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Villuppattu
Kalaignyar வில்லுப்பாட்டு கலைஞர் :
"Kalai Mamani" Subbu Arumugam Pillai from : Sathirapudhukulam
near Thirunelveli
Son of Avana Subbiah Pillai and Subbammal conferred with D.Litt
degree by the 'World Academy of Arts and Culture' Eric Miller an American
Researcher, came to Chennai to learn Villupaattu, he will present
his research work in Pennyslvania University.
Read The Hindu Article on Villupattu Artist Subbu Arumugam Pillai
Former
Principal of Government Music College Tirupambaram Shanmugasundaram
Freedom Fighters
Ramanatha Pillai, Freedom Fighter : Read what The
Hindu says lodged in the Kuzhithurai sub-jail for
over a month without warrant.
He was also expelled from his school at Suchindram.
Follower of Nagercoil S. Sivan Pillai, who later became Member of
Parliament.
He later came under the leadership of Sundaram Pillai in Thovalai
and Agastheeswaram.
Coin
Collector Thiruvanandapuram P. Kumaraswamy
Pillai
Kanyakumari Famous IVF Hospital Founder Dr. Gopala Pillai Dr.Gopala Pillai was born in a small
village called Manavalakuruchi, and went on to graduate in medicine
from the Madras Medical college in the year 1920. website:
http://www.gph.in/
http://www.drgopalpillaihospital.com/
Villupuram
Chinniah Pillai
"Sivaji"
Ganesan,
Actor par excellence! Agamudaia Pillai - Part of Thevar Community.
Great Actor.
Awarded Chevalier, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shree...
read more here:-
http://www.sivaji-prabhu.com/birth.htm
Govt Clerk, Brave Man: Tiruchendur Subramania Pillai
Tiruchendur Devasthanam Clerk, straight forward man. He
refused to co-operate with some abuse of management
of Tiruchendur Temple, during MGR period. Price was his suicide
(?).
Many Tamils may have forgotton him, but his moral lives long after
his death.
Tamil Writer, Activist:
Prof. Pazha. Nedumaran Jailed in POTA in Tamilnadu. He
has fought for Tamil. Leader of Tamil Desiya Iyakkam a small Tamil
Chauvinist(?) Party. Involved in the release of Veerappan, the
Sandalwood smuggler.
Politician, MDMK, DADA: New "Captain" of Tuticorin,
Thalapathy SARAVANA PERUMAL MA,BL
Fondly called as "Thalapathy" this Notorious (!) man of
Tuticorin can be compared to old BIG SHOTS of Tuticorin like
Chiristopher, Karate Selvin. Now a member of MDMK. Did so many GOOD
things for all people of Tili, Tuti
Districts, but still more
expected of him. His political dreams are yet to materialse. WE
WISH HIM ALL THE BEST! He is found in most of the Saiva Pillai
Marriage Posters! (not in Wedding Invitation card, for that VOC is
used!)
Tamil Writer, Poet:
Alwarthirunagari AlwarRamanujam
pillai of Thoothukudi
Simple soul was all that could describe this man about. He
wasneither a legend nor a mahathma. He had led a simplified
life.Family profile of Alwarramanujam Pillai Ramaswamy
www.devarpran.tripod.com/
Mathematician: Pillai's Conjecture
Number Theory >, Diophantine Equations v. Number Theory >,
Special Numbers >, Figurate Numbers >, Number Powers v. Pillai's
Conjecture
www.mathworld.wolfram.com/PillaisConjecture.html
JM Somasundaram Pillai -
Author of following Tamil Treatises:-
1. Five Tamil Idylls of Paththuppattu.
2. A History of Tamil Literature with texts and translations.
Annamalainagar: (Author), 1968.
3. Two Thousand Years of Tamil Literature. An Anthology. Madras:
Saiva siddhanta, 1959. K.S. Sriniv?a Pillai
- Again another Tamil Scholar
S. Anavarata Vin?akam Pillai -there is no dearth of them,
of course! Shanmugam Pillai"Murukan
in Cankam Literature: Veriyattu Tribal Worship",
Arunachalakavirayar (1711 -
1779) He was born in 1712 AD. and in a life span of 67 years
devoted to several scholarly Tamil art forms, his magnum opus
was the creation of a mature mind at the age of sixty.
read more here
Eminent Mathematician
K C Sreedharan Pillai
His first post was as a statistician with the United Nations, a
post he held from 1954 until 1962. Part of his duties in this
post involved him founding the Statistical Center of the
University of the Philippines. He was a visiting Professor and
Advisor to the University over a number of years and supervised
graduate students there.
http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Pillai.html RmKViswanatha Pillai, Owner of Textile Houses RmKV -an
ISO 9000 company, at Chennai and Tirunelveli. They are pioneers
in Silk Saris, they got the President's Award for Quality and
Artistic Weaving of Kerala Raja Ravi Varma's Paintings and
Darasuram Tanjore Temple paintings on silk saris. Their Sari
ranges from low cost Rs.200 to Rs. 2 Lakhs. Excellent company,
excellent management, ethics.
Mr.Nanjil
Nadan aka G.Subramaniam, Tamil Novelist
In his credit he has many tamil novels and short story
collections. His novels like Enpilathanai Veil Kayum, Thalai
Keezh vikithangal (SOLL MARANTHA KATHAI) are well received by
tamil readers. He is presently living in Coimbatore. In his
latest book " Nanjil Naatu Vellalar Vaazkaium Varalurum" best
explains ups and downs of Nanjil Nattu vellala history.
