Aadhavan Sundaram























































Aadhavan

Aadhavan Sundaram.jpg
Born
K. S. Sundaram
(1942-03-21)21 March 1942
Kallidaikurichi, Tamil Nadu
Died
19 July 1987(1987-07-19) (aged 45)
Shringeri, Karnataka
Occupation
Author, Assistant Editor
Language
Tamil
Nationality
Indian
Period
until 1987
Genre
Novels, Novellas, Short Stories
Subject
Children's fiction, Social Novels
Notable works
En Peyar Ramaseshan
Kagidha Malargal
Mudalil Iravu Varum
Spouse
Hema Sundaram
Children
Charumathi
Neeraja

Aadhavan (Tamil: ஆதவன்) is the pseudonym of K. S. Sundaram (Tamil: கே. எஸ். சுந்தரம், 21 March 1942 – 19 July 1987), a Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu, India.




Contents






  • 1 Biography


  • 2 Bibliography


    • 2.1 Novels


    • 2.2 Novellas


    • 2.3 Short story collections


    • 2.4 Plays




  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Biography


Sundaram was born in Kallidaikurichi in Tirunelveli District and obtained his education in Delhi. He worked briefly for Indian Railways. Later he joined the National Book Trust of India as an assistant editor. He married Hema in 1976. He started his literary career as a writer of stories for children in the magazine Kannan. He wrote under the pseudonym Aadhavan (lit. The Sun). His most noted work was the novel En peyar Ramaseshan (lit. My name is Ramaseshan), which was translated into Russian by Vitaliy Furnika and sold over a hundred thousand copies. In 1987, he drowned while swimming in a river at Shringeri. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil posthumously for his collection of short stories Mudalil iravu varum (lit. First comes the night).[1][2][3][4]



Bibliography



Novels



  • En Peyar Ramaseshan

  • Kagitha Malargal

  • Kanagathin Naduvae



Novellas



  • Iravukku mun varuvadhu maalai

  • Siragugal

  • Meetchiyai thedi

  • Ganapathi oru keezhmattathu oozhiyan

  • Nadhiyum Malayum

  • Penn, thozhi, thalaivi



Short story collections



  • Singa Rajakumari

  • Mudalil Iravu Varum

  • Kanavu kumizhigal

  • Kaal vali

  • Oru arayil irandu naarkaligal

  • Pudhumaipithanin dhrogam



Plays


  • Puzhudhiyil veenai


References





  1. ^ Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007 Archived 2010-01-24 at the Wayback Machine. Sahitya Akademi Official website.


  2. ^ "Aadhavan Profile". Uyirmmai (in Tamil). Retrieved 31 May 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ Aadhavan Sundaram. First Comes the Night. Sahitya Akademi. pp. Backcover.


  4. ^ Nesamudan Venkatesh. "ஆதவன் வீட்டுக்குச் சென்று வந்தேன்". Tamiloviam (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 24 February 2006. Retrieved 31 May 2010.




External links


  • A critical commentary on Adhavan's writings in Thisaigal magazine - Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3








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