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On 25 April 1951, Perunchithiranar had married
Kamalam (later "Thamarai"), daughter of Chellammal and Chinnasamy from Salem. He and Thamarai had six children: Porkodi, Poongundran, Thenmozhi, Chithira Chenthaazhai, Pozhilan, and Pirainuthal.
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Initially, Perunchithiranar added the prefix of his father's name to his name and maintained it as 'Duraimanickam'. The 'richness' of the
Samudram town surrounded by mountains is said to have instilled in him a passion for nature.
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After 16 issues, the magazine briefly stopped publication due to financial problems. It resumed publication in 1963 and was well received by college students and Tamil writers.
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from 17 November 1965 to 16 January 1966. He was fired from his post office citing the sentence. While in prison, he wrote the first volume of
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Perunchithiranar is regarded as one of the foremost Tamil scholars of the twentieth century. His works have been nationalized by the
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against Hindi imposition. He also published a poem and an editorial in the magazine against
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From 1961 to 1965, Perunchithiranar served as Deputy
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in 1952). During this time, he also won in a debate show titled "
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won't sleep. Hence, if the Tamils join shoulders and rise,
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scholar, poet, journalist, and political activist from
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Terrorism and
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