33:
324:
He continued to study law, and in 1871 received the 'B.L.'. After passing the examination, he worked as a lawyer in
Kumbakonam and in 1884 he was appointed as a Judge of the Pudukottai High Court. In 1895, after his retirement of about six years, the government conferred the title of 'Rao Bahadur' on
198:
After finishing his college education in 1852 at
Batticotta Seminary, Thamotharampillai taught for some years under the mission and then proceeded to Madras to head a mission-run daily. There he converted to Saivism, and wishing to keep his initials C. W., took on the name Cirupitty
190:. He chose to learn Tamil grammar and English at an early age. He studied science at the renowned Vaddukottai Seminary in Jaffna at the age of twelve. After that, In 1852 he worked sometime as a teacher in a School at Kopay, Ayalur. His son Alakasundaram is also a Tamil scholar.
517:
199:
Wyravanathar
Thamotharampillai. In 1858 he became the first student in the state to appear for the first Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree examination conducted by the University of Madras. He later became the headmaster of Tamil Nadu
170:; 12 September 1832 – 1 January 1901)), sometimes referred to by the initials as C. Y., devoted his energies to the work of editing and publishing some of the oldest works of classical Tamil poetry and grammar. According to
211:
In 1853, he came to
Chennai to become editor of the Tamil Nadu Daily Gazette run by Rev. Peter Percival, owner of the Wesleyan English School in Jaffna. He also worked as a Tamil Pandit in the Rajasthani College.
235:
born Pillai was the earliest scholar to systematically hunt for long-lost manuscripts and publish them using modern tools of textual criticism. These included:
450:
644:
639:
224:', which not only sparked his interest in the field of book publishing, but also earned him the title of 'pioneer of Tamil publishing'.
654:
555:
341:
Statue of
Thamotharampillai established at the Kopay Christian College where he studied,And a statue at sirupiddy where he was born
649:
433:
Thamotharampillai's
History, D.A. Rajaratnam Pillai, Published by: n. Munisami Mudaliar, 'Ananda Bodhini', Madras, 1934
333:
At the age of sixty-nine, Thamotharampillai died on
January 1, 1901 (March 18, 1901) in the Purasaiwakkam of Chennai
316:(1894), all with scholarly commentaries. Between them, they published more 100 works in all, including minor poems.
203:
Government
College. He then became an auditor on the Government Accounts Department and later as the attorney.
460:
659:
268:
186:
Cirupitty
Wyravanathar Thamotharampillai was born to Vairavanathapillai and Perundevi in Siruppiddy in
634:
629:
103:
259:
242:
551:
482:
175:
80:
54:
486:
300:
187:
171:
163:
58:
32:
623:
572:
272:
357:
C. W. Thamotharampillai published a number of ancient literature. Some of them are:
280:
76:
610:
C. W. Thamotharampillai who edited and published the oldest works of Tamil poetry
613:
294:
248:
200:
312:
306:
254:
178:" of Tamil, and that his "greatness and merits have never been acknowledged".
455:
174:, he was the first person to be "engaged in the rediscovery of the earliest
609:
232:
275:
manuscripts and preparing them into compilations and modern form.
349:
List of books published and written by C. W. Thamotharampillai:
595:
Enna
Prayocanam?' Constructing the canon in colonial Tamilnadu
271:, was responsible for collecting and cataloguing numerous old
573:"A Study in Tamil Biographies - Thamotharampillai and Navala"
390:
Tolkaappiya ezhuthadhikaarathirkaana nachchinaarkkiniyanurai
366:
Cēṉāvaraiyar solladhikaaraththirku seaavaraiyar urai (1868)
597:, Indian Economic Social History Review 2005 42:535, p544
507:
Kamil Zvelebil, The Smile of Murugan, Leiden 1973, p 269
378:
Tolkaappiya Poruladhikaarathirkaana nachinaarkiniyarurai
220:
In 1853 he published a Tamil book on ethics entitled '
571:Herbert Hoole, Samuel Ratnajeevan (December 1994).
145:
137:
129:
121:
113:
96:
88:
65:
39:
23:
550:. New York: American Tract Society. p. 140.
548:Seven years in Ceylon: Stories of Missionary Life
267:Pillai, along with his contemporaries such as
257:(1887) - the first of the Eight Anthologies (
8:
424:Gaandhamalar alladhu karpin maatchi (novel)
278:Both Iyer and Pillai printed and published
546:Leitch, Mary; Leitch, Margaret W. (1890).
20:
156:Cirupitty Wyravanathar Thamotharampillai
583:(8–9): 40–44 – via Research Gate.
441:
7:
541:
539:
18:Indian advocate and high court judge
14:
522:யாழ்ப்பாணம் : : Jaffna
149:Vairavanathapillai and Perundevi
31:
487:"A Study in Tamil Biographies"
1:
290:Tholkappiyam Senavariyar urai
645:Sri Lankan Tamil revivalists
640:Sri Lankan Hindu revivalists
449:S. Muthiah (9 August 2004).
451:"The first Madras graduate"
676:
117:Advocate, high court judge
524:(in Tamil). 28 March 2010
418:Aadhiyaagama keerththanam
415:Ezhaam vaasaga puththagam
412:Aaraam vaasaga puththagam
167:
30:
655:Sri Lankan Tamil writers
593:A.R. Venkatachalapathy,
518:"சி. வை. தாமோதரம்பிள்ளை"
497:(12). Surrey, UK: 16–18.
650:Sri Lankan Tamil people
25:C. W. Thamotharampillai
168:சி. வை. தாமோதரம்பிள்ளை
369:Veerasoozhiyam (1881)
269:U. V. Swaminatha Iyer
251:-Porulatikaram (1885)
216:Pioneer in Publishing
485:(15 December 1994).
