He worked as a school teacher for a year, before joining the popular Tamil weekly magazine, Ananda Vikatan in 1933. Devan's first foray into the world of writing was through the humorous short story "Mister Rajamani", written when he was in his twenties.
For a year, he taught at a school; then, in 1933, he moved to the popular Tamil weekly magazine, Ananda Vikatan. Devan's first foray into writing came with the humorous short story "Mister Rajamani", which he wrote when he was young.