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The following extract is taken from 'Christian College Magazine" published in February 1886, at pages 621—22.
"The first Tamil Novel: The story of PRATHAPA MUDALIAR By S. VEDANAYAGAM PILLAI. D strict Munsiff, Mayavaram, Madras Scotish Press 1879."
"In these days when our vernaculars are at a discount the appearance of this Tamil Novel should be hailed with joy. ("One swallow does not make a summer says the proverbs yet it may be the herald of sunny days, and as such deserves to be greeted by a cordial welcome. Such a welcome must be given to this novel, which, thought it cannot constitute a new literature, marks the coming of a new era.)
"The writer of this novel, Mr. Vedanayagam Pillai, besides being our first Tamil Novelist, has other claims to popular esteem. He is one of the best of modern Tamil Poets Some of his best known works are the following.
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