DEshika Vinaayakam PiLLai - A renowned Tamil poet and singer, he was named "Kavimani" and was also known widely as a fighter in the freedom struggle, using his poetry to combat the British rule. His lyrics were simple and easy for laymen to understand. His works supported women's rights and freedom for all.

Mudra:

Compositions:

1. Adip-podu maraiyai - cakravAka
   
2. anjAdiruppAi en manamE - bhairavi
   
3. anji vandEnayyA - tODi
   
4. arputa kATSi IdayyA - navarasakannaDa
   
5. Ayiram pizhai sheidEn - gauLa
   
6. ayyA nI aruL sheyyavENDum - darbAr
   
7. bhAratat-tAi seida - navarasakannaDa
   
8. buddhi taDumArudE - Anandabhairavi
   
9. cintanai seivOmE - husEni
   
10. cittam irangi aruLayyA - maNirangu
    
11. Edum ariyAraippOl - aThANA
    
12. ellArum pADip-pugazhvOm - mOhana
    
13. enna seivEnayyA - pUrvikalyANi
    
14. enru varuvArODi - kAmavardhini
    
15. eppeyar solli - shankarAbharaNa
    
16. ettanai janmam eDukkavum - dhanyAsi
    
17. gangaiyum veNpiraiyum - saurASTra
    
18. innam vandArillaiyE - hindOLa
    
19. innisaik-kavi pADa - mukhAri
    
20. innisaik-kaviyamudam - bEgaDa
    
21. innisait-tamizh - SaNmukhapriyA
    
22. innum vandaarillaiyE - saavEri
    
23. irangAdirukkalAmO - shahAnA
    
24. iru kaN pOdumODi tOzhi - shrIranjani
    
25. IruLum nIngiDAdO - bauLi
    
26. kaDaikkaN pArAyO - khamAs
    
27. kaLai parippadeppO - nAdanAmakriyA
    
28. kaNDu tozha vENDum - kAmbhOji
    
29. kaNNArak-kaNDu magizh - dhanyAsi
    
30. koDi iduvEyAm - khamAs
    
31. kumbiDuginrEnayyA - Natakuranji
    
32. kUrAd-arindiDAyO - lalitAngi
    
33. kuTram poruttaruLayyA - mAyAmALavagauLa
    
34. malaiyAdiruppAi en manamE - nAdanAmakriyA
    
35. mannittaruLvAi ammA - sAranga
    
36. maNTapam vAzhgavE - vasantA
    
37. maravAdiruppAi en manamE - kEdAra
    
38. nalla shakunam nOkki sellaDi - SaNmukhapriyA
    
39. nalladu solluginrEn - cenjuruTi
    
40. nIla vAn mughaTTai - bilahari
    
41. nittamum vAzhgavE ulagANDu - Arabhi
    
42. oru varam aruLvAyammA - kalyANi
    
43. pAdai ariyAmal - simhEndramadhyam
    
44. pAdAravindam paNindEn - bilahari
    
45. pADi paNivOmE - rAgamAlikA
    
46. pADip-paNivOmE - sAmA
    
47. pADip-paravu nenjE - behAg
    
48. pAri nI tAn ayyA - simhEndramadhyam
    
49. ponnai sorindu (kaNNigaL) - sAma
    
50. puNNIya mUrti ammA - AbhOgi
    
51. sonnadellAm marandArO - kharaharapriyA
    
52. sUriyan udittadu pAr - rEvagupti
    
53. tanjam enakku nIyE - shankarAbharaNa
    
54. tEDit-tavikkudaDi - vakuLAbharaNa
    
55. teLLat-teLindadayyA - khamAs
    
56. tingaLoDu gangaimuDi - bilahari
    
57. tirunAmam pADi - madhyamAvati
    
58. tiruvaDi tozhudu ninrEn - shuddhadhanyAsi
    
59. tiruvaDi tozhuginrOm - rItigauLa
    
60. UduvadAraiDiyO - punnAgavarALi
    
61. unnaiyE nambinEn ammA urutuNaiyE - sAvEri
    
62. unnaiyE nambinEnammA paramEshvari - simhEndramadhyam
    
63. unnAlE enna Agum - asAvEri
    
64. unniDattanri vEr - suraTi
    
65. UvadAraDiyO - punnAgavarALi
    
66. vADi nI varunduvadEn - shahAnA
    
67. vandanai shei manamE - paraju
    
68. vandanai sheivOmE anudinam - nATa
    
69. vandanai sheivOmE malaraDi - hamsadhvani
    
70. vandani sheivOmE anudinam - Arabhi
    
71. vella muDiyAdO vidhiyum - aThANA
    
72. vErEdum vENDEnE - hamsanAda
    
73. yAr ivan arivAyODi - kalyANi