Pulavar Kuzhanthai (1 July 1906 – 22 September 1972) is a

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poet and writer. He has written many Tamil books in prose and poetry form. Kuzhanthai is inspired by the Dravidian movement,

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and

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Ravana Kaaviyam

His epic, ''Ravana Kaaviyam'', is a

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. The book is made of 3100 poetic stanzas in which

is the

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. The book was released in 1946. The book was banned by the then ruling

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government. The ban was lifted only in 1971 by the then

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Nationalisation of works

In 2006, the

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gave Rupees 500,000 to Kuzhanthai's heir and nationalised his literary works meaning his works are now in public domain.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuzhanthai, Pulavar Tamil-language writers 1906 births 1972 deaths People from Erode district 20th-century Indian poets Poets from Tamil Nadu Indian male poets 20th-century Indian male writers