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'''Madhavaiah Anantanarayanan''' (1 May 1907 – 18 November 1981),<br />
(son of A. Madhaviah- one of the earliest Indian novelists to write in English), was an Indian lawyer and civil servant who served as the Chief Justice of [[Madras State]] (later [[Tamil Nadu]]) from 1966 to 1969.The Silver Pilgrimage (1961) is his only published novel,which is influenced by Dandin's Dasakumaracharitha or the adventures of ten princes.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
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Anantanarayanan was born in Madras on 1 May 1907 to a [[Vadama]] [[Iyer]] [[Brahmin]] family, and had his schooling at Sir M. Ct. Muthiah High School and the Hindu High School. He did his graduation at the [[Presidency College, Madras]] and post-graduation at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
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Anantanarayanan joined the Indian civil service on 15 October 1929 and served as Sub-Collector and Joint Magistrate in various districts of the [[Madras Presidency]]. He became a District Judge on 8 March 1940 and was appointed to the Madras High Court on 10 August 1959. Anantanarayanan served as Chief Justice of Tamil Nadu from 1966 till his retirement on 1 May 1969. Anantanarayanan also served as Director of Legal Studies, Madras from 1955 to 1959.<br />
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== Death ==<br />
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Anantanarayanan died on 18 November 1981 at his son's residence in [[Bombay]].<br />
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== References ==<br />
* [http://anantanarayanan.twobelugas.net/Pamani/Tributes/viewTribute.htm?2 Tributes]{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}<br />
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