Puviarasu: key obituary facts
Is Puviarasu dead? Yes. Puviarasu died on June 30, 2026, at age 96.
Cause of death: Puviarasu's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Puviarasu known for?
He was an Indian writer.
More about Puviarasu
Born: 1 January 1930.
Place of death: Coimbatore.
Gender: male.
Occupation: linguist, translator, poet.
Nationality: India, British Raj, Dominion of India.
Awards: Sahitya Akademi Award.
Puviarasu, an Indian poet and translator, died on June 30, 2026, at the age of 96.
Born in 1930 in a village near Udumalpet, he was born S. Jagannathan and later adopted Puviarasu, the Tamil rendering of his birth name.
He moved with his family to Coimbatore, where he studied at Government Arts College and later earned a Tamil Vidwan degree from Perur Tamil College. He went on to work as a Tamil teacher for more than three decades, while also building a career as a writer, linguist and translator. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award.