Thi. Ka. Sivasankaran
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Thi. Ka. Sivasankaran or T. K. Sivasankaran , is a Tamil
writer and critic from Tamil Nadu
, India
. He is popularly known by his Tamil initials as Thi. Ka. Si.
in 1925. His works were first published in the literary journal Grama oozhiyan in 1947. He was a Marxist by political orientation and a member of the Communist Party of India
(CPI). He was influential in the party's literary journal Thamarai. He was a friend and contemporary of socialist writers like Vallikannan
and T. M. Chidambara Ragunathan
. During his years in Thamarai, he was instrumental in discovering and encouraging new writers like Prapanchan
, D. Selvaraj
, Poomani, Vannadhasan, Tamil Nadan and Jayanthan. In 2000, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award
for Tamil for his literary criticism Vimarsanangal Mathippuraikal Pettikal (lit. Criticisms, Reviews and Interviews). In 2008, a documentary film on him was released by the Chennai Tamil Koodam. In 2010, the formation of a charitable trust in his name at the Thanjavur Tamil University
was announced. He is the father of Tamil writer Vannadhasan
.
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 and critic 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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. He is popularly known by his Tamil initials as Thi. Ka. Si.
Biography
Sivasankaran was born in TirunelveliTirunelveli
Tirunelveli , also known as Nellai , and historically as Tinnevelly, is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Tirunelveli District and the sixth biggest city in Tamil Nadu...
in 1925. His works were first published in the literary journal Grama oozhiyan in 1947. He was a Marxist by political orientation and a member of the Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India
The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925...
(CPI). He was influential in the party's literary journal Thamarai. He was a friend and contemporary of socialist writers like Vallikannan
Vallikannan
Vallikannan , is the pseudonym of R. S. Krishnasamy , a Tamil, writer, journalist, critic, and translator from Tamil Nadu, India.-Biography:...
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:...
. During his years in Thamarai, he was instrumental in discovering and encouraging new writers like Prapanchan
Prapanchan
Prapanchan , is the pseudonym of S. Vaidyalingam a Tamil, writer and critic from Pondicherry, India.-Biography:Prapanchan was born in Pondicherry and did his schooling there. His birth name was Vaidyalingam. His father ran a toddy shop. He attended the Karandhai College and graduated as a Tamil...
, D. Selvaraj
Daniel Selvaraj
Daniel Selvaraj or D. Selvaraj is a Tamil Dalit writer from Tamil Nadu, India. He is the author of a number of novels, short stories, and plays in Tamil. He is a lawyer by profession and is involved in various Communist and left leaning writers' organisations like Democratic Writers Association...
, Poomani, Vannadhasan, Tamil Nadan and Jayanthan. In 2000, 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 literary criticism Vimarsanangal Mathippuraikal Pettikal (lit. Criticisms, Reviews and Interviews). In 2008, a documentary film on him was released by the Chennai Tamil Koodam. In 2010, the formation of a charitable trust in his name at the Thanjavur Tamil University
Tamil University
The Tamil University , India, was established to provide higher research in the Tamil language and advanced study in allied branches such as linguistics, translation, lexicography, music, drama and manuscriptology...
was announced. He is the father of Tamil writer Vannadhasan
Vannadhasan
Writer Vannadaasan aka Kalyanji is one of the popular poet in Tamil Modern literature.He lives in Tirunelveli.He writes short stories and non fiction articles in the name "Vannadhasan".He writes poems in the name "Kalyanji".His real name is 'S.Kalayanasundaram'.He is son of Thi.Ka.Si. [ [ Thi. Ka....
.
Awards and recognitions
- Sahitya Akademi Award (2000)
- 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...
literary award (2002) - Bharathi Ilakkiya award
- Lilly Deivasigamani Literary Trust award
- Tamil Sanror peravai award
Partial bibliography
- Thi. Ka. Si. Katturaigal
- Vimarsanangal Mathippuraikal Pettikal
- Vimarana Tamil