Avvai Natarajan | |
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ஔவை நடராசன் | |
 Natarajan in 2016 or earlier | |
| 4-thVice-Chancellor of Tamil University,Thanjavur | |
| In office 16 December 1992 - 15 December 1995 | |
| Chancellor(s) | Bhishma Narain Singh (1991-93) M. Channa Reddy (1993-96) |
| Preceded by | C. Balasubramanian |
| Succeeded by | K. Karunakaran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sivapatha Sekaran (1936-04-24)24 April 1936 |
| Died | 21 November 2022(2022-11-21) (aged 86)[1] Chennai,Tamil Nadu, India |
| Spouse | Dr. Thara Natarajan |
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| Parent(s) | Logambal (mother) Avvai Duraisamy (father) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Tamil scholar |
| Workplace | Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai |
| Website | http://www.avvainatarajan.com/home |
Sivapatha Sekaran, popularly known asAvvai Natarajan (24 April 1936 – 21 November 2022) was an Indian scholar and educationist fromTamil Nadu. He was theVice-Chancellor ofThanjavur Tamil University during 1992-95. TheGovernment of India honored Natarajan in 2011, with the fourth highest civilian award ofPadma Shri.[2]
Avvai Natarajan, hailing from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, was a secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu in the Department of Tamil Language Development and Culture.[3] Holder of an MLitt and a doctoral degree (PhD) in Tamil literature,[4] Natarajan has also worked as the Vice Chancellor ofTamil University, Thanjavur.[3][5] He was a member of theCentral Institute of Classical Tamil, an institute established by theGovernment of India for propagation of classicalTamil language and culture.[6] He also sat in the advisory councils of Sattakadir[7] and the Madras Development Society.[8] He has delivered keynote addresses in many seminars[9] and held the chair of the selection committee of theAram Award.[10] In 2011, theGovernment of India honoured him with the civilian award ofPadma Shri, honoring his contributions towards Tamil language and culture.[2]
Natarajan died inChennai,Tamil Nadu on 21 November 2022, at the age of 86.[11]
