Tamil scholar and Periyarist Ma. Nannan passes away
November 8 , 2017 2573 days 1702 0
Tamil scholar, Periyarist and former director of Tamil Development Department Ma. Nannan passed away.
Nannan was famous for his classes in Doordarshan program ‘Tamil Karpom’
Nannan was a professor of Tamil at the Presidency college in Chennai and the author of over 70 books and was the recipient of Tamil Nadu’s Periyar, Thiru Vika and Anna awards.
He also served as Director of Tamil Development and Vice-Chairman of Adult Education Board.
Nannan was a freedom fighter and he participated in the Quit India Movement and he also involved himself in the anti-Hindi agitation.