Tamil Language & Literature

[From a posting in newsgroups: soc.culture.tamil on 26 July 1994
by C.R.Selvakumar - [email protected]]

I was reading a small book by irA. iLanGkumaran on 'thamizhk kA.cu. vin thamizhar samayam - Or Ayvu'. The book has 117 pages and was published in 1986 by 'thamizhk kA.cu. ninaivu ilakkiyak kuzhu', Kuzhiththalai, Thiruchchi. I consider iLanGkumaran as one of the best Tamil writers in terms of style.

I found on pages 6 and 7 a list of 52 works of Mr. Kanthimathinathan Subramanian. Mr. Subramanian was popularly known as kA.cu in Tamil Literary circles. Although I had heard about kA.cu, I've only read small parts of one of his books on civaNYaana bOtham. I realize how much I must be missing ! I'm posting this list in the hope some of you might not be aware of this set of books just as I was until recently. Mr. K. Subramanian was born in 1889 and he was a lawyer by profession; Tamil writer by fame. List of kA.cu's works.

1. ilakkiya varalARu - pakuthi 1 1928

2. ilakkiya varalARu - pakuthi 2 1928

3. appar cuvAmikaL cariththiram 1927

4. aRivu viLakka vAsakam 1925

5. inthiya cattak kOvai 1927

6. ulaka nanmaiyE oruvan vAzhvu 1948

7. ulaka perumakkaL vAzhvu - pakuthi 1 1939

8. ulaka perumakkaL vAzhvu - pakuthi 2 1940

9. kadavuLum vAzhkkai nalamum 1948

10. kumarakurupara adikaL varalARum nUlArAychchiyum 1932

11. sivaNYAna munivar varalArum nUlArAychchiyum 1932

12. sekappiriyar varalARum nAdakak kathaikaLum ??

13. thiruNYaana campantha cuvAmikaL cariththiram 1944

14. thiyAnamum vAzhkkai uyarvum 1947

15. makkaL vAzhkkaith thaththuvam 1948

16. meykaNda nUlakaL urainadai 1938

17. meykaNdArum civaNYAna pOthamum 1932

18. mozhinURk koLkaiyum thamizh mozhi amaippum 1939

19. vAzhkkai inpam 1948

20. vAna nUl 1938

21. Nature in Thevaram- Ancient Tamil Scriptures 1938

22. thamizhar camayam 1940

23. thiruvAsakam ( theLivurai) 1917 24. thirukkuRaL- pozhippurai 1944

25. saiva siththAntha varalARu 1924

26. thirumurukARRup padai - mUlamum -uraiyum 1946

27. pazhanthamizhar nAkarIkam 1939

28. udal nUl 1915

29. canthAnaaciriyar cariththiram 1925

30. thAyumAna cuvAmikaL cariththiram 1931

31. thanippAdal thirattu - thokuthi-1 1959

32. thanippAdal thirattu - thokuthi-2 1960

33. sivaNYAna cuvamikaL varalARu 1955

34. cEkkizhAr cuvAmikaL varlARum periyapurANa ArAychchiyum 1928

35. cuntharamUrththi cuvAmikaL cariththiram 1928

36. pattaNaththadikaL varalARum nUlArAychchiyum 1930

37. maNivAsakap perumAn varalARu 1928

38. ilakkiya caritha cArak kathaikaL 1957

39. ANdAL varalARum nUlArAychchiyum 1934

40. civaNYAna pOthap pozhippurai 1949

41. The Metaphysics of the Siva Siddhantha System 1920

42. caiva ciththAntha uNmai varalARu ??

43. thamizh nAttu inthu camayanGkaLin varalARu 1924

44. kuRRanGkaLin neRi muRaikaL 1925

45. maNimAlai- thinGkaLEdu ( 1-12 ithazhkaL ) 1935 ( poRuppAciriyar ?)

46. ulakap perumakkaL vAzhvu - pakuthi 3. 1940

47. A Short sketch of the Hindu Relions 1923

48. A Note on the Hindu REligions Endowments Bill ??

49. Tamil Blooms ??

50. nIthi neRi viLakkam ( AnGkilak kuRippu ) 1923

51. civappirakAsam ( AnGkilak kuRippu) 1924

52. isaip pAdalkaL ( veLivaravillai )

K.Subramanianknown as kA.cu.

K.Subramanian
known as kA.cu.