K. D. Thirunavukkarasu

K. D. Thirunavukkarasu (1931–1989) was an Indian Tamil scholar, writer, critic and translator from Tamil Nadu, India.

Thirunavukkarasu was an alumnus of Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai. He obtained a M.A, M.Litt. and a PhD and worked as a professor at the International Institute of Tamil Studies in Chennai. In 1974, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for his literary criticism Thirukkural Needhi Illakkiyam (lit. Thirukkural, a moralist literature). He died in 1989.

Partial bibliography Chieftains of the Sangam age A Critical study of Dr. Mu. Va's works Thirukkural needhi illakkiyam Thirukkural karpanai thiranum nataka nalanum Arunmozhi aayvuth thogudhi Then kizhakku aasiya nadugalil thamilar panpadu (trans.)Rajaram mohan roy (biography) (trans.)Jeevanandha Das (biography)