Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai
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Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai (1826-1889), also known as Mayavaram Vedanayagam Pillai, was an Indian civil servant and Tamil poet and novelist who is remembered for the authorship of Prathapa Mudaliar Charithram
, recognized as the "first modern Tamil novel".
Prathapa Mudaliar Charithram
Prathapa Mudaliar Charithram , written in 1857 and published in 1879, was the first novel in the Tamil language. Penned by Mayuram Vedanayagam Pillai, it was a landmark in Tamil literature, which had hitherto seen writings only in poetry...
, recognized as the "first modern Tamil novel".