Mu. Varadarajan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mu. Varadarajan

writer

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1912

Place of Birth: Sholinghur, Tamil Nadu, India

Date of Death: 10-Oct-1974

Profession: writer

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Also known as Mu.
Va.
and Varatharasanar, was a Tamil scholar, author and academic from Tamil Nadu, India.
He was a prolific writer whose published works include 13 novels, 6 plays, 2 short story collections, 11 essay anthologies, a book on the history of Tamil literature, books on Tamil linguistics and children's books.
During 1961–71, he was the head of the Tamil department at the University of Madras.
In 1961, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for his novel Karithundu.
During 1971–74, he was the vice-chancellor of the University of Madurai.