Ku. Alagirisami
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Ku. Alagirisami or G. Alagirisami was a Tamil
writer from Tamil Nadu
, India
.
. He was a childhood friend of Ki. Rajanarayanan
. He completed his SSLC
and worked as a teacher and then as a clerk in the registrar office. He later became a journalist and wrote for Tamil publications like Tamil Mani, Sakthi and Prasanda Vikatan. His first short story Urakkam Kolluma was published in Ananda Bodhini in 1943. He became a sub-editor at Sakthi in 1947. He was a friend and contemporary of Vallikannan
, Pudumaipithan and T. M. Chidambara Ragunathan
. His first short story collection - Ku. Alagirisamy kathaigal was published in 1952 with a foreword from Kalki Krishnamurthy
. In 1955, he went to Malaysia to work in Tamil Nesan. He married Seethalakshmi in 1957. During 1960-65 he worked as a sub-editor in Navasakthi. He freelanced during 1965-70. He worked at Soviet Nadu for a few months. In 1967, the Government of Tamil Nadu
's Tamil development department awarded a prize for his play Kavichakravarthi (lit. Emperor among poets). He was noted for his short stories. In 1970, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award
for Tamil posthumously for his short story collection Anbalippu.
's Akbar
Maxim Gorky
's books
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
writer from Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, India
India
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.
Biography
He was born in Idaicheval Chathirapatti village near KovilpattiKovilpatti
Kovilpatti , also known as Covilpatti, is a special grade municipality in Thoothukudi District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Belongs to Kovilpatti constituency...
. He was a childhood friend of Ki. Rajanarayanan
Ki. Rajanarayanan
Ki. Rajanarayanan , popularly known by Tamil initials as Ki. Ra., is a Tamil folklorist and author from India.-Writing career:Ki. Ra.'s first published short story was Mayamaan , which came out in 1958. It was an immediate success. It was followed by many more short stories...
. He completed his SSLC
SSLC
The Secondary School Leaving Certificate is a certification obtained by a student on successful completion of an examination at the end of study at the secondary schooling level in India.- Relevance of the SSLC :...
and worked as a teacher and then as a clerk in the registrar office. He later became a journalist and wrote for Tamil publications like Tamil Mani, Sakthi and Prasanda Vikatan. His first short story Urakkam Kolluma was published in Ananda Bodhini in 1943. He became a sub-editor at Sakthi in 1947. He was a friend and contemporary of Vallikannan
Vallikannan
Vallikannan , is the pseudonym of R. S. Krishnasamy , a Tamil, writer, journalist, critic, and translator from Tamil Nadu, India.-Biography:...
, Pudumaipithan and T. M. Chidambara Ragunathan
T. M. Chidambara Ragunathan
T. M. Chidambara Ragunathan , was a Tamil, writer, translator, journalist and literary critic from Tamil Nadu, India. He is also known as T. M. C. Ragunathan, Tho. Mu. Si. Ragunathan or by his Tamil initials as Tho. Mu. Si.-Biography:...
. His first short story collection - Ku. Alagirisamy kathaigal was published in 1952 with a foreword from Kalki Krishnamurthy
Kalki Krishnamurthy
Kalki was the pen name of R. Krishnamurthy , a noted Tamil writer, film & music critic, Indian independence activist and journalist from Tamil Nadu, India.- Biography:...
. In 1955, he went to Malaysia to work in Tamil Nesan. He married Seethalakshmi in 1957. During 1960-65 he worked as a sub-editor in Navasakthi. He freelanced during 1965-70. He worked at Soviet Nadu for a few months. In 1967, the Government of Tamil Nadu
Government of Tamil Nadu
The Government of Tamil Nadu, headquartered at Chennai is the governing authority for the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. It is seated at the Fort St. George...
's Tamil development department awarded a prize for his play Kavichakravarthi (lit. Emperor among poets). He was noted for his short stories. In 1970, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award
Sahitya Akademi Award
Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in one of the following twenty-four major Indian languagesAssamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri,...
for Tamil posthumously for his short story collection Anbalippu.
Novels
- Doctor Anuradha
- Theerada Vilayattu
- Puthu veedu puthu ulagam
- Vaazhkai padhai
Translations
*Laurence BinyonLaurence Binyon
Robert Laurence Binyon was an English poet, dramatist and art scholar. His most famous work, For the Fallen, is well known for being used in Remembrance Sunday services....
's Akbar
Maxim Gorky
Maxim Gorky
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov , primarily known as Maxim Gorky , was a Russian and Soviet author, a founder of the Socialist Realism literary method and a political activist.-Early years:...
's books
- Leninudan sila naatkal
- Americavilae
- Yutham vendaam
- Virodhi
- Paniyavittal
Short story collections
- Anbalippu
- Sirikkavillai
- Thavappayan
- Varaprasadham
- Kaviyum kaadhalum
- Sevisaykka oruvan
- Pudhiya roja
- Thuravu
Essay collections
- Ilakkiya then
- Tamil thandha kaviyinbam
- Tamil thandha kavichelvam
- Naan kanda ezhuthalargal