Karmegha Konar

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Prof. Karmegha Konar (1889-1957) was a very popular Tamil poet and educationalist of his times. He is popularly known as Senna Pulavar, the title given to him by his peer and close friend Bharathidhasan. He was the Chair of the Tamil department at the famous American College Madurai. He is well known for authoring the Konar Urai, still used by every school kid in Tamil Nadu and elsewhere.