Manonmaniam Sundaram Pillai
| Manonmaniyam P. Sundaram Pillai | |
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| Born |
Manmoniyam Perumal Sundaram Pillai 4 April 1855 |
| Died | April 26, 1897 (aged 42) |
| Occupation | writer, scholar |
| Spouse(s) | Sivagami Ammal |
Manonmaniyam P. Sundaram Pillai (April 4, 1855 – April 26, 1897) was an Indian scholar, noted for the famous Tamil drama Manonmaniyam.
He was born in the area of Alapuzha in Kerala, India, to Perumal Pillai and Madathi Ammal (Māṭatti'am'māḷ மாடத்தி அம்மாள்). Pillai studied religious literature such as Tevaram, Thiruvasagam during his childhood. Nagapattinam Narayana Samy Pillai was his Tamil language teacher. He completed his B.A. in 1876 and in the following year, he married Sivagami Ammal (Civakāmi am'māḷ சிவகாமி அம்மாள்).
His career as an educator began in 1877. He became the Principal at a bilingual English-Tamil school in Tirunelveli, playing a key role in the school's development. Pillai later taught philosophy at H. H. The Maharaja's College, Thiruvananthapuram and he completed his M.A. in 1880. During that period he became acquainted with Robert Harvey.
Sundaram showed his respect for Harvey, a Scottish Professor of Philosophy and English at The Maharaja's College, by dedicating his drama Manonmaniyam to him, and naming his farmhouse after him. Together they wrote the book, Some Early Sovereigns of Travancore.
The MDT Hindu College, Tirunelveli, of which he was the first Principal, describes his works as follows:
He established Saiva Prakasha Sabha at Trivandram in 1885. He taught Swami Vivekananda about the Saiva Sidhantham. In 1885, he published Chathira Saugiragam, commonly known as Nootrogai Villakkam. He wrote and published his masterpiece Manonmaniam in 1891. In the same year, he became a member Fellow of Madras University (FMU). In 1897, Some Early Sovereigns of Travancore was published and he became a Member of Royal Asiatic Society (MRAS).
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