Avvai Natarajan
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M. Channa Reddy (1993-96)
24 April 1936
Avvai Natarajan | |
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ஔவை நடராசன் | |
 Natarajan in 2016 or earlier | |
| 4-th Vice-Chancellor of Tamil University, Thanjavur | |
| In office 16 December 1992 - 15 December 1995 | |
| Chancellor(s) | Bhishma Narain Singh (1991-93) M. Channa Reddy (1993-96) |
| Preceded by | C. Balasubramanian |
| Succeeded by | K. Karunakaran |
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| Born | Sivapatha Sekaran 24 April 1936 |
| Died | 21 November 2022 (aged 86)[1] Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Spouse | Dr. Thara Natarajan |
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| Parent(s) | Logambal (mother) Avvai Duraisamy (father) |
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| Occupation | Tamil scholar |
| Workplace | Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai |
| Website | http://www.avvainatarajan.com/home |
Sivapatha Sekaran, popularly known as Avvai Natarajan (24 April 1936 – 21 November 2022) was an Indian scholar and educationist from Tamil Nadu. He was theVice-Chancellor of Thanjavur Tamil University during 1992-95. The Government of India honored Natarajan in 2011, with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri.[2]
Avvai Natarajan, hailing from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, was a secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu in the Department of Tamil Language Development and Culture.[3] Holder of an MLitt and a doctoral degree (PhD) in Tamil literature,[4] Natarajan has also worked as the Vice Chancellor of Tamil University, Thanjavur.[3][5] He was a member of the Central Institute of Classical Tamil, an institute established by the Government of India for propagation of classical Tamil language and culture.[6] He also sat in the advisory councils of Sattakadir[7] and the Madras Development Society.[8] He has delivered keynote addresses in many seminars[9] and held the chair of the selection committee of the Aram Award.[10] In 2011, the Government of India honoured him with the civilian award of Padma Shri, honoring his contributions towards Tamil language and culture.[2]
