The World Philately News Dt 17.08.2021
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Raksha Bandhan mystamp Ciskei first issued stamps Courtesy: Mr .Mahesh B Parekh Maraimalai Adigal (15 July 1876 – 15 September 1950) was a Tamil orator and writer and father of Pure Tamil movement. He was a fervent Saivite Hindu. He wrote more than 100 books, including works on original poems and dramas, but most famous are his books on his research into Tamil literature. Most of his literary works were on Saivism. He founded a Saivite institution called Podhunilaik Kazhagam. He was an exponent of the Pure Tamil movement and hence considered to be the father of Tamil linguistic purism. He advocated the use of Tamil devoid of Sanskrit words and hence changed his birth name Vedhachalam to Maraimalai. Courtesy: Mr C.G.Bhaskar of SIPA Parithimar Kalaignar (6 July 1870 – 2 November 1903), a Professor of Tamil was the first person to campaign for the recognition of Tamil as a classical language. Parithimar Kalignar is