L. S. Kandasamy
L S Kandasamy (1939–1992) was a Tamil teacher and writer. He was born in Lakkapuram near Rasipuram and did his masters in Tamil at Madras University.
L S Kandasamy | |
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| Born | 24 December 1939 |
| Died | 6 April 1992 (aged 52) |
| Occupation | Professor |
Dr. L S Kandasamy began his career as a school teacher and in 1972 joined Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. While serving as the head of the department, he also served as editor for Valarum Vellanmai a journal targeted to educate the farmer community. This journal focused on communicating technology and science development in agriculture. Dr. L S Kandasamy who is an agriculturalist himself and literati was instrumental in interpreting information in science to a practical solution for the farmer community. He wrote many novels, modern poetry, self-improvement and agriculture. In 1989 he started Thannambikkai, a monthly magazine with an emphasis on self-improvement. Thannambikkai is now published by his family and friends.
External links
- "A magazine for personality development", by Subha J. Rao on 18 April 2004, The Hindu
- Thannambikkai Magazine website
- Google Books list of works authored or co-authored
- The Agrarian History of South Asia