# Parithimar Kalaignar

> Vilacheri Govinda Suryanarayana Sastri, better known by his pen name, Parithimar Kalaignar, a Professor of Tamil at the Madras Christian College, was the first person to campaign for the recognition of Tamil as a classical language.

*Tamil scholar, writer and early advocate for Tamil as a classical language (1870–1903)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1870-08-11
- **Died:** 1903-11-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
- [Parithimar Kalaignar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parithimar_Kalaignar)
- [Parithimar Kalaignar](https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parithimar_Kalaignar)
- [பரிதிமாற் கலைஞர்](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%9E%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D)
- [Wikiquote](https://ta.wikiquote.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%9E%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14472136)

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