Paavendar Vanidasan | |
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Native name | வாணிதாசன் |
Born | Arangasamy Ethirasalu 22 July 1915 Villianur, Puducherry, India |
Died | 7 August 1974 | (aged 59)
Pen name | Rami |
Occupation | Teacher, Tamil poet |
Spouse | Adilakshmi |
Parents | Father : Thirukkaamu Mother : Tulsiammal |
Vanidasan (July 22, 1915 - August 8, 1974) was a 20th-century Tamil poet. He was known to be one from Pavalar generation known as 'Bharathidasan's poetic ancestry'[clarification needed]. He was an expert in Tamil, Telugu, English and French.[1] He published over 17 collections of poetry, including several novels in poetry form.[2]