Pulavar K. Govindan | |
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| Member of the Madras State Assembly | |
| In office 1962 - 1967 1967 - 1972 1971 - 1976 1977 - 1982 | |
| Constituency | Cheyyar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | K. Govindan April 15, 1916 Cheyyar, British India |
| Died | July 2, 1991 (aged 75) Cheyyar, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Spouse | Kannammaal Ammaiyar |
| Occupation | Writer, Historian, Rationalist, Politician |
Pulavar K. Govindan (1916-1991) was a writer, historian, rationalist and politician. He was an elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of Madras State and later, the state of Tamil Nadu. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Madras Legislative Assembly from 1967 to 1968 and Speaker for two terms from 1969 to 1971 and 1973 to 1977.[1][2] He has written extensively on Tamil literature and his works were nationalized by the Tamil Nadu State Government in 2007.[3]
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- ^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly: Details of terms of successive Legislative Assemblies constituted under the Constitution of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 9 April 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ^ "14 தமிழறிஞர்களின் நூல்கள் அரசுடமை". Retrieved 13 August 2016.