Numerous scholars and connoisseurs strove to develop and promote the Tamil language, despite many challenges. Among them are U.V. Swaminatha Iyer, M.P. Sivagnanam, T.K. Chidambaranatha Mudaliar, R.K. Shanmukham Chetty, and Desika Vinayagam Pillai. Their efforts must be recognised more thoroughly by the State government
