K. A. P. Viswanatham

K. A. P. Viswanatham Pillai (10 November 1899 – 19 December 1994) was a Tamil scholar, orator and social activist. Despite having no formal education he developed an interest towards the Tamil literature and Siddha medicine and learned them by himself. a position which he continued to hold till 1940 after which C. N. Annadurai took over. He also took part in the Anti-Hindi agitation of 1937–40 and was imprisoned. Viswanatham was also instrumental in launching the Tamil University at Thanjavur. of Chozhia Vellalar community. As a child, he did not attend any school but developed an interest towards Tamil literature. his hometown

K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College is named after him.

A postage stamp was issued under Viswanatham's name on 10 October 2010 by the Government of India.