He had his primary education at the SMS Vidyasala in Karaikudi and went on to obtain his M.A. in Literature from the Presidency College in Madras where he had the fortune of befriending Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, a model teacher who later on became the President of India.
He had his primary education at the SMS Vidyasala in Karaikudi and his high school education at the Sri Meenakashi Sundareswarar Vidyasala at Karaikudi. He later attended Presidency College at Chennai, where he became friendly with Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, a model teacher who later on became President of India.