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Poomani

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Poomani (Tamil: பூமணி) (born 1947) is a Sahithya Academy Winning Tamil writer from Kovilpatti in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.He won Sahithya Academy Award for his novel Agnaadi in 2014.

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Su. Venkatesan

Su. Venkatesan (சு. வெங்கடேசன்), also known as S. Venkatesan, is a Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu, India and Tamil Nadu State Committee member of Communist Party of India (Marxist). His debutant novel Kaaval Kottam published in 2008 was awarded the Sahitya Academy Award for Tamil in 2011. The Tamil film 'Aravaan' is based on it. The Sahitya Academy-winning writer is also the president of the Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers Association. His second novel 'Veerayuga Nayagan Velpari' was serialised in Tamil popular magazine Ananda Vikatan. 'Veerayuga Nayagan Velpari' is the second Novel after Ponniyin Selvan to make a big craze between the readers at that time.

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C.S. Chellappa

சி.சு. செல்லப்பா (C.S. Chellappa) ஒரு எழுத்தாளர் மற்றும் இலக்கிய விமர்சகர். "எழுத்து" என்ற பத்திரிக்கையினை தொடங்கி நவீன தமிழ் இலக்கிய மறுமலர்ச்சிக்கு வித்திட்டவர் செல்லப்பா.

பல நல்ல எழுத்தாளர்களையும் விமர்சகர்களையும் தன் எழுத்து பத்திரிக்கையின் மூலம் ஊக்குவித்தவர் செல்லப்பா. சிறந்த விமர்சகர்களாகவும், எழுத்தாளர்களாகவும் கருதப்படும் வெங்கட் சாமிநாதன், பிரமீள், ந.முத்துசாமி மற்றும் பல எழுத்தாளர்கள் சி.சு.செல்லப்பாவினால் ஊக்குவிக்கப்பட்டவர்கள். தமிழின் சிறந்த நாவல்களாக கருதப்படும் வாடிவாசல், "சுதந்திர தாகம்" போன்றவற்றை எழுதியவர் செல்லப்பா. காந்தியக் கொள்கைகளில் மிகுந்த பற்றும் ஈடுபாடும் கொண்டவர்.

Cinnamanur Subramaniam Chellappa (Tamil: சி.சு. செல்லப்பா) was a Tamil writer, journalist and Indian independence movement activist.He belonged to the "

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Periyar

Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (E.V. Ramasamy), commonly known as Periyar (பெரியார்), also referred to as Thandhai Periyar, was an Indian social activist and politician who started the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam.

Periyar spent over fifty years giving speeches, propagating the realisation that everyone is an equal citizen and the differences on the basis of caste and creed were man-made to keep the innocent and ignorant as underdogs in the society. Although Periyar's speeches were targeted towards the illiterate and more mundane masses, scores of educated people were also swayed. Periyar viewed reasoning as a special tool. According to him, all were blessed with this tool, but very few used it. Thus Periyar used reasoning with res

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Kalki

Tamil language Novel Writer, Journalist, Poet & Critic late Ramaswamy Aiyer Krishnamurthy also known as ‘Kalki’. He derived his pen name from the suffixes of his wife name Kalyani and his name Krishnamurthy in Tamil form கல்யாணி and கிருஷ்ணமூர்த்தி as Kalki (கல்கி). His name also represents “Kalki avatar”, the tenth and last avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu.

His writings includes over 120 short stories, 10 novelettes, 5 novels, 3 historical romances, editorial and political writings and hundreds of film and music reviews. Krishnamurthy’s witty, incisive comments on politics, literature, music and other forms of art were looked forward to with unceasing interest by readers. He wrote under the pen names of ‘Kalki’, ‘Ra. Ki’, ‘Tamil Theni’, ‘Karn

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S. Ramakrishnan

S. Ramakrishnan
(Tamil: எஸ்.ராமகிருஷ்ணன்; born 1966)

is a noted Tamil author and Tamil film dialogue writer. He was born in Mallankinaru, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu.

Ramakrishnan is noted for his column Thunai Ezhuthu in the magazine Ananda Vikatan. His short stories have been translated in German, French, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam.

His other works include Kadhaa Vilaasam, Desaandri, and Alainthen Tirindhen.

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Perumal Murugan

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Perumal Murugan is a well-known contemporary Tamil writer and poet. He was written six novels, four collections of short stories and four anthologies of poetry. Three of his novels have been translated into English to wide acclaim: Seasons of the Palm, which was shortlisted for the prestigious Kiriyama Award in 2005, Current Show, and most recently, One Part Woman. He has received awards from the Tamil Nadu government as well as from Katha Books.

