{"count":17752,"next":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=812","previous":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=810","results":[{"id":15508,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"La Sa Ra","bio":"\nLalgudi Saptarishi Ramamrutham (30 October 1915 – 30 October 2007) was an eminent Tamil novelist, who authored 300 short stories, 6 novels and 10 collections of essays. He won Sahitya Akademi Award for his contributions to Tamil literature. He died on his ninety-Second birthday.\nHis ancestors were natives of Lalgudi, Trichy District and one of the writers of the Manikodi era. He spent his entire childhood and adolescent years in Ayyampettai village near Kanchipuram. His father took special care on his son and personally home tutored him advanced Tamil and English that instilled in him a love of Tamil and English Classics even at an early age. He studied from 8th to 10 Standard in Government School. He started writing when he was 20, originally in English and then changed over to Tamil. He worked for the Punjab National Bank for 30 years and settled down in Chennai after his retirement.\nLa Sa Ra worked for three years as a typist in Vauhini Pictures, which then produced a series of landmark Telugu films like Vande Mataram, Sumangali, and Devata. It was then K. Ramnoth, another South Indian film director, told La Sa Ra not to waste his gift indicating that his hoping for a career in films would not be salutary. He ultimately became a banker but he continued with his writing.","raw_bio":"Lalgudi Saptarishi Ramamrutham (30 October 1915 – 30 October 2007) was an eminent Tamil novelist, who authored 300 short stories, 6 novels and 10 collections of essays. He won Sahitya Akademi Award for his contributions to Tamil literature. He died on his ninety-Second birthday. His ancestors were natives of Lalgudi, Trichy District and one of the writers of the Manikodi era. He spent his entire childhood and adolescent years in Ayyampettai village near Kanchipuram. His father took special care on his son and personally home tutored him advanced Tamil and English that instilled in him a love of Tamil and English Classics even at an early age. He studied from 8th to 10 Standard in Government School. He started writing when he was 20, originally in English and then changed over to Tamil. He worked for the Punjab National Bank for 30 years and settled down in Chennai after his retirement. La Sa Ra worked for three years as a typist in Vauhini Pictures, which then produced a series of landmark Telugu films like Vande Mataram, Sumangali, and Devata. It was then K. Ramnoth, another South Indian film director, told La Sa Ra not to waste his gift indicating that his hoping for a career in films would not be salutary. He ultimately became a banker but he continued with his writing.","slug":"la-sa-ra","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/la-sa-ra","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:56.082359","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":16},{"id":15509,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Pa. Raghavan","bio":"\nPa. Raghavan, a well known Tamil writer, winner of the prestigious  ‘Bharathiya Basha Parishad Award’ in 2004. His best known and most appreciated work is Yathi, a Novel, which shows the world of Indian Sanyasis (Monks). His non fictions like Dollar Desam (Political History of America) and Nilamellam Raththam (History of the Israel – Palestine Conflict) are considered to be the milestones in Tamil non-fiction writing.\nPa. Raghavan, often called Para, was born on 8 October 1971 to R.Parthasarathy and P. Ramamani in Adayar, Chennai. His father hailed from Thanjavur District of Tamilnadu and is from a family of teachers. His father had a career in education starting as a teacher and held various posts such as Head Master, District Education Officer before retiring as the Deputy Director in the Department of Education. He wrote short stories and poems under the pen name R.P. Sarathy. He has also translated books such as Baburnama, Mahavamsa and India After Gandhi. Due to the nature of his father’s job, the family had to shift to various places and Para attended different schools in these places to complete his education. The family finally settled in Chennai and Para completed his diploma in Mechanical Engineering in the Central Polytechnic Chennai. Today, Para lives with his wife and daughter in Chromepet, Chennai.\nPara was very interested in writing from early days. His first published work was a Children’s Poem in the Tamil Magazine 'Gokulam'. Although he was writing continuously from then on, Para says he was able to master the technic of writing only after he got the friendship of Ma.Ve. Sivakumar, one of the great Tamil writers in 1989. In 1990, a story of his was published in the reputed magazine ‘Kanaiyazhi’ which got him the attention of the Tamil Literary community.","raw_bio":"Pa. Raghavan, a well known Tamil writer, winner of the prestigious  ‘Bharathiya Basha Parishad Award’ in 2004. His best known and most appreciated work is Yathi, a Novel, which shows the world of Indian Sanyasis (Monks). His non fictions like Dollar Desam (Political History of America) and Nilamellam Raththam (History of the Israel – Palestine Conflict) are considered to be the milestones in Tamil non-fiction writing. Pa. Raghavan, often called Para, was born on 8 October 1971 to R.Parthasarathy and P. Ramamani in Adayar, Chennai. His father hailed from Thanjavur District of Tamilnadu and is from a family of teachers. His father had a career in education starting as a teacher and held various posts such as Head Master, District Education Officer before retiring as the Deputy Director in the Department of Education. He wrote short stories and poems under the pen name R.P. Sarathy. He has also translated books such as Baburnama, Mahavamsa and India After Gandhi. Due to the nature of his father’s job, the family had to shift to various places and Para attended different schools in these places to complete his education. The family finally settled in Chennai and Para completed his diploma in Mechanical Engineering in the Central Polytechnic Chennai. Today, Para lives with his wife and daughter in Chromepet, Chennai. Para was very interested in writing from early days. His first published work was a Children’s Poem in the Tamil Magazine 'Gokulam'. Although he was writing continuously from then on, Para says he was able to master the technic of writing only after he got the friendship of Ma.Ve. Sivakumar, one of the great Tamil writers in 1989. In 1990, a story of his was published in the reputed magazine ‘Kanaiyazhi’ which got him the attention of the Tamil Literary community.","slug":"pa-raghavan","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/pa-raghavan","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:56.098351","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":16},{"id":15510,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"T. S. S. Rajan","bio":"\nTiruvengimalai Sesha Sundara Rajan (1880–1953) was an Indian medical doctor, politician and freedom-fighter who served the Minister of Public Health and Religious Endowments in the Madras Presidency from 1937 to 1939.\nRajan was born in Srirangam in Trichinopoly district and studied medicine at Royapuram Medical School, Madras and England. He practised as a doctor in Burma and England and obtained his M.R.C.S. degree in 1911. In 1923, he set up his own clinic.\nRajan entered the Indian independence movement in 1919 and joined the Indian National Congress. He participated in the agitations against the Rowlatt Act and in the Vedaranyam Salt Satyagraha. He served as the President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee and as the Member of the Imperial Legislative Council of India from 1934 to 1936. From 1937 to 1939, he served as the Minister of Public Health in the Madras provincial government.","raw_bio":"Tiruvengimalai Sesha Sundara Rajan (1880–1953) was an Indian medical doctor, politician and freedom-fighter who served the Minister of Public Health and Religious Endowments in the Madras Presidency from 1937 to 1939. Rajan was born in Srirangam in Trichinopoly district and studied medicine at Royapuram Medical School, Madras and England. He practised as a doctor in Burma and England and obtained his M.R.C.S. degree in 1911. In 1923, he set up his own clinic. Rajan entered the Indian independence movement in 1919 and joined the Indian National Congress. He participated in the agitations against the Rowlatt Act and in the Vedaranyam Salt Satyagraha. He served as the President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee and as the Member of the Imperial Legislative Council of India from 1934 to 1936. From 1937 to 1939, he served as the Minister of Public Health in the Madras provincial government.","slug":"t-s-s-rajan","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/t-s-s-rajan","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:56.110220","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":16},{"id":15511,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Moovalur Ramamirtham","bio":"\nMoovalur Ramamirtham (Tamil: மூவலூர் ராமாமிர்தம்) (1883–1962) was a Tamil social reformer, author, and political activist of the Dravidian Movement, who worked for the abolition of the Devadasi system in the Madras Presidency. Born in Thiruvarur, she was brought up at Moovalur, a village near Mayiladhuthurai.\nShe was the author of the 1936 novel Dasigalin Mosavalai alladhu madhi pettra minor (lit. Devadasis' web of deceit or the minor grown wise) which exposed the plight of the Devadasis. Originally a supporter of the nationalist Indian National Congress, she became a member of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy's Self-Respect Movement after Periyar left the Congress in 1925. In 1930, she supported Muthulakshmi Reddi's failed attempt to abolish the Devadasi system in the Presidency through legislation.\nShe took part in the Anti-Hindi agitations of 1937-40 and in November 1938, was jailed for six weeks for participating in the agitations. The public awareness created by her novel and her continuous campaign to abolish the Devadasi system, were instrumental in the passage of the Madras Devadasi (Prevention of Dedication) Act or the Devadasi Abolition Bill, which outlawed the practice in 1947. In 1949, she parted ways with Periyar.","raw_bio":"Moovalur Ramamirtham (Tamil: மூவலூர் ராமாமிர்தம்) (1883–1962) was a Tamil social reformer, author, and political activist of the Dravidian Movement, who worked for the abolition of the Devadasi system in the Madras Presidency. Born in Thiruvarur, she was brought up at Moovalur, a village near Mayiladhuthurai. She was the author of the 1936 novel Dasigalin Mosavalai alladhu madhi pettra minor (lit. Devadasis' web of deceit or the minor grown