{"count":17752,"next":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=814","previous":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=812","results":[{"id":15533,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Vannadasan","bio":"\nVannadasan, aka Kalyanji is a Tamil writer from India. He was born as Siva Kalyana Sundaram in Tirunelveli in 1946, where he currently resides.. He is a son of Thi. Ka. Sivasankaran, a renowned Tamil writer. He writes short stories and non fiction articles under the pseudonym of Vannadhasan and poems under Kalyanji. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil in 2016 for his short story collection Oru Siru Isai. He is also a recipient of Vishnupuram Literary Award, which he also won in 2016.\nHe is a retired bank employee.\nSome of his poems are translated by Jayanthasri Balakrishnan in English in her blog, though not published.\n","raw_bio":"Vannadasan, aka Kalyanji is a Tamil writer from India. He was born as Siva Kalyana Sundaram in Tirunelveli in 1946, where he currently resides.. He is a son of Thi. Ka. Sivasankaran, a renowned Tamil writer. He writes short stories and non fiction articles under the pseudonym of Vannadhasan and poems under Kalyanji. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil in 2016 for his short story collection Oru Siru Isai. He is also a recipient of Vishnupuram Literary Award, which he also won in 2016. He is a retired bank employee. Some of his poems are translated by Jayanthasri Balakrishnan in English in her blog, though not published. ","slug":"vannadasan","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/vannadasan","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:56.346506","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":16},{"id":15534,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"A. R. Venkatachalapathy","bio":"\nA R Venkatachalapathy is an Indian historian, author and translator who writes and publishes in Tamil and English. Currently he is a professor at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS). He is noted for collecting and publishing the works of Tamil writer Pudhumaipithan.\nVenkatachalapathy obtained his B.Com degree from University of Madras in 1987 and his MA in History from Madurai Kamaraj University in 1989. He received his PhD in History from Jawaharlal Nehru University in 1995. His dissertation was titled \"A Social History of Tamil Publishing, (1850–1938)\".\nVenkatachalapathy worked in the History Department of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University from 1995 to 2000 and that of University of Madras from 2000 to 2001. Since June 2001, he has been a faculty member of the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS). His main areas of research are social and cultural history of colonial Tamil Nadu. He is best known for collecting and publishing the works of Tamil writer Pudhumaipithan in 2000. In 2000, he published his most noted work Andha kaalathil kaapi illai (Kalachuvadu) in Tamil. Later he published an English Version – In Those Days There Was No Coffee, (Yoda Press, 2006). He currently serves in the advisory board of the Tamil iyal virudhu, an annual award given by Tamil Literary Garden, a Canada-based organisation. He is regularly involved in 'The Hindu Literary Festival' (The Hindu Lit for Life) annual events as a speaker, interviewer, resource person etc. He also reviews books in The Hindu. In 2007, he was awarded the V. K. R. V. Rao prize in Social Science Research. He also writes columns for The Hindu, Frontline, Outlook, India Today, Dinamalar and Kalachuvadu magazine.","raw_bio":"A R Venkatachalapathy is an Indian historian, author and translator who writes and publishes in Tamil and English. Currently he is a professor at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS). He is noted for collecting and publishing the works of Tamil writer Pudhumaipithan. Venkatachalapathy obtained his B.Com degree from University of Madras in 1987 and his MA in History from Madurai Kamaraj University in 1989. He received his PhD in History from Jawaharlal Nehru University in 1995. His dissertation was titled \"A Social History of Tamil Publishing, (1850–1938)\". Venkatachalapathy worked in the History Department of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University from 1995 to 2000 and that of University of Madras from 2000 to 2001. Since June 2001, he has been a faculty member of the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS). His main areas of research are social and cultural history of colonial Tamil Nadu. He is best known for collecting and publishing the works of Tamil writer Pudhumaipithan in 2000. In 2000, he published his most noted work Andha kaalathil kaapi illai (Kalachuvadu) in Tamil. Later he published an English Version – In Those Days There Was No Coffee, (Yoda Press, 2006). He currently serves in the advisory board of the Tamil iyal virudhu, an annual award given by Tamil Literary Garden, a Canada-based organisation. He is regularly involved in 'The Hindu Literary Festival' (The Hindu Lit for Life) annual events as a speaker, interviewer, resource person etc. He also reviews books in The Hindu. In 2007, he was awarded the V. K. R. V. Rao prize in Social Science Research. He also writes columns for The Hindu, Frontline, Outlook, India Today, Dinamalar and Kalachuvadu magazine.","slug":"a-r-venkatachalapathy","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/a-r-venkatachalapathy","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:56.356984","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":16},{"id":15535,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Agastya","bio":"\nAgastya (Tamil: அகத்தியர்,  Sanskrit: अगस्त्य, Malayalam: അഗസ്ത്യൻ) was a revered Indian sage of Hinduism. In the Indian tradition, he is a noted recluse and an influential scholar in diverse languages of the Indian subcontinent. He and his wife Lopamudra are the celebrated authors of hymns 1.165 to 1.191 in the Sanskrit text Rigveda and other Vedic literature.