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Su. Venkatesan

Su. Venkatesan (சு. வெங்கடேசன்), also known as S. Venkatesan, is a Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu, India and Tamil Nadu State Committee member of Communist Party of India (Marxist). His debutant novel Kaaval Kottam published in 2008 was awarded the Sahitya Academy Award for Tamil in 2011. The Tamil film 'Aravaan' is based on it. The Sahitya Academy-winning writer is also the president of the Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers Association. His second novel 'Veerayuga Nayagan Velpari' was serialised in Tamil popular magazine Ananda Vikatan. 'Veerayuga Nayagan Velpari' is the second Novel after Ponniyin Selvan to make a big craze between the readers at that time.

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Μαρία Ιορδανίδου

Maria Iordanidou
Γεννήθηκε στην Κωνσταντινούπολη το 1897 και έζησε τα παιδικά της χρόνια στον Πειραιά και το Βατούμ της Ρωσίας. Φοίτησε σε ρωσικό γυμνάσιο, στη Σταυρούπολη, όπου τη βρήκε η Οκτωβριανή Επανάσταση. Το 1919 γύρισε στην Κωνσταντινούπολη και λίγο αργότερα πήγε στην Αλεξάνδρεια, όπου παντρεύτηκε τον Ιορδάνη Ιορδανίδη. Το 1923 επέστρεψαν μαζί στην Αθήνα, αλλά σύντομα ο Ιορδανίδης έφυγε.

Εξαιτίας των συνθηκών της ζωής της, η Ιορδανίδου απέκτησε μεγάλη γλωσσομάθεια και εργάστηκε ως ιδιωτική υπάλληλος. Έγινε γνωστή στο λογοτεχνικό χώρο με το έργο Λωξάντρα, που έγραψε σε ηλικία 65 χρονών, το 1962, και γνώρισε πολλές επανεκδόσεις. Η Λωξάντρα περιγράφει με μεγάλη ζωντάνια και χιούμορ τα έθιμα και τη ζωή των Ελλήνων της Πόλης και βασίζεται

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C.S. Chellappa

சி.சு. செல்லப்பா (C.S. Chellappa) ஒரு எழுத்தாளர் மற்றும் இலக்கிய விமர்சகர். "எழுத்து" என்ற பத்திரிக்கையினை தொடங்கி நவீன தமிழ் இலக்கிய மறுமலர்ச்சிக்கு வித்திட்டவர் செல்லப்பா.

பல நல்ல எழுத்தாளர்களையும் விமர்சகர்களையும் தன் எழுத்து பத்திரிக்கையின் மூலம் ஊக்குவித்தவர் செல்லப்பா. சிறந்த விமர்சகர்களாகவும், எழுத்தாளர்களாகவும் கருதப்படும் வெங்கட் சாமிநாதன், பிரமீள், ந.முத்துசாமி மற்றும் பல எழுத்தாளர்கள் சி.சு.செல்லப்பாவினால் ஊக்குவிக்கப்பட்டவர்கள். தமிழின் சிறந்த நாவல்களாக கருதப்படும் வாடிவாசல், "சுதந்திர தாகம்" போன்றவற்றை எழுதியவர் செல்லப்பா. காந்தியக் கொள்கைகளில் மிகுந்த பற்றும் ஈடுபாடும் கொண்டவர்.

Cinnamanur Subramaniam Chellappa (Tamil: சி.சு. செல்லப்பா) was a Tamil writer, journalist and Indian independence movement activist.He belonged to the "

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Na. Muthukumar

Nagarajan Muthukumar (12 July 1975 – 14 August 2016) was a Tamil poet, lyricist, and author. Best known for his Tamil language film songs, he received the most Filmfare Awards for Best Lyricist in Tamil and was a two-time recipient of the National Film Award for Best Lyrics for his works in Thanga Meenkal (2013) and Saivam (2014).

Muthukumar grew up in Kannikapuram village in Kancheepuram, India in a middle-class family. He has a brother Ramesh Kumar. At the age of six and a half, he lost his mother. At a young age, he acquired an interest in reading. He began his career working under Balu Mahendra for four years. He was later offered to write lyrics in the film Veera Nadai, directed by Seeman. He has been credited as a dialogue writer in a

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Jayakanthan

Dhandapani Jeyakanthan, otherwise known as 'JK' among his friends and comrades, is a multi-dimensional personality, well known in the literary circle as a prolific writer, commentator, pamphleteer, film-maker and critic. He has won acclaim for wielding his pen against social injustices and economic inequality. Jeyakanthan was born in a family of agriculturists in Manjakuppam, a suburb of Cuddalore of the erstwhile Madras Presidency. Brought up by his mother and maternal uncles, he got interested in politics at a young age as his uncles were actively involved in it. Jeyakanthan dropped himself out of school after completing fifth grade, as he thought studies would hinder his political activism.

