்வை நடராஜன் காலமானார்". www.dailythanthi.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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