Read what The Hindu says about him here:-
http://www.hindu.com/
Read and buy his Book "Nanjil
Vellalar Vazhkai" here
Mr.Dalavai sundaram ,TN minister
Mr.Suresh Rajan, Ex Minister
Mr.Azhagam Perumal Tamil Film Director, Dum Dum Dum
Dr.Rajasekaran
Pillai UGC Direcor
Prof. V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice-Chairman, University Grants
Commission,
New Delhi
http://www.ugc.ac.in/more/pillai.html
Mr.Iraianbu IAS
SUN TV News Readers Meera Krishna, Srikkant
(Grand children of Ki. Aa. Pe. Visuvanatham Pillai, great
Tamil Writer)
Dr.Jeevanandham,
aka "Jeeva" 21.8.1906 to 18.1.1963
Greatcommunist leader and famous stage speaker Marumakkal Vazhi Pillaimar. He was
born in Bootha pandi,a
village near by Nagercoil.TN Govt built a Mani mandapam. See it here...
http://www.tn.gov.in/tamiltngov/memorial/jeeva.htm
Kumara Guruparar, Author of
Sakala Kala Valli Maalai
He is born in Sreevaikundam village to Shanmuga Sikamani
Kavirayar and Sivakama Sundari. He was dumb till 5 years.
His parents took him to Trichendur Lord Murugan Temple, where
he got speech due to Murugan Arul. So he started singing in
the name of lord. He sang many Tamil hymns, out of which
Sakala Kala Valli Maalai = for children to get good marks in
studies
Meenakshiammai Pillaith Thamizh
Muthukumara Swamy Pillai Thamizh
Chidambara Mummanik Kovai
Chidhambara Seyyut Kovai
Neethi Neri Vizhakkam.... were outstanding contributions.
MALAIKKOTTAI
GOVINDASAMI Pillai, a violinist of outstanding calibre
He belonged to the Saiva Vellala community.
was born in the small village of Achyuthamangalam near Nannilam
situated in the proverbial district of art and culture,
Thanjavur, in March 1878...
Dr. A. R. K. Pillai's responsibilities include:
President Indian Leprosy FoundationHon. PR AdvisorGLRA (Germany)/ ALES (Switzerland)MemberWHO/ Govt. of India - Evaluation Team
and many more social services
பேராசான் சதாவதானி நா. கதிரவேற்பிள்ளை N.
KATHIRAVETPILLAI (1871 - 1907)
யாழ்ப்பாணம்
மேலைப் புலோலியில், நாகப்ப பிள்ளை, சிவகாமி அம்மையாரின் இல்லறப் பயனாக,
1871 ஆம் ஆண்டு பிறந்த கதிரவேற்பிள்ளை, அயலில் இருந்த சைவப் பிரகாச
வித்தியாசாலையில் தொடக்கக் கல்வி பெற்றார்....
'தமிழ்த் தென்றல்' திரு வி. க. வைத் தமிழ்ப்
பெரியாராக உருவாக்கிய குருநாதர் கதிரவேற்பிள்ளை! ...
மதுரைத் தமிழ்ச் சங்க நிறுவனரும், பாலவநத்தம் ஜமீந்தாருமாகிய
பாண்டித்துரைத் தேவர், அந்த அகராதியைக் கண்ணுற்ற போது அக மகிழ்ந்து
சிறப்புப் பாயிரமாகச் செய்யுள் ஒன்றை அனுப்பி கதிரவேற்பிள்ளையைப்
பாராட்டினார். ...
சைவத் திருமறைகளே 'அருட்பா' என்றும் இராமலிங்கர் பாடியுள்ளவை 'மருட்பா'
என்றும் கூறத் துணிந்தார் கதிரவேற்பிள்ளை. இதனால், 'அருட்பாப்
பூசல்' தொடங்கியது.
'சதாவதானி', 'நாவலர்', 'சைவசித்தாந்த மகாசரபம்', 'அத்துவித சித்தாந்த
மகோத்தாரணர்', 'மகாவித்துவான்', 'பெருஞ்சொற்கொண்டல்' முதலிய எண்ணற்ற
பட்டங்க.்
Thirikooda Rasappa Kavirayar, Tamil Sangam Poet of Melagaram village who contributed richly to Tamil literature
and religion by "Kutrala Kuravanji"
Thalapathy Pillai, Secretary to Veerapandia Kattabomman Freedom
Fighter
& Subramania Pillai, a close associate of Kattabomma Naickar First Poligar [Palayakkarar] Waragainst British, preceding the Sepoy Mutiny 1987
Read more about him at http://rathnas.wetpaint.com/
Marudu Pandian of Sivaganga, Kerala Verma of Malabar : 2nd
Poligar War ...Oomathurai, the brother of Kattabomma Nayak, emerged as a key
leader.. Kamal Hassan wanted to take this movie. Its a movie about
Marudanayagam Pillai, who later became a Muslim. He was also a
Thevar [Agamudaiya Pillai]
Read more about him at http://rathnas.wetpaint.com/
Villuppattu
Kalaignyar வில்லுப்பாட்டு கலைஞர் : 
Coin
Collector Thiruvanandapuram P. Kumaraswamy
Pillai
Villupuram
Chin
"Padmasri"
Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai
Dr.Rajasekaran
Pillai UGC Direcor
