T. S. Murugesan Pillai

T. S. Murugesan Pillai (1870-1930) was a Telugu writer, poet and translator who is known for translating Tamil classical works into Telugu.

Personal life

Murugesan Pillai was born in Tiruchirappalli in 1870 but spent most of his life in Ettaiyapuram estate. He was a close friend of Subbarama Dikshitar.

Works

In 1904, Murugesan Pillai made his mark by praising Subbarama Dikshitar's Sangitha Sampradaya Pradharshini and Venkateswara Ettappa, the then zamindar of Ettaiyapuram estate. In 1918, he wrote a Telugu biography of the Tamil poet Kambar titled Kambamahakavi Jeevitamu. In 1923, Murugesan Pillai published Nupuramahima, a Telugu prosaic translation of the Tamil epic Silappadhikaram.

In 1918, Murugesan Pillai published Dravidandhra Bhashala Anyonyasambandhamu a comparative grammar of Tamil and Telugu languages.

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References

Rao, N. Venkata (1978). The southern school in Telugu literature. University of Madras. pp. 79–80.

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