R. K. Narayan
1906–2001English-language writer (1906–2001)
film writer and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India (1909-1969)
C. N. Annadurai
1909–1969, born Kanchipuram, writes in Tamil, English, writer, playwright, journalist
Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai, also known as Perarignar Anna, was an Indian politician who was the founder and first general-secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He served as the fourth and last chief minister of Madras State from 1967 until 1969, and then as the first chief minister of Tamil Nadu for 20 days before his death in office. He was the first member of a Dravidian party to hold either post.
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1922–1988Tamil writer (1922–1988)
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Kalki Krishnamurthy
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