Vallikannan
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Born
12 November 1920
Rajavallipuram S. Krishnasamy
12 November 1920
Rajavallipuram,
Tinnevely District,
Madras Presidency,
British India
(now Tirunelveli district,
Tamil Nadu, India)
Tinnevely District,
Madras Presidency,
British India
(now Tirunelveli district,
Tamil Nadu, India)
Died9 November 2006 (aged 85)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Pen nameVallikannan
OccupationJournalist, writer, scholar
Vallikannan | |
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| Born | Rajavallipuram S. Krishnasamy 12 November 1920 Rajavallipuram, Tinnevely District, Madras Presidency, British India (now Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Died | 9 November 2006 (aged 85) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Pen name | Vallikannan |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer, scholar |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award (1978) |
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Rajavallipuram Subramanian Krishnasamy (Tamil: ரா.சு. கிருஷ்ணசாமி; 12 November 1920 – 9 November 2006), known by his pen name Vallikannan, was a Tamil writer, journalist, critic, and translator from Tamil Nadu, India.
