Swami Vipulananda

Swami Vipulananda
Born	Mylvaganam Samithamby 1892 Karaitivu, Sri Lanka
Died	July 19, 1947 Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
Cause of death	General illness
Resting place	Monument at Sivananda Vidyalayam
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Other names	Vipulananda Adigal, Muththamizh Viththgar
Education	Bachelor of Science
Occupation	Professor
Employer	University of Ceylon
Known for	Hindu reformer

Swami Vipulanada (Tamil: சுவாமி விபுலாநந்தர்) (1892 – July 20, 1947), also known as Vipulananda Adigal, was a Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu social reformer, literary critic, author, poet, teacher and ascetic from the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. Vipulanada was an early pioneer associated with the Indian-based Ramakrishna Mission in Sri Lanka. Along with other reformers, Vipulanada was instrumental in the revival of the Hindu religion and native traditions in Sri Lanka after a long period of dormancy and decline during the previous 500 years of colonial rule by various European powers.

Vipulanada was born in the village of Karativu, in the south of Batticaloa in Sri Lanka. His father's name was Samithamby and mother's name was Kannammai. His birth name was Mylvaganam. Vipulanada had his early education in Christian mission-run schools in his native village, neighboring Kalmunai and eventually in Batticaloa city. After completing his high school education at the age of 16, Vipulanada became a teacher in various cities across the island nation. During his tenure as a teacher he completed his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of London, and also became the first Sri Lankan Tamil Pandithar, a degree awarded by the Tamil Nadu-based Madurai Tamil Sangam, a linguistics academy created to promote the study of Tamil language. Vipulanada eventually became the head of operations of the Ramakrishna Mission in Sri Lanka as well as a professor of Tamil language in two universities.

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