wise) which exposed the plight of the Devadasis. Originally a supporter of the nationalist Indian National Congress, she became a member of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy's Self-Respect Movement after Periyar left the Congress in 1925. In 1930, she supported Muthulakshmi Reddi's failed attempt to abolish the Devadasi system in the Presidency through legislation. She took part in the Anti-Hindi agitations of 1937-40 and in November 1938, was jailed for six weeks for participating in the agitations. The public awareness created by her novel and her continuous campaign to abolish the Devadasi system, were instrumental in the passage of the Madras Devadasi (Prevention of Dedication) Act or the Devadasi Abolition Bill, which outlawed the practice in 1947. In 1949, she parted ways with Periyar.","slug":"moovalur-ramamirtham","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/moovalur-ramamirtham","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:56.122245","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":16},{"id":15512,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Vela Ramamoorthy","bio":"\nVela Ramamoorthy is a Tamil writer and actor who has appeared in Tamil language films.\nRamamoorthy is a PUC Graduate. He joined the Indian Army and served for five years before being posted in Post office. Since he is a writer, many people would come to meet him in his office.\nRamamoorthy has written acclaimed Tamil novels including Kuttra Parambarai, Kuruthi Aattam, Pattathu Yaanai and is considered one of the leading Tamil story writers of his time. He was also involved in the dispute regarding the rights of making a film out of Kuttra Parambarai and had supported Bala's project ahead of Bharathiraja's. He has also written the book Vela Ramamoorthy Kathaikal which is a compilation of short stories.","raw_bio":"Vela Ramamoorthy is a Tamil writer and actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. Ramamoorthy is a PUC Graduate. He joined the Indian Army and served for five years before being posted in Post office. Since he is a writer, many people would come to meet him in his office. Ramamoorthy has written acclaimed Tamil novels including Kuttra Parambarai, Kuruthi Aattam, Pattathu Yaanai and is considered one of the leading Tamil story writers of his time. He was also involved in the dispute regarding the rights of making a film out of Kuttra Parambarai and had supported Bala's project ahead of Bharathiraja's. He has also written the book Vela Ramamoorthy Kathaikal which is a compilation of short stories.","slug":"vela-ramamoorthy","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/vela-ramamoorthy","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:56.138191","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":16},{"id":15513,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Dhanushkodi Ramasamy","bio":"Danushkodi Ramasamy (1945? – 24 November 2005) was a Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu, India. His works were characterized by his sympathies with communist ideals and depictions of the plight of labourers. He was the general secretary of the Tamil Nadu Kalai Ilakkia Perumanram, a literary organisation.\nDanushkodi Ramasamy was born in Kalingal Mettuppatti a village near Sattur, Tamil Nadu. His father was a school teacher. Ramasamy obtained master's degrees in Arts and Education (M.A and M.Ed) and began his teaching career  as a primary teacher in Ayira Vysiya Higher Secondary School in Sattur. He eventually became the Head master of the school, a post he resigned from, as he felt it was interfering with his literary activities. He continued as a higher secondary teacher in the same school. During his younger days he was a proponent of the Thani Tamil Iyakkam (Pure Tamil movement) and Gandhism. In his later life he became a supporter of Marxism. His first short story Simma Soppanam was published in 1978. During his writing career, he wrote a number of short stories and novels. His best known work is the 1985 novel Thozhar. Some of his short stories were published in the magazine Ananda Vikatan. In 1990, the Communist Party of India's  (CPI) publishing arm - New century Book house - awarded him the best Tamil short story writer award. In 1992, his work Theemtharigida won the  Lilli Desigamani memorial prize. In 1991, he won the Ananda Vikatan Diamond Jubilee short story competition and in 94 the Agni Subhamangla short story competition. He served as a state secretary of the Tamil Nadu Kalai Ilakkia Perumanram and at the time of his death was its general secretary. Ramasamy died on 24 November 2005 after a prolonged illness.\nRamasamy’s stories and novels have been translated into Kannada, Malayalam and Bengali. After his death the Danushkodi Ramasamy Trust was established at Sattur in his memory. The Trust awards an annual prize for Tamil short story writers, conducts literary meetings and writing workshops for school children.","raw_bio":"Danushkodi Ramasamy (1945? – 24 November 2005) was a Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu, India. His works were characterized by his sympathies with communist ideals and depictions of the plight of labourers. He was the general secretary of the Tamil Nadu Kalai Ilakkia Perumanram, a literary organisation. Danushkodi Ramasamy was born in Kalingal Mettuppatti a village near Sattur, Tamil Nadu. His father was a school teacher. Ramasamy obtained master's degrees in Arts and Education (M.A and M.Ed) and began his teaching career  as a primary teacher in Ayira Vysiya Higher Secondary School in Sattur. He eventually became the Head master of the school, a post he resigned from, as he felt it was interfering with his literary activities. He continued as a higher secondary teacher in the same school. During his younger days he was a proponent of the Thani Tamil Iyakkam (Pure Tamil movement) and Gandhism. In his later life he became a supporter of Marxism. His first short story Simma Soppanam was published in 1978. During his writing career, he wrote a number of short stories and novels. His best known work is the 1985 novel Thozhar. Some of his short stories were published in the magazine Ananda Vikatan. In 1990, the Communist Party of India's  (CPI) publishing arm - New century Book house - awarded him the best Tamil short story writer award. In 1992, his work Theemtharigida won the  Lilli Desigamani memorial prize. In 1991, he won the Ananda Vikatan Diamond Jubilee short story competition and in 94 the Agni Subhamangla short story competition. He served as a state secretary of the Tamil Nadu Kalai Ilakkia Perumanram and at the time of his death was its general secretary. Ramasamy died on 24 November 2005 after a prolonged illness. Ramasamy’s stories and novels have been translated into Kannada, Malayalam and Bengali. After his death the Danushkodi Ramasamy Trust was established at Sattur in his memory. The Trust awards an annual prize for Tamil short story writers, conducts literary meetings and writing workshops for school children.","slug":"dhanushkodi-ramasamy","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/dhanushkodi-ramasamy","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:56.158562","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":16},{"id":15515,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Sivagyana Munivar","bio":"\nSivagyana Munivar (c. 18th century) was a saivite sage and scholar from Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. He was well versed in both Tamil and Sanskrit.\nSivagyana Murnivar was born Mukkalaalingar. He translated several Sanskrit works into Tamil. He was also known as Sri Madhava Sivagyana Munivar.\nSivagyana Munivar authored several texts and translated many. His magnum opus work remains the Sivagnana Mapadiam, an elaborate and critical interpretation of Sivagnanabodham, the work of the 13th-century CE scholar Meikandadevar. In his commentary to the Nannul, he revised and expanded the work of Shankara Namachivayar. Sivagyana Munivar is also known for his work Ilakkana Vilakka Sooravali, a rebuttal of Tiruvarur Vaidhyanatha Desikar's Ilakkana Vilakkam. This is perhaps the only work in the Tamil literature that serves as a refuting commentary on another work.","raw_bio":"Sivagyana Munivar (c. 18th century) was a saivite sage and scholar from Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. He was well versed in both Tamil and Sanskrit. Sivagyana Murnivar was born Mukkalaalingar. He translated several Sanskrit works into Tamil. He was also known as Sri Madhava Sivagyana Munivar. Sivagyana Munivar authored several texts and translated many. His magnum opus work remains the Sivagnana Mapadiam, an elaborate and critical interpretation of Sivagnanabodham, the work of the 13th-century CE scholar Meikandadevar. In his commentary to the Nannul, he revised and expanded the work of Shankara Namachivayar. Sivagyana Munivar is also known for his work Ilakkana Vilakka Sooravali, a rebuttal of Tiruvarur Vaidhyanatha Desikar's Ilakkana Vilakkam. This is perhaps the only work in the Tamil literature that serves as a refuting commentary on another work.","slug":"sivagyana-munivar","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/sivagyana-munivar","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:56.186810","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":16},{"id":15516,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Mythili Sivaraman","bio":"\nMythili Sivaraman (14 December 1939 – 30 May 2021) was an Indian women's rights and trade union activist. She was a co-founder of All India Democratic Women's Association and leader in the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Through her writings and activism she brought attention to the Keezhvenmani massacre of 1968 and the Vachati mass rape cases of 1992. She led efforts to drive women's empowerment, particularly of women from the disadvantaged communities, and trade union and labour activism. She was a contributor to Economic and Political Weekly, and wrote for publications including Mainstream and the Radical Review.\nSivaraman was born on 14 December 1939 in Kakinada in present day Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. She completed her higher education from the Syracuse University in the United States. She worked as a research assistant in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN (between 1966 and 1968). During this time she was involved in research related to non-self-governing territories. She also participated in the Anti-Vietnam war movement. At the end of her stint at the UN, she returned to India to work with the left and became a trade union organizer and women's rights activist working with women in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.\nShe was a co-founder of the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) with women's leader and fellow activist Pappa Umanath. She later served the organization as its vice-president. She was also a trade union activist affiliated with the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU). She was also a member of the Indian political party Communist Party of India (Marxist). She also served the party as a member of its Tamil Nadu state committee.","raw_bio":"Mythili Sivaraman (14 December 1939 – 30 May 2021) was an Indian women's rights and trade union activist. She was a co-founder of All India Democratic Women's Association and leader in the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Through her writings and activism she brought attention to the Keezhvenmani massacre of 1968 and the Vachati mass rape cases of 1992. She led efforts to drive women's empowerment, particularly of women from the disadvantaged communities, and trade union and labour activism. She was a contributor to Economic and Political Weekly, and wrote for publications including Mainstream and the Radical Review. Sivaraman was born on 14 December 1939 in Kakinada in present day Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. She completed her higher education from the Syracuse University in the United States. She worked as a research assistant in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN (between 1966 and 1968). During this time she was involved in research related to non-self-governing territories. She also participated in the Anti-Vietnam war movement. At the end of her stint at the UN, she returned to India to work with the left and became a trade union organizer and women's rights activist working with women in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She was a co-founder of the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) with women's leader and fellow activist Pappa Umanath. She later served the organization as its vice-president. She was also a trade union activist affiliated with the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU). She was also a member of the Indian political party Communist Party of India (Marxist). She also served the party as a member of its Tamil Nadu state committee.","slug":"mythili-sivaraman","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/mythili-sivaraman","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:56.195053","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":16},{"id":15517,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Hariharan Srinivasan","bio":"\nDr. Hariharan Srinivasan (7 September 1929 – 21 December 2015) was an Indian orthopedic surgeon who worked primarily with leprosy.  He wrote under the pen name Charvakan in Tamil. He retired in 2008.\nDr. Srinivasan   spent most of his working life in correcting the deformed hands and feet of leprosy-affected persons. During his active period he was highly regarded for his academic and research work in the management and prevention of deformities and disabilities in persons with insensitive and paralysed hands and feet in general and the leprosy-affected in particular. He retired from active work in 2008.\nDr.Srinivasan attended elementary and middle school at Vellore, and high school in the District Board High School in Arni. He studied at Madras Christian College in Tambaram, later joining the Madras Medical College and receiving his MBBS degree in 1952. He got his FRCS (Edinburgh) in 1957 and FRCS (England) in 1958. He was in UK from 1954 to 1958 and worked in Hospitals in Birmingham, North Wales and London in different capacities such as House Surgeon, Senior House Surgeon, Registrar and Locum Consultant.","raw_bio":"Dr. Hariharan Srinivasan (7 September 1929 – 21 December 2015) was an Indian orthopedic surgeon who worked primarily with leprosy.  He wrote under the pen name Charvakan in Tamil. He retired in 2008. Dr. Srinivasan   spent most of his working life in correcting the deformed hands and feet of leprosy-affected persons. During his active period he was highly regarded for his academic and research work in the management and prevention of deformities and disabilities in persons with insensitive and paralysed hands and feet in general and the leprosy-affected in particular. He retired from active work in 2008. Dr.Srinivasan attended elementary and middle school at Vellore, and high school in the District Board High School in Arni. He studied at Madras Christian College in Tambaram, later joining the Madras Medical College and receiving his MBBS degree in 1952. He got his FRCS (Edinburgh) in 1957 and FRCS (England) in 1958. He was in UK from 1954 to 1958 and worked in Hospitals in Birmingham, North Wales and London in different capacities such as House Surgeon, Senior House Surgeon, Registrar and Locum Consultant.","slug":"hariharan-srinivasan","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/hariharan-srinivasan","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:56.203780","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":16},{"id":15518,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Subha (writers)","bio":"\nSubha (Tamil: சுபா) is the name used by the writing partnership of D. Suresh and A. N. Balakrishnan, who write stories, detective novels and screenplays in Tamil.