Arumbarampattu Appavu Manavalan

Background

Manavalan, Arumbarampattu Appavu was born on September 6, 1935 in Madras, India. Son of Ramasay Appavu and Athilakshmi.

Education

Graduate in Vidwan (Tamil), Madras University, 1959. Teacher-educator diploma, Madras University, 1961. Master of Arts in English, Madras University, 1969.

Doctor of Philosophy, Madras University, 1981. Master of Arts in Tamil, Sri Venkateswara University, India, 1982. Postgraduate diploma in teaching of English, University Hyderabad, India, 1983.

Career

Tamil pandit Union High School, Coimbatore, India, 1959—1967. Assistant professor English, Pachaiyappa's College KPM, Madras, 1969-1973. Senior research fellow International Institute Tamil Studies, 1973—1978.

Lecturer Madras University, 1978-1980, reader Tamil, 1981-1988, professor, since 1989. Language editor and consultant Sahitya Academy, New Delhi, 1986-1988, 91-92.

Achievements

• Arumbarampattu Appavu Manavalan has been listed as a noteworthy Tamil language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Mutual flames : essays in comparative literature : Tamil and English

Connections

Married Abbai Saraswathi, August 5, 1965. Children: Brunda Ravi, Srinivasan, Jagan Mohan.

Father:

Ramasay Appavu Athilakshmi

Mother:

Athilakshmi

Spouse:

Abbai Saraswathi

child:

Jagan Mohan Manavalan

child:

Brunda Ravi Manavalan

child:

Srinivasan Manavalan