Parithimaar Kalaignar

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Parithimaar Kalaignyar was a Vedic scholar and priest who lived in the 19th century. He studied the Tamil language intensively and, along with Maraimalai Adigal, started advocating 'purification' of the language by removing Sanskrit loan words. He also changed his original name SuriyaNaaraayana Shaasthrigal translated into Centamil (classic Tamil) as "ParithiMaal Kalaignyar" meaning 'the scholar by the name of the Black God (Thirumaal, referring to Vishnu), the master of the Sun God'.

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