Thenkachi Ko. Swaminathan

Thenkatchi Ko Ayya. Swaminathan (1946 – 16 September 2009) was a Tamil orator, television personality and author of various Tamil books. He had served as deputy director of All India Radio, Chennai. Swaminathan was born in Thenkachi a small village in Perambalur, Tamil Nadu to Tamil parents. He graduated in agriculture from the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. He started his career in a government office as Agricultural Extension Officer. He resigned his job to do farming in his agricultural lands. Seven years later in 1977 he joined All India Radio, to make speeches on agricultural topics.