Kavignar Meenavan | |
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கவிஞர் மீனவன் | |
| Born | R. K. Narayanasamy 9 January 1933 |
| Died | 22 August 2012 (aged 79) Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupations | Poet, Writer, Scholar |
| Spouse | Chandra |
| Children | 4 |
Kavignar Meenavan (கவிஞர் மீனவன், 9 January 1933 – 22 August 2012), born R.K. Narayanasamy, was a Tamil poet, writer and activist. He was called Kavignar Meenavan by the people of Nagapattinam. He was a popular scholar and has written lot of poetry and research articles on Tamil language.
He was born as R. K. Narayanasamy in Tranquebar to Kula Lakkuvan and Thailammai as a First child. Worked as a school teacher in different places, and retired as a Tamil teacher from National Higher Secondary School, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu.
He was a follower of 'Periyar' E. V. Ramasamy.
Kavignar Meenavan penned his works under different pseudonyms.
He wrote the following books: