Suba Veerapandian
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Perasiriyar (Professor) Suba Veerapandian | |
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சுப. வீரபாண்டியன் | |
![]() Veerapandian in 2014 | |
Born | |
Education | Alagappa Government Arts College |
Alma mater | University of Madras |
Occupation | Author Dravidian ideologue |
Title | Member of Advisory Committee for |
Term | 27 July 2021 - present |
Movement | Dravidian Movement |
Spouse(s) | Vasantha |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | S. P. Muthuraman (Elder Brother) |
Suba Veerapandian (born 22 April 1952) is an Indian Tamil political activist, author and former film artist. Since July 2021, he has been serving as a member of the Advisory Committee for (TNTBESC).[1]
Early life and career[]
Veerapandian was born in Karaikudi on 22 April 1952. to Rama.Subbaiah and Visalatchi. Veerapandian's elder brother is Tamil film director S. P. Muthuraman.[2]
Veerapandian got his B.Sc. Physics degree from Alagappa Government Arts College, and joined Pachaiyappa's College in Chennai to do a master's degree in Tamil literature. In 1973, he graduated from Madras University with a gold medal in Tamil Literature. His classmates included Tamil poet Vairamuthu.
After completing his education, he worked as a typist for a company in Chennai. Starting from 1976, he worked as a Professor of Tamil at S.I.V.E.T College in Chennai and retired voluntarily in 1997.
Political activism[]
Veerapandian developed an early interest in politics, owing to his father's status as an ardent supporter of the Dravidian movement and as an MLA from DMK party. In the 1970s, Veerapandian gravitated towards the Tamil nationalist movement.
In 1980, he met poet Inkulab and gained an interest in Communism.[3]
While working in college, he formed an organization named Tamilar Iyakkam (Tamils Movement). He later merged it with Thozhar Thiyagu's Thileepan Mandram (Thileepan Forum) to form the "Tamil-Tamil Desiya Iyakkam" (Tamil-Tamil National Movement) and was its general secretary. He later quit due to differences and worked with Saandror Peravai (Assembly of the Learned).
In August 2002, Tamil Nadu Police arrested Veerapandian along with P. Nedumaran, Pudukottai Paavanan and Dr. Thayappan for making speeches in support of the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).[4] They were released under bail on 22 December 2003.[5]
On 17 April 2006, on Nakkeeran Gopal's arrangement, Veerapandian met DMK president M. Karunanidhi for the first time, and has remained an ardent supporter of the DMK ever since.[3]
In 2007, he launched [6] (Dravidian Movement's Tamils' Assembly) with the motto "ஆரியத்தால் வீழ்ந்தோம், திராவிடத்தால் எழுந்தோம், தமிழியத்தால் வெல்வோம்" ("(We) fell by Aryanism, arose by Dravidianism, and will win by Tamilism"). He has been serving as its general secretary ever since.
As a supporter of caste equality and women's rights, Veerapandian has advocated for progressive reforms.
Journalism[]
During his career as a professor, Veerapandian wrote articles and poems for several journals, including Chutti, , Unmai, and Tamil nationalist icon Perunchithiranar's Thenmozhi. Later, he served as editor-in-chief for Ini (Hereafter), Nandan Vazhi (Nandan's Way) and Thaayagam (Homeland).
He is currently the editor of the fortnightly magazine Karunchattai Tamilar (Blackshirt Tamils).
Works[]
Veerapandian has written 22 books in the field of Tamil literature, politics and history.
No. | Tamil tile
(Transliteration) |
Meaning | Type | Year | Publisher |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | புதுத் தென்றல்
(Putut teṉṟal) |
New Breeze | Poetry | 1972 | Paari Nilayam, Chennai |
2. | இந்தக் காலக் கவிதை உத்திகள்
(Intak kālak kavitai uttikaḷ) |
Poetic Techniques of This Age | Poetry | 1985 | Kanimuthup Pathipagam, Chennai |
3. | குறள்வானம் (அறத்துப்பால்)
[Kuṟaḷvāṉam (aṟattuppāl)] |
Kural-sky ([a critique on] Book of Virtue) | Prose | 2012 | Vaanavil Puthakalayam, Chennnai |
4. | இந்த விதை முளைக்கும்
(Inta vitai muḷaikkum) |
This Seed Will Sprout | Novel | 1994 | Aadhi Pathippagam, Chennai |
5. | இடைவேளை (Iṭaivēḷai) | Intermission | Novel | ||
6. | கவிதா (Kavitā) | Novel | 2012 | Vaanavil Puthakalayam, Chennnai | |
7. | அது ஒரு பொடா காலம்
(Atu oru poṭā kālam) |
That Was A POTA Period | Autobiography | Vaanavil Puthakalayam, Chennnai | |
8. | வந்ததும் வாழ்வதும்
(Vantatum vāḻvatum) |
(My) Arriving and Living | Autobiography | 2012 | Vaanavil Puthakalayam, Chennnai |
9. | என் நாட் குறிப்பிலிருந்து...
