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Sivanthi Adithanar
Sivanthi Adityan (24 September 1936 – 19 April 2013) was an Indian media baron who ran Tamil language, Tamil newspapers Dina Thanthi, Daily Thanthi and Maalaimalar. Sivanthi started the first evening Tamil Daily Maalai Murasu at Tirunelveli in 1959. He was an educationist, an industrialist and a philanthropist. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. He was popularly called "Chinna Ayya" as a mark of respect by the people. In 2012 Adithan bought the NDTV Hindu news channel and renamed it as Thanthi TV. He was the President of Indian Olympic Association from 1987 to 1996. Early life Dr. Sivanthi Adityan was the second son of S. P. Adithanar and Govinthammal. His father S. P. Adithanar was a lawyer, ex-minister and founder of the Tamil daily newspaper Dina Thanthi, Daily Thanthi. He did his schooling at Ramakrishna Higher Secondary School and Besant Theosophical High School and his Bachelors at the Presidency College. He was an active NCC Cadet during his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kayamozhi
Kayamozhi is a village 9 km west of Thiruchendur in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, India. Its history goes back to the 16th century as the capital of the old Vadapattu region. Civics Administration *Civic Status : Village Panchayat *Administrative offices : Kayamozhi Panchayat Office & VAO Office. *Administration Officials : The VAO, The Village Panchayat Head & The Secretary. Demographics The total population of Kayamozhi is 5497, of which male constitute 2,552 and female 2,945. Literacy rate is 85%. Sociality Religion Caste * Kayamozhi contains all type of community people such as OBC (Aditanars, Nadars, Devars, Maruthuvars), SC (Paraiyars, Arunthathiyars) along with some Nomadic tribes. In which, 30 - 40℅ of population is occupied by scheduled caste people. * Even though people's classified by caste, they always united together. Muppudathi amman aadi festival unite the people once in a year which is a solid evidence for the equality among people with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
