Ki. Va. Jagannathan
Tamil journalist, poet, writer and folklorist
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| Intro | Tamil journalist, poet, writer and folklorist | ||
| A.K.A. | Ki. Va. Ja | ||
| A.K.A. | Ki. Va. Ja | ||
| Places | India | ||
| was | Author Journalist | ||
| Work field | Journalism Literature | ||
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| Birth | 11 April 1906 | ||
| Death | 4 November 1988 (aged 82 years) | ||
| Star sign | Aries | ||
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Ki. Va. Jagannathan b. 11 April 1906 – 4 November 1988), popularly known by his initials as Ki. Va. Ja, was a Tamil journalist, poet, writer and folklorist from Tamil Nadu, India. He was a student of noted Tamil scholar and publisher U. V. Swaminatha Iyer. He was the editor of the magazine Kalaimagal. He won the Sahitya Akademi award in 1967 in Tamil language category for his literary criticism Virar Ulagam.