Introduction:
This is a profile of Mr Nallathamby Sivananthan [known as Pulavar Siva] whose respected contributions to the fields of Poetic Creativity in many aspects of personal, business and family life in Tamil, in Sri Lanka and In the UK have been carried out for more than six and a half decades.
Pulavar Siva is the youngest son of the Late Muthu Thamizh Pulavar, Pundit M. Nallathamby of Vaddukoddai of Sri Lanka, who translated the National Anthem of Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon, into Tamil.
We touch on his family background and his childhood before moving through his adult and professional years in the civil engineering and building construction industry based initially in Libya and later in the UK since 1981.
Throughout this journey we will also recognise Pulavar Siva’s continued and ever-evolving passion and commitment to the spiritual links with the Tamil culture, history, and influences.
Evidence in the form of many books, handwritten scripts, published articles in magazines and publications, audio, video productions, TV, and Radio interviews recordings, clearly demonstrate Pulavar Siva’s many poetic and professional achievements.
His recent lectures, poetic recitals, and talks on zoom conferences have been reaching audiences, young and old, male, and female, from a variety of destinations including, Sri Lanka, India, Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, to name a few.
Siva’s productions and publications were staged and launched in Tamil Nadu, South India, and these events and functions were attended and very well appreciated by scholars and researchers.
His deliveries cover traditional, cultural, historical, archaeological, scientific, technical, and professional topics, reaching wide variety of audiences.
To ensure his beliefs and desires were able to reach the growing support, Siva founded an institution named ‘Thamizhavai’ in 1999. He has been using this as a basepoint for his non-profit making, charitable, artistic, and cultural productions, performances, events, and functions.
To date, all the expenditures, efforts, and energy for Pulavar Sivanathan’s projects and programmes including charity events, have been driven and funded by him, his wife, and his family, with no support from any government or external funders.
Perhaps, this dialogue does not fully capture all Pulavar Siva’s capabilities and competencies. However, this is produced as a vehicle to support and enhance his continued enthusiasm and commitment to further and share his literary leadership activities and projects.