Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
He began writing short stories in the 1960s, with his short story Akka winning a competition conducted by a Sri Lankan Tamil newspaper in 1961. [3] This story was the title story in his first collection of short stories, Akka ("Sister"), published in 1964.
Perumal Murugan (born 1966 [2]) is an Indian writer, scholar and literary chronicler who writes in Tamil.He has written twelve novels, six collections of short stories, six anthologies of poetry and many non-fiction books.
Lalgudi Saptarishi Ramamrutham (30 October 1915 – 30 October 2007) was an eminent Tamil novelist, who authored 300 short stories, 6 novels and 10 collections of essays. He won Sahitya Akademi Award for his contributions to Tamil literature. He died on his ninety-Second birthday. [1]
In 1992, his short story Current was made into a Hindi film entitled Current for the National Film Development Corporation of India. [15] In 2003, his short story kidai was made into a Tamil film entitled Oruththi and was screened at the International Film Festival of India. [16] He was appointed a professor of folklore at Pondicherry ...
Jayakanthan wrote his first short story for a Tamil magazine titled Sowbakiyavathi, [5] which got it published in 1953. Following early success, Jayakanthan started writing for mainstream magazines such as Ananda Vikatan, Kumudam and Dinamani Kadir, who published a number of short-stories particularly in the 1960s.
His works are set in rural Tamil Nadu and deal with the lives of peasants. As of 2009, he has written 23 short story collections, six novellas, six novels and an essay collection. He was awarded the 2008 Sahitya Akademi Award for his Tamil short story Minsarapoo (lit. the electric flower).
The modern Tamil literary movement started with Subramania Bharathi, the multifaceted Indian nationalist poet and author, and was quickly followed up by many who began to utilize the power of literature in influencing the masses. With growth of literacy, Tamil prose began to blossom and mature. Short stories and novels began to appear.
Jeyamohan's output includes nine novels, ten volumes of short-stories/plays, thirteen literary criticisms, five biographies of writers, six introductions to Indian and Western literature, three volumes on Hindu and Christian philosophy and numerous other translations and collections. He has also written scripts for Malayalam and Tamil movies. [3]