(born from his father)

Murugan (Tamil: முருகன், Sanskrit: :सुब्रह्मण्य,कार्तिकेय, Kannada: ಸುಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯ, Telugu: సుబ్రహ్మణ్యేశ్వర స్వామి, Malayalam: ശ്രീ സുബ്രഹ്മണ്യസ്വാമി ) also called Kartikeyan, Skanda and Subrahmanyan, is a popular Hindu deity especially among Tamil Hindus, worshipped primarily in areas with Tamil influences, especially South India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauritius and Reunion Island. His six most important shrines in India are the Arupadaiveedu temples, located in Tamil Nadu. In Sri Lanka, Hindus as well as Buddhists revere the sacred historical Nallur Kandaswamy temple in Jaffna and the sacred Buddhist and Hindu shrine or Katirkāmam Temple (also in Sinhala "Katharagama Devalaya") dedicated to him, situated deep south in the country. Ethnic Chinese in Penang, Kuala Lumpur, of Malaysia also pray to Lord Murugan during Thaipusam.

Lord Murugan is more popular in South India especially among Tamil people famously referred as Thamizh Kadavul (God of Tamils) compared to other parts of India. He is the patron deity of the Tamil land (Tamil Nadu). In Karnataka he is popular as "Subrahmanya" and is often associated with snakes, famous shrine Kukke Subramanya is well known for Sarpa shanti rites.In Andhra Pradesh and Bengal too he is popular by the names "Subrahmanya" and "Kartikeya" respectively. Like most Hindu deities, Murugan is known by many other names, including Senthil (Smart), Saravaṇa, Kārtikeya (meaning 'son of Krittika'), Arumugam, Sanmuga (from Sanskrit Ṣaṇmukha), Shadanana (meaning 'one with six faces'), Kumāra (meaning 'child or son'), Dhandapany (meaning God with a Club), Guhan or Guruhuha (meaning 'cave-dweller'), Skanda (meaning 'that which is spilled or oozed, namely seed' in Sanskrit),Subrahmaṇya, Vēlaṇ and Swaminatha.

Suki (suhi / sugi) Sivam (Tamil: சுகி சிவம்) is a popular scholar in Tamil. His religious, motivational and philosophical speeches are famous among Tamil Hindus. He hosts a TV show Indha naal iniya naal on Sun TV. He has also written numerous novels and is highly regarded in India and neighboring countries.

He was awarded the Kalaimamani award by the Indian state government for his contributions towards Tamil literature.

His book, such as Vaazhthal Oru Kalai ("Living is an art"), deal with the suchjuect of how to lead a better life, retaining our own ideologies and principles. The book Vaazhthal Oru Kalai may be similar to The Power of Now, by Eckhart Tole, though not as different and subjective as the later.