What key details about thamizhavel g. sarangapani can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: thamizhavel g. sarangapani , -lrb- , 19 april 1903 -- 16 march 1974 -rrb- or '' kosa '' as he was also known , a tamil writer and publisher , was born in thiruvarur , tamil nadu , on 20 april 1903 . he received a good education and was effectively bi-lingual in tamil and english . at 21 , he went to singapore to work as a bookkeeper , eventually becoming the manager at his firm . sarangapani was deeply influenced by e. v. ramasami naicker -lrb- better known as periyar -rrb- and his self-respect movement in tamil nadu . he was committed to rationalism and the ideal of a modern , progressive society . sarangapani established direct contact with the self-respect movement in india when he became the agent in british malaya -lrb- then including singapore -rrb- for the distribution of its magazine , '' kudi arasu '' . these links were strengthened in 1929 and 1954 , when he helped to arrange periyar 's visits to singapore and malaya to spread his message to local tamils . sarangapani was also active as a tamil writer and publisher in his own right . in 1929 he set up the magazine '' munnetram '' -lrb- progress -rrb- , and in 1935 he launched '' tamil murasu '' , which remains singapore 's only daily tamil newspaper . he was also a founder of the tamils reform association , and served as its chairman and secretary at various points . through his publications and the association , sarangapani promoted the importance of education , as well as denouncing the hindu caste system , superstitions and alcoholism . sarangapani was also a champion of the tamil language in singapore . he was part of campaigns to make tamil one of the four official languages of singapore , as well as having it taught in singapore schools from the primary to tertiary level . he also helped set up the department of indian studies at the university of malaya in singapore . sarangapani also urged tamils to embrace singapore as their home . former singapore president sellapan ramanathan has noted that in 1937 , he married lim boon neo , with whom he...
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- death date is 16 march 1974- agent is tamil murasu- alias is ko.sa- birth date is april 19 , 1903- name is thamizhavel g. sarangapani- birth place is thiruvarur , tamil nadu india- occupation is tamil journalist , writer , publisher