\nThe duo began co-authoring stories when they were in college together, and have been publishing their work since 1979. They have published more than 450 short novels and more than 400 short stories. Most of their detective novels feature the characters Narendran and Vaijayanthi of Eagle Eye Detective Agency, and their coworker John Sundar. Other characters created by Subha are Selva and Murugesan, who also feature in their detective stories, and John Sembaruthi, who is a character in some of Subha's novels set in the army. They wrote film reviews for the magazine Kalki under the pseudonym \"Jayamanmadhan\".\nThey have also written screenplays and dialogues for Tamil films and television serials. The movies Kana Kandaen and Ayan were based on their published novels and were scripted by Subha together with director K. V. Anand. They co-authored the script for Ko, a political thriller, and Maatraan, a thriller with K.V. Anand. The script for 180, a bilingual movie in Tamil and Telugu, was co-authored by Subha with director Jayendra. I (dialogues), Anegan, Yatchan, Thani oruvan were co-authored by Subha.","raw_bio":"Subha (Tamil: சுபா) is the name used by the writing partnership of D. Suresh and A. N. Balakrishnan, who write stories, detective novels and screenplays in Tamil. The duo began co-authoring stories when they were in college together, and have been publishing their work since 1979. They have published more than 450 short novels and more than 400 short stories. Most of their detective novels feature the characters Narendran and Vaijayanthi of Eagle Eye Detective Agency, and their coworker John Sundar. Other characters created by Subha are Selva and Murugesan, who also feature in their detective stories, and John Sembaruthi, who is a character in some of Subha's novels set in the army. They wrote film reviews for the magazine Kalki under the pseudonym \"Jayamanmadhan\". They have also written screenplays and dialogues for Tamil films and television serials. The movies Kana Kandaen and Ayan were based on their published novels and were scripted by Subha together with director K. V. Anand. They co-authored the script for Ko, a political thriller, and Maatraan, a thriller with K.V. Anand. The script for 180, a bilingual movie in Tamil and Telugu, was co-authored by Subha with director Jayendra. I (dialogues), Anegan, Yatchan, Thani oruvan were co-authored by Subha.","slug":"subha-writers","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/subha-writers","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:56.211994","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":16},{"id":15519,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Alagu Subramaniam","bio":"\nAlagu Subramaniam (1910–1971) was a British Ceylon born writer, a prominent figure in London's Bloomsbury literary circle, a Barrister-at-Law of The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, and an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Ceylon.\nHe is the author of The Big Girl & Other Stories a retro-collection of short stories; they recount scenes of life in Jaffna during the colonial era, which includes the short story \"Professional Mourners\" which reflects the obsolete customs and practices of professional mourning done by some Sri Lankan Tamil communities.\nHe also authored the book Closing Time & Other Stories which contains stories set in London during the World War 2 era.","raw_bio":"Alagu Subramaniam (1910–1971) was a British Ceylon born writer, a prominent figure in London's Bloomsbury literary circle, a Barrister-at-Law of The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, and an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Ceylon. He is the author of The Big Girl & Other Stories a retro-collection of short stories; they recount scenes of life in Jaffna during the colonial era, which includes the short story \"Professional Mourners\" which reflects the obsolete customs and practices of professional mourning done by some Sri Lankan Tamil communities. He also authored the book Closing Time & Other Stories which contains stories set in London during the World War 2 era.","slug":"alagu-subramaniam","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Jaffna","url":"/sootradhar/alagu-subramaniam","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:56.220498","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":16},{"id":15520,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Vidya Subramaniam","bio":"Vidya Subramaniam (Tamil: வித்யா சுப்ரமணியம், born 1957) is a Tamil author. She has been writing novels and short stories for close to three decades. Born and brought up in Mylapore, she has to her credit 100 books and has won awards including a Tamil Nadu State Award.\nAn anthology of her short stories has been translated into English titled Beyond the Frontier. Two of her short stories have also been translated and featured in a book titled Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction from the Blaft stable.\n\nThis article about an Indian writer or poet is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.","raw_bio":"Vidya Subramaniam (Tamil: வித்யா சுப்ரமணியம், born 1957) is a Tamil author. She has been writing novels and short stories for close to three decades. Born and brought up in Mylapore, she has to her credit 100 books and has won awards including a Tamil Nadu State Award. An anthology of her short stories has been translated into English titled Beyond the Frontier. Two of her short stories have also been translated and featured in a book titled Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction from the Blaft stable.  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