Thamizhavel G. Sarangapani, (, 19 April 1903 – 16 March 1974) or
Kosa as he was also known, a Tamil writer and publisher, was born in
Thiruvarur,
Tamil Nadu, on 20 April 1903. He received a good education and was effectively bi-lingual in
Tamil and
English. At 21, he went to
Singapore to work as a bookkeeper, eventually becoming the manager at his firm.