In 1946, he left for Chennai in search of liveli

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S. Ramakrishnan

S. Ramakrishnan
(Tamil: எஸ்.ராமகிருஷ்ணன்; born 1966)

is a noted Tamil author and Tamil film dialogue writer. He was born in Mallankinaru, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu.

Ramakrishnan is noted for his column Thunai Ezhuthu in the magazine Ananda Vikatan. His short stories have been translated in German, French, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam.

His other works include Kadhaa Vilaasam, Desaandri, and Alainthen Tirindhen.

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Kalki

Tamil language Novel Writer, Journalist, Poet & Critic late Ramaswamy Aiyer Krishnamurthy also known as ‘Kalki’. He derived his pen name from the suffixes of his wife name Kalyani and his name Krishnamurthy in Tamil form கல்யாணி and கிருஷ்ணமூர்த்தி as Kalki (கல்கி). His name also represents “Kalki avatar”, the tenth and last avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu.

His writings includes over 120 short stories, 10 novelettes, 5 novels, 3 historical romances, editorial and political writings and hundreds of film and music reviews. Krishnamurthy’s witty, incisive comments on politics, literature, music and other forms of art were looked forward to with unceasing interest by readers. He wrote under the pen names of ‘Kalki’, ‘Ra. Ki’, ‘Tamil Theni’, ‘Karn

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Sandilyan

Sandilyan or Chandilyan (Tamil: சாண்டில்யன்) is the Pen name of Bhashyam Iyengar, a noted Tamil writer of Historical fiction. He is known for his historical romance and adventure novels, often set in the times of the Chola and Pandya empires.

சாண்டில்யன் (1910-1987) பிரபலமான தமிழ் எழுத்தாளர். இவர் வரலாற்றுச் சம்பவங்களை அடிப்படையாகக் கொண்ட புதினங்கள் எழுதிய எழுத்தாளர்களுள் ஒருவர். இவரது புதினங்கள் இதழ்களில் தொடர்களாக வெளிவந்துள்ளன.

பாஷ்யம் அய்யங்கார் என்ற இயற்பெயர் கொண்ட சாண்டில்யன் தமிழ்நாட்டில் உள்ள திருக்கோவிலூரில் நவம்பர் 10, 1910ம் ஆண்டு பிறந்தார். இவரது பெற்றோர்- ராமனுஜம் அய்யங்கார் மற்றும் பூங்கோவில்வல்லி. சென்னையில் உள்ள பச்சையப்பா மற்றும் நேஷனல் மாடல் பள்ளிகளில் பயின்றார். திருச்சி செயின்ட் ஜோசஃப் கல்லூரியில் பட்டம்பெற்றார். கல்லூரியி

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Kannadasan

Kannadasan (24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was a Tamil poet and lyricist, heralded as one of the greatest and most important writers in the Tamil language. Frequently called Kaviarasu (English: King of Poets), Kannadasan was most familiar for his song lyrics in Tamil films and contributed around 5000 lyrics apart from 6000 poems and 232 books,[1] including novels, epics, plays, essays, his most popular being the 10-part religious essay on Hinduism, captioned Arthamulla Indhumatham (English: Meaningful Hindu Religion). He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Cheraman Kadali in the year 1980 and was the first to receive the National Film Award for Best Lyrics, given in 1969 for the film Kuzhanthaikkaga.

