A. Srinivasa Raghavan ({b. 23 October 1905 - d. 5 January 1975), was a Tamil poet, writer, orator, and professor from Tamil Nadu, India. He was also popularly known by his initials as Aa. See. Ra (Tamil: அ. சீ. ரா).
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Born | (1905-10-23)23 October 1905 Kandiyur, Thiruvaiyaru, British India |
Died | 5 January 1975(1975-01-05) (aged 69) |
Occupation | writer, orator |
Srinivasa Raghavan was born in Kandiyur near Thiruvaiyaru. He completed his schooling in Nagapattinam and graduated from St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirapalli. He worked as a lecturer in the same college and the Vivekananda College, Chennai for some time. He also published two magazines - Sindhanai (a Tamil monthly) and Triveni (an English monthly). He published his works using the pseudonym Vagulaparanan.(Tamil: வகுளாபரணன்). He worked as a professor of English at St. Xavier's College, Chennai and M. D. T. Hindu College, Tirunelveli. During 1951-69 served as its Principal of V.O.C. College, Tuticorin.[1][2] In 1968, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for his collection of poetry Vellai Paravai (lit. The White Bird).[3] He died in 1975. A complete edition of his works was published posthumously in 2005.[4][5]
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1955–1975 |
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