He finished his schooling in 1910 and learnt Tamil grammar and literature from Pinnathur Narayanaswamy Iyer and Valmpuri Balasubramania Pillai.

During 1942-53 and 53-60 he was a lecturer at the Tamil research department of Annamalai University.

During this period he conducted extensive field research and wrote his most known work Pirkaala Cholar saritharam (lit.

Tamil literary history) books and his various Thala Varalaaru (lit.

He was one of the first few people to write Historical books in Tamil when English speaking scholars researched and wrote regarding Tamil History in English.