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Dr. T. S. Avinashilingam Chettiyar

Sila Manidargal - A blog to recognize, identify some of the great legends who remarkably changed the society. "Agriculture and Industry should be complemented to each other and it should be aligned to unrivaled Indian culture" Today in Sila Manidargal, we will see about Dr.Tiruppur Subrahmanya Avinashilingam Chettiar. He was a Lawyer by Profession and later, he joined the Independence Movement. He was a strong follower of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He served as the Education Minister of TamilNadu during 1946 - 1949. During his reign, he brought in many reforms and responsible for the below notable achievements: • He was the reformer who introduced Tamil as the medium of instruction in schools • He was the legend who created encyclopedia for kids in Tamil • He was the one who nationalized Bharathiyar Poems • He was the person who mandatorily included the Thirukkural in Primary and Secondary school syllabus Avinashilingam also established few institutions to serve th...