Feb 21, 2016 en sarithiram my history u ve swaminatha iyer this is the best tamil book i have read and ranks among the finest in any language, literary autobiography of u ve swaminatha iyer 1852 to 1952. Swaminatha iyer, was one of the famous tamil scholar, who born on feburary th 1855 in uthamadhanapuram nearby kumbakonam, tamil nadu. His father, venkatasubbiar, a musician, observing the childs aptitude, made all efforts to educate the boy, putting him in the care and tutelage of tamil scholars. Seevaka chinthamani, the jain epic, was iyers second book, which appeared in print in 1887. Swaminatha iyer, diaries written by him, 1,832 books and 939 manuscripts collected by him. The making of tamil literary heritage chennai news. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Navigation facility is provided in two different manuscripts collection development in mahamahopadhyaya dr. Jun 27, 2016 in a span of about five decades, swaminatha iyer published about 100 books, including minor poems, lyrics, puranas and bhakti devotional works.
The grand daddy of tamil literature paints the life of late 19th century with so much clarity in simple tamil. These are set of ki va jaganathan speeches in places like allindia ra. Swaminatha iyer, tamil scholar and literatus, whose 141st birth anniversary fell on february 19, showed a keen interest in tamil literature, even when he was young. He had contributed a lot to the classical tamil literature that were forgotten for ages. Iyer published over 91 books in his lifetime, on a variety of matters connected to classical tamil literature, and collected. Swaminatha iyer profile, biography and life history. His father venkata subbu iyer was a leading musician.
U ve sa chapter 1 and 2 audio book by sri tamil audio book chapters 1 and 2 read and produced by sri. A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of ones father, grandfather avonymic, or an earlier male ancestor. Swaminatha iyer felt mesmerised when watching him perform his puja, paulbrunton felt transformed after a meeting with him, many politicalleaders felt drawn over and over again. His singular effort over five decades brought to light major literary works in tamil and contributed vastly to the enrichment of its literary heritage. Swaminatha iyer was an indian scholar and researcher in tamil language. At a young age, he came under the guidance of the great master, maha vidhwan meenakshi sundaram pillai. It has a significant collection of more than 3,000 letters written by other scholars to dr. Uttamadhanapuram venkatasubbaiyer swaminatha iyer is known as u. Swaminatha iyer in the campus of presidency college, chennai it was due to his efforts that the world came to know the literary output of the ancient tamils and their past. The second reason is that the book, published in 1936, is a. Iyer published over 90 books in his lifetime, on a variety of matters connected to classical tamil literature, and collected over 3,000 paper manuscripts, palmleaf. Running into 762 pages, the book is an excellent account of the life and times of villages, especially in the thanjavur district in the late 19th century. Later i presented his life as a lecture at tag centre. Swaminatha iyer library, at besant nagar in chennai.
The second reason is that the book, published in 1936, is a collectors item and is outofprint these days. Get additional 5% cash back when you make the purchase through our andriod app. Thiruvadudurai adhina vidwan, dr u ve swaminatha iyer and a few others have composed verses in praise of maha vaidyanatha sivan. The first reason is that it is written by his direct sishya at least for a while, mahaamahobadhyaya dr. Uttamadhanapuram venkatasubbaiyer swaminatha iyer 19 february 1855 28 april 1942 was a tamil scholar and researcher who was instrumental in. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Uttamadhanapuram venkatasubbaiyer swaminatha iyer 19feb1855 28apr1942 was a tamil scholar and researcher who was instrumental in bringing many longforgotten works of classical tamil literature to light. The hundreds of palm leaf manuscripts gathered by u. U v swaminatha iyer s life is an epic in itself each and every episode of his life has an inherent message for the future generation. U v swaminatha iyers life is an epic in itself each and every episode of his life has an inherent message for the future generation.
Oct, 2014 in tamil, something similar can possibly be said in the case of u. Jan 18, 2019 and among these, maha vaidyanatha sivan is one of the most frequently written about and perhaps the one performercomposer of the post tyagaraja era on whom we have a significant amount of authentic information, thanks to two of his biographers u ve swaminatha iyer and vasudevanallur subbiah bhagavatar. Sa by dr u ve swaminatha iyer 9781986536400 booktopia. I have always had a thought of reading a book which talks about tamil, but was hesitant since i had a feeling that i will not understand it and it would be boring. En sarithiram my history u ve swaminatha iyer this is the best tamil book i have read and ranks among the finest in any language, literary autobiography of u ve swaminatha iyer 1852 to 1952. He had published more than 90 books during his time and had collected many palm leaf scripts and notes. Kandasamy born 1940 is a novelist from mayiladuthurai in the indian state of tamil nadu a first generation learner in his family, kandasamys literary career took off in 1968 with the publication of his novel chayavanam listed by the national book trust as a masterpiece in modern indian literature. Swaminatha iyer, affectionately called as tamizh thaathaa for his untiring efforts to trace ancient tamil literary works, spent all his years in the service of tamil language. What he published was not a mere transcription of the manuscripts in palm leaves. Functioning since 1943, a year after swaminatha iyer died, the library is a fitting memorial to this relentless researcher.
