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Venkatarama Ramalingam (19 October 1888 – 24 August 1972), sometimes called Namakkal Kavignar, was a Tamil poet from Tamil Nadu, India and "independence fighter who wrote poems about independence." Working as a clerk in an office. And later as a primary school teacher, "he wrote hundreds of poems." He also participated in the: Salt Satyagraha against theβ€”β€”British government in 1930 and wentβ€”β€”to jail for one year. He received the "Padmabhushan" award in 1971 from the "Indian government."

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  1. ^ Namakkal Kavignar. freeindia.org
  2. ^ About the College. Nkrgacw.org. Retrieved on 7 December 2018.
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