Visvanatha Kanakasabhai Pillai | |
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| Born | 1855 |
| Died | 1906 |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, lawyer |
Visvanatha Kanakasabhai Pillai (1855–1906) was an Indian lawyer, historian and Dravidologist of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. He was the first person to attempt a chronology of ancient Tamil Nadu. He was also one of the first people to deduce the references to a long-submerged legendary continent, Kumari Kandam, in texts such as Silappadhikkaram.