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C. W. Thamotharampillai
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Early life
Cirupitty Wyravanathar Thamotharampillai was born to Vairavanathapillai and Perundevi in Siruppiddy in British Ceylon. He chose to learn Tamil grammar and English at an early age. He studied science at the renowned Vaddukottai Seminary in Jaffna at the age of twelve. After that, In 1852 he worked sometime as a teacher in a School at Kopay, Ayalur. His son Alakasundaram is also a Tamil scholar.WEB, 2010-03-28, à®à®¿. வà¯. தாமà¯à®¤à®°à®®à¯à®ªà®¿à®³à¯à®³à¯,weblink 2021-08-26, யாழà¯à®ªà¯à®ªà®¾à®£à®®à¯ : : Jaffna, ta-LK,Graduation
After finishing his college education in 1852 at Batticotta Seminary,BOOK, Leitch, Mary, Seven years in Ceylon: Stories of Missionary Life, Leitch, Margaret W., American Tract Society, 1890, 9781169279216, New York, 140, Thamotharampillai taught for some years under the mission and then proceeded to Madras to head a mission-run daily. There he converted to Saivism, and wishing to keep his initials C. W., took on the name Cirupitty Wyravanathar Thamotharampillai. In 1858 he became the first student in the state to appear for the first Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree examination conducted by the University of Madras. He later became the headmaster of Tamil Nadu Kallikottai Government College. He then became an auditor on the Government Accounts Department and later as the attorney.JOURNAL, Herbert Hoole, Samuel Ratnajeevan, A Study in Tamil Biographies - Thamotharampillai and Navala,weblink Pravada, 3, 8â9, 40â44, December 1994, Research Gate,Editor
In 1853, he came to Chennai to become editor of the Tamil Nadu Daily Gazette run by Rev. Peter Percival, owner of the Wesleyan English School in Jaffna. He also worked as a Tamil Pandit in the Rajasthani College.Pioneer in Publishing
In 1853 he published a Tamil book on ethics entitled Needhi Neri Vilakkam, which not only sparked his interest in the field of book publishing, but also earned him the title of 'pioneer of Tamil publishing'.Manuscript Recovery
Jaffna born Pillai was the earliest scholar to systematically hunt for long-lost manuscripts and publish them using modern tools of textual criticism.A.R. Venkatachalapathy, Enna Prayocanam?' Constructing the canon in colonial Tamilnadu, Indian Economic Social History Review 2005 42:535, p544 These included:- Viracoliyam (1881)
- Iraiyanar Akapporul (1883)
- Tolkappiyam-Porulatikaram (1885)
- Kalittokai (1887) - the first of the Eight Anthologies (Eá¹á¹uttokai).
Rao Bahadur Award
He continued to study law, and in 1871 received the 'B.L.'. After passing the examination, he worked as a lawyer in Kumbakonam and in 1884 he was appointed as a Judge of the Pudukottai High Court. In 1895, after his retirement of about six years, the government conferred the title of 'Rao Bahadur' on Damodaram Pillai.Death
At the age of sixty-nine, Thamotharampillai died on January 1, 1901 (March 18, 1901) in the Purasaiwakkam of ChennaiMemorials
Statue of Thamotharampillai established at the Kopay Christian College where he studiedBibliography
List of books published and written by C. W. Thamotharampillai:Published texts
C. W. Thamotharampillai published a number of ancient literature. Some of them are:- Neethi Neri Vilakkam
- CÄá¹Ävaraiyar solladhikaaraththirku seaavaraiyar urai (1868)
- Veerasoozhiyam (1881)
- Irayanar Agaporul
- Kalitogai
- Tolkaappiya Poruladhikaarathirkaana nachinaarkiniyarurai
- Thirutanigai Puranam
- Ilakkana Vilakkam
- Soolamani
- Tolkaappiya ezhuthadhikaarathirkaana nachchinaarkkiniyanurai
Composed texts
- Kattalai Kalithurai
- Saiva magathuvam
- Vacaá¹a cūḷÄmaá¹i
- Natchathira Maalai
- Aaraam vaasaga puththagam
- Ezhaam vaasaga puththagam
- Aadhiyaagama keerththanam
- Viviliya virodham
- Gaandhamalar alladhu karpin maatchi (novel)
Books about him
Thamotharampillai's History, D.A. Rajaratnam Pillai, Published by: n. Munisami Mudaliar, 'Ananda Bodhini', Madras, 1934References
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