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A. A. Manavalan

エー・エー・マナヴァラン

A. A. Manavalan

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1937 （Tamil Nadu）
Died
2018-12-01 （Tamil Nadu） age 81
Nationality
India
Languages
Tamil, English
Residence History
Tamil Nadu

Career

Occupations
scholar, Tamil language scholar
Active Years
1937-2018

Awards

Saraswati Samman
2011
Work: Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalyum
Organization: K. K. Birla Foundation
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalyum

2005 Comparative literature

A comparative study of Ramayana written in 48 languages including Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Tibetan, Tamil, Old Javanese, Japanese, Telugu, Assamese, Malayalam, Bengali, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi, Odisi, Persian, Malay, Burmese, Maranao, Thai, Laotian and Kashmiri.

RamayanaComparative studies

Bibliography

  • Tamil research through journals : an annotated bibliography
  • Dr. Mu. Va. : collection of research papers on Dr. Mu. Va.
  • Mutual flames : essays in comparative literature, Tamil and English
  • Epic heroism in Milton and Kamban
  • A compendium of Tirukkural : translations in English
  • Essays and tributes on Tirukkural : 1886-1986 A.D.
  • Comparative studies in literary cultures
  • Aristotilin Kavithai Iyal

Translations by Author

  • Translation of Aristotle's Poetics into Tamil

Legacy

Awarded Saraswati Samman for his comparative study of Ramayana across 48 languages. Notable Tamil scholar who translated Aristotle's Poetics into Tamil.