P. Sri Acharya was a Tamil

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 scholar, journalist and writer from Tamil Nadu

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, India

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Biography

Acharya was born in Thenthiruperai

Thenthiruperai

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, Thoothukudi District

Thoothukudi District

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 in 1886 to Pichu Iyengar and Pichu Ammal. His full birth name was P. Srinivasacharya, which was later shortened to P. Sri Acharya and further to P. Sri. He was educated at MDT Hindu College, Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli

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. He was a friend of the nationalist poet Subramania Bharathi and under his influence become an independence activist

Indian independence movement

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. At the insistence of C. Rajagopalachari

C. Rajagopalachari

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 he started reading Tamil literature

Tamil literature

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 and it soon became his primary field of expertise. He also published a journal titled Grama Paribalanam (lit. Administration of Villages) briefly. Later he worked as a journalist for the journal Kumaran. At Kalki Krishnamurthy

Kalki Krishnamurthy

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's invitation he joined Ananda Vikatan

Ananda Vikatan

Ananda Vikatan ஆனந்த விகடன் is the leading Tamil language weekly magazine published from Chennai, India. It is part of the Vikatan group which also publishes Junior Vikatan , Chutti Vikatan , Aval Vikatan , Naanayam Vikatan , Sakthi Vikatan , Motor Vikatan and Pasumai Vikatan Ananda Vikatan ஆனந்த...

. He ended his journalistic career as the editor of Dina Mani

Dina Mani

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. In 1965, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award

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 for Tamil for his biography of Ramanuja

Ramanuja

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. He died in 1981.

Alliance Publishers

• Arupadai Veedugal (6 Volumes)
• Azhwargal Varalaaru (8 Volumes)
• Divya Prabandha Saaram
• Aruna Girinadhar
• Kandhapurana Kadhaigal
• Naradhar
• Navarathiri Kadhaigal
• Rajarishi Viswamithrar
• Thayumanavar
• Dasavathara Kadhaigal
• Thulli Thirindha Kalathilae
• Avvaiyar
• Moonru Deepangal

Kannadasan

Kannadasan

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Publishers

(Critical Commentaries)

• Ramanum Muruganum
• Manikkavasagarum Nammazhvarum
• Kabirdasarum Thayumanavarum
• Gandhiyum Leninum
• Gandhiyum Vinobavum
• Andalum Meeravum
• Bharathiyum Tagorum
• Valluvarum Socratesum
• Nandanarum Thirupaanalwarum
• Bharathi: Naan Kandathum Kettadhum

Kalaimagal Kariyalayam

• Anbu Vazhartha Arivu Payir - Azhwargalum Acharyargalum
• Paadum Bhaktha Manigal (9 Volumes)
• Moovar Erriya Mozhivilakku
• Thonda Kulamae thozhu kulam
• Thuyil Ezhuppiya Thondar
• Adi Soodiya Arasu
• Bhagawanai Valartha Bhakthar

Unknown publisher

• Thiruppavai
• Thiruvembavai
• Kuzhandhai Valarppu Murai
• Sivanesa Selvar
• Thamizh valarndha Kadhai