A. Srinivasa Raghavan
A. Srinivasa Raghavan (, b. 23 October 1905 - d. 5 January 1975), was a Tamil poet, writer, orator, and professor from Tamil Nadu, India. He was also popularly known by his initials as Aa. See. Ra (). Biography. Srinivasa Raghavan was born in Kandiyur near Thiruvaiyaru. He completed his schooling in Nagapattinam and graduated from St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirapalli. He worked as a lecturer in the same college and the Vivekananda College, Chennai for some time. He also published two magazines - "Sindhanai" (a Tamil monthly) and "Triveni" (an English monthly). He published his works using the pseudonym Vagulaparanan .(). He worked as a professor of English at St. Xavier's College, Chennai and M. D. T. Hindu College, Tirunelveli. During 1951-69 served as its Principal of V.O.C. College, Tuticorin. In 1968, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for his collection of poetry "Vellai Paravai" (lit. The White Bird). He died in 1975. A complete edition of his works was published posthumously in 2005.