(Eṉ nāṭ kuṟippiliruntu...) |
From My Diary | Travelogue | ||
10. | பகத்சிங்கும் இந்திய அரசியலும்
(Pakatciṅkum intiya araciyalum) |
Bhagat Singh and Indian Politics | Political critique | 1987 | |
11. | ஈழம் காப்போம்
(Īḻam kāppōm) |
Let's Save Eelam | Political critique | ||
12. | மண்டல் அறிக்கையால் மாறும் அரசியல்
(Maṇṭal aṟikkaiyāl māṟum araciyal) |
The Politics That's Changing due to
Mandal Commission Report |
Political critique | 1990 | Viduthalaik Kuyilkal |
13. | தடா தடா தடா : அடக்குமுறைச் சட்டங்களைத் துரத்தியடிப்போம்
(Taṭā taṭā taṭā: Aṭakkumuṟaic caṭṭaṅkaḷait turattiyaṭippōm) |
TADA TADA TADA: Let's Chase Away Repressive Laws | Political critique
(co-authored with Ki.Venkatraman) |
1992 | அடக்குமுறைச்சட்ட எதிர்ப்புக் கூட்டியக்கம்
(Aṭakkumuṟaiccaṭṭa etirppuk kūṭṭiyakkam) [Coalition Against Repressive Laws] |
14. | தமிழகப் பண்பாட்டு வரலாறு (சுருக்கம்)
(Tamiḻakap paṇpāṭṭu varalāṟu) |
History of Tamil Nadu's Culture | Political critique | ||
15. | உடையும் சித்திரங்கள்
(Uṭaiyum cittiraṅkaḷ) |
Breaking Paintings | Political critique | 2001 | Tamil Mulakkam, Chennai |
16. | குடும்பமும் அரசியலும்
(Kuṭumpamum araciyalum) |
Family and Politics | Political critique | 2004 | Tamil Mulakkam, Chennai |
17. | பெரியாரின் இடதுசாரித் தமிழ்த்தேசியம்
(Periyāriṉ iṭatucārit tamiḻttēciyam) |
Periyar's Left-wing Tamil Nationalism | Political critique | 2005 | Tamil Mulakkam, Chennai |
18. | இதுதான் ராமராஜ்யம்
(Itutāṉ rāmarājyam) |
This is What Kingdom of Rama is | Political critique | ||
19. | திராவிடத்தால் எழுந்தோம்
(Tirāviṭattāl eḻuntōm) |
We arose by Dravidianism | Political critique | 2012 | Vaanavil Puthakalayam, Chennnai |
20. | ஈழம் தமிழகம் நான் : சில பதிவுகள்
(Īḻam tamiḻakam nāṉ: Cila pativukaḷ) |
Eelam, Tamil Nadu, and I: Some Thoughts | Political critique | 2013 | Sixthsense Publications, Chennai |
21. | இளமை எனும் பூங்காற்று
(Iḷamai eṉum pūṅkāṟṟu) |
The Flowery Breeze that is Youthhood | Political critique | 2013 | Nakkheeran Publications, Chennai |
22. | ஒன்றே சொல் நன்றே சொல்
(Oṉṟē col naṉṟē col) |
Say One Thing, Say It Good
(in six volumes) |
Political critique | 2012 | Vaanavil Puthakalayam, Chennnai |
Film career[]
Right from his student years, Veerapandian developed an interest to work in the film industry. He appeared as a magazine editor in the film Ilakkanam (2006). He has also written screenplay of a film and a film song. When approached by director K. V. Anand for acting as a college professor in Ko (2011), Veerapandian declined that role. Later, director Suseenthiran approached him for offering a role in a film (unreleased as of 2021). Citing his socio-political commitment, Veerapandian declined that role as well.[3]
When asked about his favorite actor, Veerapandian has said that he once liked M. G. Ramachandran and that his present favorite is Suriya, whom he values for the latter's "sense of social responsibility". He also commended Siddharth along the same lines.[3]
Personal life[]
Veerapandian married Vasantha in 1973. Their marriage was presided over by K. Rajaram, then minister in the second Karunanidhi ministry. The couple has three children - Lenin, Indhu and Bharatidasan.[7]
References[]
- ^ Karthick, Prasanth. "பாடநூல் கழக குழுவில் சுப.வீரபாண்டியனுக்கு பொறுப்பு! – தமிழக அரசு உத்தரவு!". tamil.webdunia.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ Suba Veerapandian (24 August 2014), சிங்கப்பூர் கவிஞர் கண்ணதாசன் விழா - 2009, retrieved 12 May 2018
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d எம்.ஜி.ஆர் -க்கு பிறகு நடிகர் சூர்யா தான் பிடிக்கும் | Man vs Mike | 21.08.21, retrieved 26 August 2021
- ^ SUBRAMANIAN, T. S. "Bail in Tamil Nadu". Frontline. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
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(help) - ^ Kolappan, B (2 March 2016). "Dravidian parties too strong to be dislodged: Suba. Veerapandian". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ "அது ஒரு பொடா காலம்", மாவீரன் சுப.வீ". Yarl. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
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