R. A. Padmanabhan

R. A. Padmanabhan (1917–2014) was an Indian journalist and a bilingual author who was the main avenue for a breakthrough on the identity of Subramaniya Bharathi. He started his career as a journalist at the age of 16 in a local Tamil magazine, Ananda Viakadan. He worked for various newspapers, dailies and magazines like The Hindu, Dhinamani Kadhir, Ananda Vikadan and The Hindustan. He also worked with All India Radio, Delhi. He received the Bharathiar Award in 2006 from the former Indian President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Dr. Kalam also launched the third edition of his magnum opus “Chitra Bharathi” on the same day. He died in 2014 at the age of 96.

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