Ramasubbaiyer
| T. V. Ramasubbaiyer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Thazhuviya Ramasubbaiyer October 2, 1908 Thazhuvia Mahadevar Koil, Vadasery, Nagercoil., Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu |
| Died | July 21, 1984 (aged 75) |
| Occupation | Philanthropist |
| Children | Venkitapathy, Krishnamoorthy, Lakshmipathy, Raghavan, Sathiamoorthy and two daughters |
| Parent(s) | Ramalinga Iyer, Bhagavathi |
Thazhuvia Ramasubbaiyer (October 2, 1908 – July 21, 1984) (popularly referred to as TVR) was an Indian freedom fighter, philanthropist and founder of the popular Tamil daily newspaper Dinamalar.
TVR was born on October 2, 1908 to Ramalinga Iyer and Bhagavathi at Thazhuvia Mahadevar Koil village in the then Nanjil land, Nagercoil, now the Kanyakumari District.
Right from his childhood, Ramasubbaiyer was a vocal opponent of caste-based discrimination. He strived for the upliftment of depressed classes.
In 1946, Sir C. P. Ramaswamy Iyer, the then Diwan of Travancore, introduced the Compulsory Educational Scheme at the Vellamadam village in Nanjilnadu province (present-day Kanyakumari district).
This plan actually made it possible for Kanyakumari District to achieve the first place in education. To gain people’s support for this plan, TVR travelled to many cities, along with the then Director of School Education, Mr. A.N. Thambi. He emphasized its significance to people and took successful steps to construct 50 school buildings within 3 months.
Ramasubbaiyer started a Tamil periodical Dinamalar on September 6, 1951 at Trivandrum. He later spread his operations to Tamil Nadu.
For 20 long years TVR was repeatedly insisting through his ‘Dinamalar’ daily that the train service between Trivandrum-Kanyakumari-Tirunelveli was essential for the development of that area. Because of his relentless efforts, he succeeded in getting this railway service.
His firm principle was that both the Tamil language and the history must be studied imbued with a scientific spirit as the western scholars do, so that the whole world would not only accept our language but also appreciate our perception and work.
After the attainment of success in the agitation for linking Nanjil with Tamil Nadu, ‘Dinamalar’ was transferred from Trivandrum to Tirunelveli on April 15, 1957. Thereafter, news items were published by giving greater importance to the general problems of the Tamil people.
The Siddha Medical College was established at Tirunelveli, only because of the repeated insistence given to it in ‘Dinamalar’ through its news and articles.
He pointed out to the Government through ‘Dinamalar’ that in spite of good rains, the lakes and ponds could not become full due to lack of maintenance. TVR showed keen interest in the rural and urban drinking water problem. ‘Dinamalar’ was responsible to create a permanent plan for the Drinking Water supply at both Kovilpatti and Dindigul which had suffered without drinking water.
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