Write about R.Ilangumaranar
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Ilankumaranar – a living Tamil archive:-
Tamil is his life blood. Thirukkural is his life breath. Books are his treasures and words are his wealth. “My mission is to restore the dying and resurrect the dead,” says Pulavar Ilankumaranar with fierce determination, implying lost and disappearing works of literature.
A Tamil poet, writer, scholar, etymologist and bibliophile, R.Ilankumaranar who is held in high esteem among academic and intellectual circles in the state, is also the founder of the Thiruvalluvar Thava Salai, Allur.
“The conference should have ideally been held after the aim is achieved: the language has to thrive in our schools, colleges, temples and courts of law,” said Pulavar Ilankumaranar on the World Classical Tamil Conference.
The Tamil pandit from the village of Vazhavantharpuram in Tirunelveli district, who shifted base to Tiruchi, established the Thiruvalluvar Thava Salai in Allur in 1993. Since then, he has promoted Tamil literature, particularly Thirukkural from his idyllic home on the banks of the River Cauvery. To him, Thirukkural is not a book, but a way of life.
In love with books
At 80, Ilankumaranar is highly animated. Robust and untiring. The bibliophile who began his collection at the age of 16 quips, “I can survive without food, but not without books. My wife dropped out of school after Class Five, but she has read more than 2000 of the books here,” he adds.
Each book has been preserved lovingly, covered neatly with brown paper and arranged on steel racks. Gazettes, government records, old letters, ancient manuscripts, translations of prized works and books on art, painting, sculpture and literature fill the shelves.
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A Tamil poet, writer, scholar, etymologist and bibliophile, R. Ilankumaranar who is held in high esteem among academic and intellectual circles in the state, is also the founder of the Thiruvalluvar Thava Salai, Allur.