381:Thirutanigai Puranam
362:Neethi Neri Vilakkam
286:Nachinarkiniyar urai
222:Needhi Neri Vilakkam
176:classical literature
104:University of Madras
400:Kattalai Kalithurai
243:Iraiyanar Akapporul
228:Manuscript Recovery
483:Hoole, Ratnajeevan
463:on 28 January 2016
409:Natchathira Maalai
325:Damodaram Pillai.
239:Viracoliyam (1881)
421:Viviliya virodham
384:Ilakkana Vilakkam
372:Irayanar Agaporul
320:Rao Bahadur Award
153:
152:
107:
81:Madras Presidency
50:12 September 1832
667:
598:
591:
585:
584:
568:
562:
561:
543:
534:
533:
531:
529:
514:
508:
505:
499:
498:
479:
473:
472:
470:
468:
459:. Archived from
446:
403:Saiva magathuvam
169:
125:Tamil literature
101:
72:
49:
47:
35:
21:
675:
674:
670:
669:
668:
666:
665:
664:
620:
619:
606:
601:
592:
588:
570:
569:
565:
558:
545:
544:
537:
527:
525:
516:
515:
511:
506:
502:
481:
480:
476:
466:
464:
448:
447:
443:
439:
431:
429:Books about him
406:Vacaṉa cūḷāmaṇi
397:
355:
353:Published texts
347:
339:
331:
322:
230:
218:
209:
196:
184:
108:
84:
83:, British India
74:
70:
61:
55:Jaffna District
51:
45:
43:
26:
19:
12:
11:
5:
673:
671:
663:
662:
657:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
622:
621:
618:
617:
605:
604:External links
602:
600:
599:
586:
563:
556:
535:
509:
500:
474:
440:
438:
435:
430:
427:
426:
425:
422:
419:
416:
413:
410:
407:
404:
401:
396:
395:Composed texts
393:
392:
391:
388:
385:
382:
379:
376:
373:
370:
367:
364:
354:
351:
346:
343:
338:
335:
330:
327:
321:
318:
301:Cilappatikaram
265:
264:
252:
246:
240:
229:
226:
217:
214:
208:
205:
195:
192:
188:British Ceylon
183:
180:
172:Kamil Zvelebil
151:
150:
147:
143:
142:
139:
135:
134:
131:
127:
126:
123:
122:Known for
119:
118:
115:
111:
110:
98:
94:
93:
90:
86:
85:
75:
73:(aged 68)
69:1 January 1901
67:
63:
62:
59:British Ceylon
52:
41:
37:
36:
28:
27:
24:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
672:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
641:
638:
636:
633:
631:
628:
627:
625:
615:
611:
608:
607:
603:
596:
590:
587:
582:
578:
574:
567:
564:
559:
557:9781169279216
553:
549:
542:
540:
536:
523:
519:
513:
510:
504:
501:
496:
492:
488:
484:
478:
475:
462:
458:
457:
452:
445:
442:
436:
434:
428:
423:
420:
417:
414:
411:
408:
405:
402:
399:
398:
394:
389:
386:
383:
380:
377:
374:
371:
368:
365:
363:
360:
359:
358:
352:
350:
344:
342:
336:
334:
328:
326:
319:
317:
315:
314:
309:
308:
303:
302:
297:
296:
291:
287:
283:
282:
276:
274:
270:
262:
261:
256:
253:
250:
247:
244:
241:
238:
237:
236:
234:
227:
225:
223:
215:
213:
206:
204:
202:
193:
191:
189:
181:
179:
177:
173:
165:
161:
157:
148:
144:
141:Alakasundaram
140:
136:
132:
128:
124:
120:
116:
114:Occupation(s)
112:
105:
99:
95:
91:
87:
82:
78:
68:
64:
60:
56:
42:
38:
34:
29:
22:
16:
660:Rai Bahadurs
594:
589:
580:
576:
566:
547:
526:. Retrieved
521:
512:
503:
494:
490:
477:
465:. Retrieved
461:the original
454:
444:
432:
361:
356:
348:
345:Bibliography
340:
332:
323:
311:
310:(1889), and
305:
299:
293:
289:
285:
281:Tholkappiyam
279:
277:
266:
258:
231:
221:
219:
210:
197:
185:
159:
155:
154:
77:Purasawalkam
71:(1901-01-01)
53:Siruppiddy,
15:
635:1901 deaths
630:1832 births
614:News7 Tamil
491:Tamil Times
295:Manimekalai
249:Tolkappiyam
201:Kallikottai
133:Rao Bahadur
89:Nationality
624:Categories
437:References
313:Purananuru
307:Pattupattu
292:, (1868),
260:Eṭṭuttokai
255:Kalittokai
194:Graduation
182:Early life
46:1832-09-12
528:26 August
467:16 August
456:The Hindu
387:Soolamani
375:Kalitogai
337:Memorials
146:Parent(s)
97:Education
92:Srilankan
304:(1889),
298:(1898),
288:(1895),
138:Children
109:BL (Law)
577:Pravada
106:, 1857)
554:
273:Sangam
245:(1883)
233:Jaffna
207:Editor
160:Pillai
329:Death
164:Tamil
130:Title
552:ISBN
530:2021
495:XIII
469:2017
66:Died
40:Born
162:) (
100:BA
626::
612:.
579:.
575:.
538:^
520:.
493:.
489:.
453:.
284:,
263:).
166::
79:,
57:,
616:.
581:3
560:.
532:.
471:.
158:(
102:(
48:)
44:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
