Ki. Va. Jagannathan

Ki. Va. Jagannathan (Tamil: கி. வா. ஜகன்னாதன் or கி. வா. ஜகந்நாதன் b. 11 April 1906 - 4 November 1988), popularly known by his initials as Ki. Va. Ja, was a Tamil journalist, poet, writer and folklorist from Tamil Nadu, India.[1] He was a student of noted Tamil scholar and publisher U. V. Swaminatha Iyer.[2] He was the editor of the magazine Kalaimagal. In 1967, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for his critical work Veerar Ulagam.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "The days of great Editors are over". The New Indian Express.
  2. ↑ "The patriarch of Tamil". The Hindu.
  3. ↑ Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007 Sahitya Akademi Official website.

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