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Thiagaraja Sadasivam (4 September 1902 – 21 November 1997), better known as Kalki Sadasivam, was an Indian freedom fighter, singer, journalist and film producer who was one of the founders, along with Kalki Krishnamurthy of the Tamil magazine Kalki. He is well known as the husband of famous classical carnatic singer M.S. Subbulakshmi.
Mar 9, 2023 · Kalki Sadasivam was born on 4 September 1902 to Tyagarajan and Mangalam Iyer in Aangarai. Impressed by the fiery speeches and writings of Lala Lajpat Rai, Bipin Chandra Pal, Lokamanya Tilak, and Aurobindo Ghosh, Kalki Sadasivam joined the freedom movement at an early age and being a disciple of Subramaniya Siva desired to kill an Englishman and court imprisonment for the sake of it.
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Kalki Sadasivam was born to Thiagarajan and Mangalam in Aangarai on September 4, 1902. He was the third among sixteen children. He dropped out of school to participate in the freedom struggle.
Sadasivam was initially married to Abithakuchambal. They had two daughters, Radha and Vijaya. Radha is a singer. In July 1940, Abithakuchambal passed away. Sadasivam met M.S. Subbulakshmi in July 1936. On Rajaji's advice, he married her in 1940. Sadasivam and M.S.Subbulakshmi had no children.
The Kumbakonam Mahamaham festival of 1921 was an event of both literary and political importance. Many prominent personalities met there for the first time. Sadasivam met the leaders of the nationalist movement, during this festival, at a Khadar stall of the Congress party. He also got acquainted with Kalki Krishnamurti. It was there that he heard ...
In 1941 he founded the Kalki weekly magazine along with 'Kalki' Krishnamurthi. After Kalki Krishnamurthi's death in 1954, he took over its management.
In 1945, Sadasivam produced the film 'Meera' directed by Ellis Duncan, starring his wife M.S. Subbulakshmi.
Sadavisam's biography can be found in T.J.S. George's biography of M.S. Subbulakshmi, "M.S. - A Life in Music"
Kalki Sadasivam. Other Name: Thiagarajan Sadasivam. Born: September 4, 1902. Died: November 22, 1997. Born / Home Town: Trichy. Profession / Known For: Freedom Fighter, Journalist. Spouse: M.s. Subbulakshmi. Kalki Sadasivam Biography. Thiagarajan Sadasivam, better known as Kalki Sadasivam was a leading freedom fighter and journalist.
He founded a magazine, which was also named Kalki, with T Sadasivam being the co-founder, in 1941. Krishnamurthy‘s writings include over 120 short stories, 10 novellas, 5 novels, 3 historical romances, editorial and political writings and hundreds of film and music reviews.
SerialName1Subhathraiyin Sagodharan2Otrai Roja3Theepiditha Kudisaigal4Pudhu OvarsiyarThiagarajan Sadasivam is also known as Kalki Sadasivam was a devout radical as a teen, who aspired to shoot the British men in power as a mark of intolerance towards colonial exploitation. He drew his inspiration from the fiery speeches by the then revolutionaries like Bipin Chandra Pal, Lala Lajpat Rai, Aurobindo Ghosh and Lokmanya Tilak.
One of the greatest achievements that graced the life of T. Sadasivam was when he, along with Kalki Krishnamurthy, started off the renowned Tamil magazine 'Kalki'! Apart from all these claims to fame, T. Sadasivam was well-known as the spouse of one of India's most respected classical carnatic singers M.S. Subbulakshmi.
