Tamilanban
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"Erode" Tamilanban, also spelled as Erode Tamizhanban , is a Tamil
poet and writer from Tamil Nadu
, India
. In 2004, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award
for Tamil for his poetry collection Vanakkam Valluva (lit. Greetings, Valluvar). He has also worked as a newsreader for Doordarshan
. He is a board member of the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nadaga Mandram.
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...
poet and 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
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. In 2004, 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 for his poetry collection Vanakkam Valluva (lit. Greetings, Valluvar). He has also worked as a newsreader for Doordarshan
DoorDarshan
Doordarshan is an Indian public service broadcaster, a division of Prasar Bharati. It is one of the largest broadcasting organizations in India in terms of the infrastructure of studios and transmitters. Recently, it has also started Digital Terrestrial Transmitters. On September 15, 2009,...
. He is a board member of the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nadaga Mandram.
Awards and recognitions
- KalaimamaniKalaimamaniThe Kalaimamani is an award in Tamil Nadu state, India. These awards are given by the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram for excellence in the field of art and literature....
award by Government of Tamil NaduGovernment of Tamil NaduThe 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... - Sahitya Akademi award (2004)
Partial bibliography
- Silirppugal - Paari Nilayam(1970)
- Andha nandanai eritha neruppin micham - Poompuhar padhippakam (1982)
- Thirumbi vandha thervalam - Poompuhar padhippakam (1985)
- Kannukku veliyae sila kanaakkal - Narmada padippakam (1990)
- En veetukku ethirae oru erukkan chedi - Pablo bharathi padippakam (1995)
- Nadai marandha nadhiyum thisai mariya odayum - Poompuhar padhippakam (1998)
- Anaikkava endra America- Poompuhar padhippakam (1999)
- Un veetukku naan vandhirundhen - Pablo bharathi padippakam (1999)
- Bharathidasanodu pathandugal - vizhigal padippakam (2000)
- Vanakkam valluva! - Poompuhar padhippakam (2000)
- Sennimalai cleopatrakkal - Pablo bharathi padippakam (2002)
- Vaarthaikal ketta varam - vizhigal padippakam (2002)
- Madhippedugal- Marudha (2002)
- Ivargalodum ivarrodum - vizhigal padippakam (2003)
- Kanakaanum vinaakkal - vizhigal padippakam (2004)
- Minnal urangum podhu - Sri Durga padippakam (2004)
- Kadhavai thattiya pazhaya kadhali - vizhigal padippakam (2005)
- Vidiyal vizhudugal - Poompuhar padhippakam (2005)
- Kavin kuru nooru - Pablo bharathi padippakam (2005)
- Pablo Neruda paarvaiyil India - Pablo Neruda Spanish Latin America Research Institute (2007)
- Idugurip peyarallai Islam - Rahmat arakattalai (2008)
- Olaichuvadiyum kurunthagadum - Vidivelli veliyeedu (2008)
- Solla vandadhu - Muthamizh padippagam (2008)