Kalki Sadasivam

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.

In this Indian name, the name Thiagarajan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Sadasivam.

Kalki Sadasivam
Marriage photo of Sadasivam and M. S. Subbulakshmi, circa. 1940
Born
Thiagaraja Sadasivam

(1902-09-04)4 September 1902
Aangarai, Trichinopoly, Madras Presidency, British India
Died21 November 1997(1997-11-21) (aged 95)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)writer, journalist, freedom fighter, singer, film producer
Spouse(s)Apithakuchambal (d. 1938)
M. S. Subbulakshmi (m. 1940)
ChildrenRadha Viswanathan
Vijaya Rajedran
S Thyagarajan (adopted)
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