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S. Vaiyapuri Pillai
Rao Sahib Saravanapperumal Vaiyapuri Pillai (12 October 1891 – 17 February 1956) was a renowned lawyer and Tamil language, Tamil scholar. An advocate by profession, he edited and published several Tamil classics from original manuscripts. He is best remembered as the editor of the Tamil Lexicon dictionary, Tamil lexicon published by the Madras University in the 1920s. He was a voracious reader and had in his own private collection thousands of books in Tamil, English language, English, Sanskrit and Malayalam. His collection also included hundreds of palm-leaf manuscripts. This collection was later donated to the National Library of India in Kolkata. . Early life and education Vaiyapuri Pillai was born in 1891 to Saravanapperumal Pillai and Pappammal in a Saiva Vellalar family of Tinnevely District (Madras Presidency), Tinnevely District. After graduating in 1912, he studied law and practised as a lawyer in Trivandrum and Tinnevely from 1915 to 1926. Editor of the Tamil le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rao Sahib
Rai Sahib / Rao Saheb / Roy Sahib / Rao Sahib abbreviated R.S., was a title of honour issued during the era of British rule in India to individuals who performed faithful service or acts of public welfare to the nation. From 1911 the title was accompanied by a special Title Badge. Translated, ''Rai'' means "King" ''sahib'' means "leader". This was the start level title usually awarded to civilians, which could later be upgraded to Rao Bahadur and then to Dewan Bahadur titles. The title styled ''Rai Sahib'' were awarded to Hindu people of North India, Rao Saheb in Maharashtra and styled ''Rao Sahib'' to Hindu people of South India, however, they were both of same category and spelling was altered to meet with regional differences of pronunciation. The Rai Sahib/Rao Sahib/Roy Sahib and other similar titles issued during British Raj were disestablished in 1947 upon independence of India. Some people awarded the title * Rao Bahadur Satyendra Nath Mukherjee, Awarded Rai Sahe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
