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Vedanayagam Sastriar 7 September - 24 January was a Tamil poet , dramatist, scholar, theologian and hymnwriter from the Lutheran tradition. He composed a total of books, including plays such as Bethlehem Kuravanji and theological texts such as Aranathintham He also composed more than hymns, may of which are still used in Tamil Christian keerthanai tradition.

Vedanayagam preached Christianity at many places including Madras and Jaffna. He had knowledge in various fields like theology, astronomy, mathematics, physiology and sociology.

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He was conferred with several titles including Gnanadeepa Kavirayar king among poets of the Divine Light. Vedanayagam was born on 7 September in Tirunelveli , then under the Carnatic Sultanate. He was the second child and only son of Gnanapoo and Devesagayam born Arunachalam , a Catholic Catechist. Vedanayagam was initially named Vedapodagam.

His elder sister was named Soosaiyammal and his younger sister was christened Bakkiammal. Starting from his fifth year, Vedanayagam studied grammar. His mother died when he was seven. In , his father arranged for Vedanayagam to learn literature and mathematics under a private tutor. Due to trouble with his church, Devasagayam moved to Thanjavur with his children in There, all four embraced Protestantism under the influence of the German Lutheran preacher Christian Friedrich Schwarz.

After four months in Thanjavur, they returned to Tirunelveli.