▁professor ▁of ▁English ▁at ▁St . ▁X avier ' s ▁College , ▁Chen na i ▁and ▁M . ▁D . ▁T . ▁H indu ▁College , ▁Tir un el vel i . ▁During ▁ 1 9 5 1 - 6 9 ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁Princi pal ▁of ▁V . O . C . ▁College , ▁T ut ic or in . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Sah ity a ▁Akadem i ▁Award ▁for ▁T amil ▁for ▁his ▁collection ▁of ▁poetry ▁V ella i ▁Par ava i ▁( lit . ▁The ▁White ▁Bird ). ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁A ▁complete ▁edition ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁was ▁published ▁post hum ously ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Part ial ▁bibli ography ▁V ella i ▁Par ava i ▁( po etry ▁collection ) ▁N ig umb al ai ▁A van ▁Am aran ▁G ow th ami ▁U dh aya ▁K anni ▁( play ) ▁Mel ▁Kar ru ▁I lak ki ya ▁Mal arg al ▁Ka avi ya ▁Ar ang il ▁G ur ude var in ▁K ural ▁P ud hu ▁Mer ug u ▁( liter ary ▁comment ary ) ▁B har ath iy in ▁K ural ▁( ess ay ) ▁K amb an il il ▁ir und hu ▁sil a ▁id h az h gal ▁( ess ay ) ▁N amma zh war ▁( bi ography ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1