Tamil scholar, writer, critic and translator (1931–1989)
K. D. Thirunavukkarasu (1931–1989) was an IndianTamil scholar, writer, critic and translator fromTamil Nadu,India.[1]
Thirunavukkarasu was an alumnus ofPachaiyappa's College,Chennai.[2] He obtained a M.A, M.Litt. and a PhD and worked as a professor at the International Institute of Tamil Studies in Chennai. In 1974, he was awarded theSahitya Akademi Award forTamil for his literary criticismThirukkural Needhi Illakkiyam (lit.Thirukkural, a moralist literature).[3] He died in 1989.[4]