R. K. Narayan
1906–2001English-language writer (1906–2001)
epigraphist (1930–2018)
Iravatham Mahadevan
1930–2018, born Tiruchirappalli, writes in Tamil, translator
Iravatham Mahadevan was an Indian epigraphist, lawyer, and civil servant, known for his decipherment of Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions and for his expertise on the epigraphy of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
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On Open Library
Early Tamil Epigraphy from the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D (Harvard Oriental Series)2003
Early Tamil epigraphy2003Editions Open Library lists under this name; a namesake may slip in.
Elsewhere
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Also writing in Tamil
Akilandam
1922–1988Tamil writer (1922–1988)
Jayakanthan
1934–2015writer, journalist, filmmaker
Kalki Krishnamurthy
1899–1954writer, journalist, freedom fighter and Tamil novelist (1899–1954)
Prapanchan
1945–2018writer (1945-2018)
Thamizhpparithi Maari
b. 1974academician, writer and wikipedian