The book also reveals the enormous perseverance of u v swaminatha iyer in his quest to master tamil and save manuscripts. In tamil, something similar can possibly be said in the case of u. The massive compendium of u ve swaminatha iyer s introductory essays compiled and edited by p saravanan and published by kalachuvadu publications in december 2014 is a compelling. Born on feb 19, 1855 at suriaymoolai, tamil nadu, india.
Ve swaminatha iyer was a great poet of south india. In 50 years, he collected over 3000 heritage manuscripts by housetohouse hunts across the madras presidency. Buy en sarithiram book online at best prices in india on. U ve sa catalyzed the transition from palm manuscripts to printed books, a parallel to the digital transformation we are witnessing. Manuscripts collection development in mahamahopadhyaya dr. Apr 29, 2019 murugan the embodiment of beauty and valour, dr. Manuscripts collection development in mahamahopadhyaya.
May 28, 2011 uttamadhanapuram venkatasubbaiyer swaminatha iyer is known as u. Ve swaminatha iyer became a tamil teacher at the kumbakonam government college. The tamil scholar dr u ve swaminatha iyer in his biography of his guru mahavidwan meenakshisundaram pillai notes that the latter came to madras in 1839 and visited the college. Swaminatha iyer lived and published his works for over four decades, was razed to ground recently. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Books like this are the only way to learn the life and culture of tamils 200 years ago a must read. Buy en sarithiram book online at low prices in india en. More recently, i had the privilege to write an abridged article on his life as part of the music academys latest publication the melaragamalika of maha vaidyanatha. I was especially amazed to learn that in those days 1 marriage expenses were entirely borne by the groom side and brides parents were spending only for the cost of mangalsutra.
The 20 top books goodreads members are reading now. The college on college road madras heritage and carnatic. Ramesh babu2 1librarian, madras school of economics, chennai 600 025, tamil nadu, india 2former professor, dept. Several scholars and writers, like bharathidasan, resorted to poetry in order to develop and improve literature and themselves. He wrote an autobiography named en caritham and published over 90 books. Did tamil brahmins consider tamil as inferior to sanskrit. In a span of about five decades, swaminatha iyer published about 100 books, including minor poems, lyrics, puranas and bhakti devotional works. It would be redundant to elaborate on the authenticity of this book. Tamil poet and nationalist subramania bharati, who inspired the freedom movement with his songs, admired swaminatha iyer. This is the best tamil book i have read and ranks among the finest in any language, literary autobiography of u ve swaminatha iyer 1852 to 1952. Swaminatha iyer library on clicking the works from the homepage the link moves to the page which contains two options namely tamil and english. A component of a name based on the name of ones mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Uttamadhanapuram venkatasubbaiyer swaminatha iyer was a tamil scholar and researcher who was instrumental in bringing.
A name based on the name of ones child is a teknonymic or paedonymic. The concert pattern sitting erect with closed eyes and with no gimics oof head or hand the concert would look like a yoga nishtai. Uttamadhanapuram venkatasubbaiyer swaminatha iyer 18551942 was a tamil scholar and researcher who was instrumental in bringing many longforgotten works of classical tamil literature to light. Swaminatha iyer in his quest to master tamil and save manuscripts. To give you an anology, as i live in usa, if some one says english is an incomplete lan. Aug 05, 2019 uttamadhanapuram venkatasubbaiyer swaminatha iyer 19feb1855 28apr1942 was a tamil scholar and researcher who was instrumental in bringing many longforgotten works of classical tamil literature to light. En sarithiram my history u ve swaminatha iyer this is the best tamil book i have read and ranks among the finest in any language, literary autobiography of.
Swaminatha iyer from nooks and corners of tamil nadu are now stored in the mahamahopadhyaya dr. Referring to the high quality of swaminatha iyers publications, jagannathan wrote in his biographical note. This library was started in the year 1943 in memory of eminent tamil scholar and researcher dr. In 2003, i was asked by sruti magazine and its editor kv ramanathan to do a full profile of this great composer and singer. If you are talking about today, my answer is that tamil bramins do not consider tamil to be any equal to sanskrit. Strangely, one tamil treatise was even sourced from france. Mahatma gandhi felt fulfilled after a onehour meeting with him, the tamil savant u. Swaminatha iyer done his schooling and music in his own city. Krishnan, universal publishing, 2016, 166 pages, paperback rs 375.
Biography of uv swaminatha iyer famous tamil scholar. Tamil thatha sri u ve saminatha iyer house demolished. Sep 26, 2017 u v swaminatha iyers life is an epic in itself each and every episode of his life has an inherent message for the future generation. Sports more of cricket and current affairs involving syma, triplicane, tamil nadu and india. When i saw this book in library i took it just for the name ki va ja. The making of tamil literary heritage chennai news times. Uttamadhanapuram venkatasubbaiyer swaminatha iyer was a tamil scholar and researcher who was instrumental in bringing many longforgotten works of classical tamil literature to light. Autobiography of uttamadhanapuram venkatasubbaiyer swaminatha iyer u. Kandasamy born 1940 is a novelist from mayiladuthurai in the indian state of tamil nadu a first generation learner in his family, kandasamys literary career took off in 1968 with the publication of his novel chayavanam listed by the national book trust as a masterpiece in modern indian literature reading the works of jawaharlal nehru, periyar, u. Swaminatha iyer published his autobiography, en sarithiram, serialised in the tamil weekly ananda vikatan, from january 1940 to may 1942. He would put thalam with his fingres with no sound.