Mu. Varadarajan, also known asMu. Va. andVaratharasanar, was aTamil scholar, author and academic from Tamil Nadu, India.He was born in an aristocraticThuluva Vellala family nearVellore. He was a prolific writer whose published works include 13 novels, 6 plays, 2 short story collections, 11 essay anthologies, a book on the history ofTamil literature, books on Tamil linguistics and children's books. During 1961–71, he was the head of the Tamil department at theUniversity of Madras. In 1961, he was awarded theSahitya Akademi Award forTamil for his novelAgal Vilakku. During 1971–74, he was the vice-chancellor of theUniversity of Madurai.[1][2][3]
