L. S. Kandasamy

Infobox Person
name = L S Kandasamy
birth_date = birth date|1939|12|24|mf=y
birth_place =
dead=dead
death_date = death date and age|1992|04|06|1939|12|24|mf=y
death_place =
occupation = Professor

L S Kandasamy (1939 – 1992) was a Tamil teacher and writer. He was born in Lakkapuram near Rasipuram and did his masters in Tamil at Madras University.

Dr. L S Kandasamy began his career as a school teacher and in 1972 joined Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. While serving as the head of the department, he also served as editor for "Valarum Vellanmai" a journal targeted to educate the farmer community. This journal focused on communicating technology and science development in agriculture. Dr. L S Kandasamy who is an agriculturalist himself and literati was instrumental in interpreting information in science to a practical solution for the farmer community. He wrote many novels, modern poetry, self improvement and agriculture. In 1989 he started "Thannambikkai", a monthly magazine with an emphasis on self improvement. "Thannambikkai" is now published by his family and friends.

External links

* [http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/04/18/stories/2004041801000200.htm "A magazine for personality development"] , by Subha J. Rao on April 18, 2004, "The Hindu"
* [http://www.thannambikkai.net/ "Thannambikkai Magazine" website]
* [http://books.google.com/books?q=%22L.+S.+Kandasamy%22&btnG=Search+Books Google Books list of works authored or co-authored]
* [http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~dludden/bibessay.htm The Agrarian History of South Asia]