Akilan P.V.

(1922-1988) Tamil writer and Jnanapeeth award winner. Works include Chittirappavai & Kayalvizhi

Annadurai C.N.

(1909-1969) Thinker and Leader of Tamil Nadu. Founder of the D.M.K. Party. Also an eminent Tamil writer [more]

Chennai

Formerly known as Madras, an important city in the southern province of Tamil Nadu

Kamaraj Kumaraswami

(1903-1975) A leader of Tamil Nadu and a president of Indian National Congress

Kamban

South Indian Poet-sage of 11th century A.D. who wrote the masterpiece Ramayana in Tamil

Kaveri

An important river in South India that is cause of dispute between the states of Karnataka and Tamilnadu.

Mahabalipuram

City in Tamil Nadu famous for the monumental architecture of the Pallava kings

Ramachandran M.G.

(1917-1987) Known as MGR, actor turned politician from Tamil Nadu

Sriperumbudur

The birth place of Ramanujacharya in the state of Tamil Nadu; this is also where Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated

Subramanya Bharati

(1881-1921) Great Tamil poet and freedom fighter

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