Kavignar Meenavan

Kavignar Meenavan (கவிஞர் மீனவன், 9 January 1933 – 22 August 2012), born R.K. Narayanasamy, was a Tamil poet, writer and activist. He was called Kavignar Meenavan by the people of Nagapattinam. He was a popular scholar and has written lot of poetry and research articles in Tamil language.

Early life
He was born in Tranquebar to Kula Lakkuvan and Thailammai as a First child. Worked as a school teacher in different places, and retired as a Tamil teacher from National Higher Secondary School, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. His birth name is R.K. Narayanasamy and a known follower of Thanthai Periyar.

Literary works
Kavignar Meenavan penned his works under different pseudonyms.

He wrote the following books:
 * 1) Konjum Kulanthai கொஞ்சும் குழந்தை (a poetry collection)
 * 2) Uzhaikkum Parithi உழைக்கும் பரிதி (a poetry collection)
 * 3) Mutthiraikkumari முத்திரைக்குமரி (a poetry collection)
 * 4) Sinthanai Sirpi Singaravelar Pillai Thamizh சிந்தனைச்சிற்பி சிங்காரவேலர் பிள்ளைத்தமிழ்
 * 5) Pandaiya Thamizharum Parathavar Vaazhvum பண்டைய தமிழரும் பரதவர் வாழ்வும்

Awards

 * Awarded First prize for his Poetry Collection Konjum Kuzhanthai by Chief Minister Kalaignar Karunanidhi in the year 1975