# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/devaneya-pavanar
# Generated: 2026-08-12T20:13:11.751Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/devaneya-pavanar"
name: "Devaneya Pavanar"
slug: "devaneya-pavanar"
description: "Devaneya Pavanar was an Indian scholar who wrote over 35 research volumes on Tamil language and literature. Additionally, he was a staunch proponent of the \"Pure Tamil movement\" and initiated the Etymological Dictionary Project primarily to bring out the roots of Tamil words and their connections and ramifications with Nostratic studies."
tagline: "Indian writer, etymologist (1902–1981)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Devaneya_Pavanar_2006_stamp_of_India.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1902-02-07"
deathDate: "1981-01-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.41512
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump