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Epigraphist S. Rasu (85)
August 13 , 2023
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- An Epigraphist, archaeologist and Tamil scholar ‘Pulavar’ S Rasu passed away in Coimbatore.
- He born in1938 at Vellode in Chennimalai union near Erode.
- Pulavar S. Rasu identified Kodumanal village as the one mentioned as ‘Kodumanam’ as inscribed in Padhitrupathu of Sangam literature.
- Following his identification, excavations began for the first time in 1985.
- It brought to light two cultural periods – megalithic and early historic.
- The Tamil Nadu government had in 2012 presented the U.V. Swaminatha Iyer Award to the poet for his contribution as Tamil scholar.
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