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Kundalam Vidwan Rangachariar (1893–1976) was a Sanskrit scholar. He lived in Srirangam and was involved in the Vedaparayanam and the daily puja at the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple. He was known for his knowledge of Vedanta and was a regular speaker on the subject. He was actively associated with the growth of Sri Annaswamy Iyengar Vidwat Sadhas, Mannargudi.[1] He was a regular invitee and speaker in the summer school lectures at Tirupati (TTD). Kundalam Rangachariar was well known to Kanchi Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swamigal (Mahaswamigal). Besides being a Sanskrit scholar, he was an astrologer.
He was married to Rukmini. They lived at 142, North Chitra Street, Srirangam. They had the following children: Srinivasaragavan, Srirangachari, Ranganayaki, Thirumalai, Satagopan, Sundararajan and Sampathkumaran.
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References
- ↑ Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The Hindu(25 March 2005).
- Sanskrit scholar Kundalam Rangachariar
- Report of the Sanskrit Commission 1956-1957
- Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Rajya Sabha, Volume 50, Part 1
- Sanskrit in India, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, pg. 466