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|name = Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai
|image = Desigavinayagam Pillai.jpg
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|caption = Kavimani Desiga Vinayagam Pillai in 1940s
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1876|7|27|df=y}}
|birth_place = Theroor, Kanyakumari district, Tamilnadu
|death_date = {{death date and age|1954|9|26|1876|7|27|df=y}}
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|nationality = [[India|Indian]]
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|known_for = Poet
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| title = Kavimani
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| spouse= Umaiyammai
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|parents= Shivathaanu Pillai, Aathilakshmi
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|signature =Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai 2005 stamp of India (cropped).jpg
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[[File:Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai 2005 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai on a 2005 stamp of India]]

'''Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai''' ({{lang-ta|கவிமணி தேசிகவிநாயகம் பிள்ளை}}; 27 July 1876 – 26 September 1954) was a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] poet born to Sivadhanu Pillai and Aadhilakshmi. He was born in the southern district of [[Tamil Nadu]] in [[Kanniyakumari district]] in a village called Theroor. since the place was part of [[Travancore]], he learnt [[Malayalam]] at School. He learnt Tamil in later years.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170820114938/http://tamil.koodal.com/article/tamil/author.asp?id=70&title=kavimani-desika-vinayakam-pillai கவிமணி தேசிய விநாயகம் பிள்ளை (1876 - 1954) (Kavimani Desika VinAyakam Pillai)]. tamil.koodal.com (6 December 2003).</ref> The reference of his name is used in the name plate of the village. ''Asiya Jothi'', ''Nanjil Nattu Marumakkal Vazhi Manmiyam'', and the translation of the work of [[Omar Khayyam]] are his masterpieces. He also wrote "Varumun Kaappom' in his book 'Malarum Malayum'. He is known for his poetry. <ref>{{cite news|title=Orientation programme on translation|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/19/stories/2011011955030700.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129060040/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/19/stories/2011011955030700.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 January 2011|date=19 January 2011|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=Tamil Nadu, India}}</ref> In 1940 the [[Tamil Sangam]] at its 7th annual conference held at [[Madras]] (now [[Chennai]]) honoured Desigavinayagam Pillai with the title "Kavimani". On 21 October 2005, he was commemorated on an Indian [[postage stamp]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiapost.gov.in/Netscape/Stamps2005.html|title=Stamps 2005|publisher=Postal department, Indian Government|access-date=15 February 2012|archive-date=31 December 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051231063329/https://www.indiapost.gov.in/Netscape/Stamps2005.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090210224720/http://archives.chennaionline.com/cityfeature/Chennai/2005/10stamps.asp ''They left behind their stamp'', Chennaionline, Oct 2005]

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[[Category:People from Kanyakumari district]]
[[Category:Tamil poets]]
[[Category:Indian Tamil people]]
[[Category:1876 births]]
[[Category:1954 deaths]]
[[Category:19th-century Indian poets]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian poets]]
[[Category:Poets from Tamil Nadu]]

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