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Nanjil Nadan

நாஞ்சில் நாடன் (பிறப்பு: டிசம்பர் 31, 1947, வீர நாராயண மங்கலம் (கன்னியாகுமரி மாவட்டம்) ) நவீன தமிழ் இலக்கியத்தின் முக்கியப் படைப்பாளர்களில் ஒருவர். இவரது இயற்பெயர் சுப்ரமணியன். வேலையின் காரணமாகப் பல ஆண்டுகள் மும்பையில் வாழ்ந்தார். தற்போது கோயம்புத்தூரில் வாழ்ந்து வருகிறார்.
நாஞ்சில்நாடன் நகைச்சுவையும் சமூகவிமர்சனமும் இழையோடும் படைப்புகளுக்காக புகழ்பெற்றவர். தமிழ் மரபிலக்கியத்தில் உள்ள தேர்ச்சி இவரது படைப்புகளில் வெளிப்படும். கம்பராமாயணத்தில் ஆழமான ஈடுபாடு கொண்டவர். தெய்வங்கள் ஓநாய்கள் ஆடுகள் என்ற சிறுகதைத்தொகுதி மூலம் புகழ்பெற்றார். தலைகீழ்விகிதங்கள் இவரது முதல் நாவல்.
இவரின் மிக முக்கியமான அடையாளம் நாஞ்சில் நாட்டு வட்டார வழக்கிலான எழுத்துநடை. தலைகீழ் விகிதங்கள் நாவலை இயக்குநர் தங்கர்பச்சான் சொல்ல மறந்த கதை என்ற பெயரில் திரைப்படமாக்கி இருக்கி

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Geetha Ilangovan

Geeta Ilangovan is an Indian journalist, writer and filmmaker of short films and documentaries which tackle social and gender based issues.

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Era. Natarasan

கல்வி : இயற்பியல், கல்வியியல், உளவியல், ஆங்கில இலக்கியம் ஆகியவற்றில் முதுகலைப்பட்டம்
ஆசிரியராக :

- தனது 16வது வயதில் பள்ளியிலிரூந்து கிராம நலப்பணி திட்ட முகமொன்றில் தான் மாணவராக இருக்கும் போதே பகுதிநேர ஆசிரியரானார்.

- 1986ல் அறிவியல் / மொழியியல் ஆசிரியராக பிரதான பணி துவக்கம்.

- 1996ல் சென்னையில் மெட்ரிக் மேல்நிலைப்பள்ளி ஒன்றில் முதல்வரானார்.

- 1999ல் கடலூர் கிரூஷ்ணசாமி நினைவு மெட்ரிக் மேல்நிலைப்பள்ளி முதல்வரானார். தற்போதும் தொடரூம் பணி அது.

- 2008ல் டாக்டர்.ராதாகிரூஷ்ணன் விருது.

- கல்வி நேரடி நடைமுறையில் தனி கவனம், ஆசிரியர்களின் வழிகாடி.

- வகுப்பறை ஜனநாயகம், இவரது ஆசிரிய உத்தி.

- சோதனை முயற்சிகளை தொடரும் ஆர்வலர்.

- கல்வியாளர்கள் ஜான் ஹோல்டு, பாவ்லோ பிரையரே உட்பட பலரை தமிழுக்கு அறிமுகம் செய்தவர்.

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Ambai

Ambai (nom de plume of C. S. Lakshmi), is a historian, an independent Women's Studies researcher, and a feminist writer in Tamil. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts from Madras Christian College and MA in Bangalore and her PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her dissertation was on American policy towards refugees fleeing Hungary due to the failed revolution of 1956. After completing her education, she worked as a school teacher and college lecturer in Tamil Nadu. She is married to Vishnu Mathur, a film maker, and lives in Mumbai.

In 1962, Ambai published her first work Nandimalai Charalilae (lit. At Nandi Hills) – written when she was still a teenager. Her first serious work of fiction was the Tamil novel Andhi Maalai (lit. Twil

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Ajithan

Ajithan is a writer and filmmaker from Nagarcoil, India. He holds a master’s degree in philosophy and has made a special study of German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) for many years now. A careful listener of Western classical music, Ajithan is particularly inspired by the operatic works of the composer Richard Wagner (1883-1913). As a filmmaker, he has great regard for the works of Werner Herzog, Terence Malick and Robert Altman. He considers writer Jeyamohan, also his father, his first and major inspiration and mentor.

Ajithan was born on 28.02.1993 to writers Jeyamohan and Arunmozhinangai. He completed his schooling in Nagarcoil and studied environmental science in St. Joseph’s College, Bengaluru. He obtained an MA in philos

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Ramani Chandran

Ramanichandran (Tamil: ரமணிசந்திரன்) is a prolific Tamil romance novelist, and presently the best-selling author in the Tamil language.

She was born to Ganesan and Kamalam in Kayamozhi Village near Thiruchendur in South Tamil Nadu. She began her writing career in the 1970s. Her first well-known novel was 'Jodi Purakkal'.

She has written 178 novels, most of which first appeared serialized in magazines like Kumudam and Aval Vikatan and were later brought out in book format by Arunodhayam. Some of her famous novels are Valai Osai, Mayangugiral Oru Maadhu, Venmayil Ethanai Nirangal, Adivazhai.

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