\nAgastya is considered to be the father of Siddha medicine. Agastya appears in numerous itihasas and Puranas including the major Ramayana and Mahabharata. He is one of the seven most revered rishis (the Saptarishi) in the Vedic texts, and is revered as one of the Tamil Siddhar in the Shaivism tradition, who invented an early grammar of the Old Tamil language, Agattiyam, playing a pioneering role in the development of Tampraparniyan medicine and spirituality at Saiva centres in proto-era Sri Lanka and South India. He is also revered in the Puranic literature of Shaktism and Vaishnavism. He is one of the Indian sages found in ancient sculpture and reliefs in Hindu temples of South Asia, and Southeast Asia such as in the early medieval era Shaiva temples on Java Indonesia. He is the principal figure and Guru in the ancient Javanese language text Agastyaparva, whose 11th century version survives.\nAgastya is traditionally attributed to be the author of many Sanskrit texts such as the Agastya Gita found in Varaha Purana, Agastya Samhita found embedded in Skanda Purana, and the Dvaidha-Nirnaya Tantra text. He is also referred to as Mana, Kalasaja, Kumbhaja, Kumbhayoni and Maitravaruni after his mythical origins.","raw_bio":"Agastya (Tamil: அகத்தியர்,  Sanskrit: अगस्त्य, Malayalam: അഗസ്ത്യൻ) was a revered Indian sage of Hinduism. In the Indian tradition, he is a noted recluse and an influential scholar in diverse languages of the Indian subcontinent. He and his wife Lopamudra are the celebrated authors of hymns 1.165 to 1.191 in the Sanskrit text Rigveda and other Vedic literature. Agastya is considered to be the father of Siddha medicine. Agastya appears in numerous itihasas and Puranas including the major Ramayana and Mahabharata. He is one of the seven most revered rishis (the Saptarishi) in the Vedic texts, and is revered as one of the Tamil Siddhar in the Shaivism tradition, who invented an early grammar of the Old Tamil language, Agattiyam, playing a pioneering role in the development of Tampraparniyan medicine and spirituality at Saiva centres in proto-era Sri Lanka and South India. He is also revered in the Puranic literature of Shaktism and Vaishnavism. He is one of the Indian sages found in ancient sculpture and reliefs in Hindu temples of South Asia, and Southeast Asia such as in the early medieval era Shaiva temples on Java Indonesia. He is the principal figure and Guru in the ancient Javanese language text Agastyaparva, whose 11th century version survives. Agastya is traditionally attributed to be the author of many Sanskrit texts such as the Agastya Gita found in Varaha Purana, Agastya Samhita found embedded in Skanda Purana, and the Dvaidha-Nirnaya Tantra text. He is also referred to as Mana, Kalasaja, Kumbhaja, Kumbhayoni and Maitravaruni after his mythical origins.","slug":"agastya","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/agastya","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:56.367384","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":16},{"id":15536,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Anandabharati Aiyangar","bio":"\nAnandabharati Aiyangar (1786–1846) was an Indian Tamil-language poet and dramatist.\nAnandabharati was born in 1786 at Umeiyammalpuram near Thanjavur. He was the son of a wealthy mirasdar (landlord) named Srinivasa Aiyangar. At the age of thirteen, he composed a drama named Nondi in praise of Yaneimelazhagar, the patron deity of his village. Soon afterwards, he migrated, along with his father, to Thiruvallur, where he lived for three years. From the age of fifteen, he was successively employed as the karnam and Samprathi of two different temples in Thanjavur. At the age of twenty-five, he resigned his job and settled down at Tiruvidaimarudur where he spent the rest of his life writing poems. Aiyarappa Tambiran, the dharmakarta of the shrine at Tiruvidaimarudur was so pleased at a drama written by him in praise of the presiding deity that he honored him with the gift of a house and garden, and conferred on him the title of Kavirajaswami. Anandabharati Aiyangar died in 1846 at the age of sixty.\nSome of his famous poetical compositions are Uttara Ramayana Kirtana, Desikaprabandham, Bagavata Dasamaskanda Nadagam, Marudur Venba and Muppattirattu.","raw_bio":"Anandabharati Aiyangar (1786–1846) was an Indian Tamil-language poet and dramatist. Anandabharati was born in 1786 at Umeiyammalpuram near Thanjavur. He was the son of a wealthy mirasdar (landlord) named Srinivasa Aiyangar. At the age of thirteen, he composed a drama named Nondi in praise of Yaneimelazhagar, the patron deity of his village. Soon afterwards, he migrated, along with his father, to Thiruvallur, where he lived for three years. From the age of fifteen, he was successively employed as the karnam and Samprathi of two different temples in Thanjavur. At the age of twenty-five, he resigned his job and settled down at Tiruvidaimarudur where he spent the rest of his life writing poems. Aiyarappa Tambiran, the dharmakarta of the shrine at Tiruvidaimarudur was so pleased at a drama written by him in praise of the presiding deity that he honored him with the gift of a house and garden, and conferred on him the title of Kavirajaswami. Anandabharati Aiyangar died in 1846 at the age of sixty. Some of his famous poetical compositions are Uttara Ramayana Kirtana, Desikaprabandham, Bagavata Dasamaskanda Nadagam, Marudur Venba and Muppattirattu.","slug":"anandabharati-aiyangar","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/anandabharati-aiyangar","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:56.378784","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":16},{"id":15537,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Akkaarakkani Nacchumanar","bio":"\nAkkārakkani Nacchumanār (Tamil: அக்காரக்கனி நச்சுமனார்) was a poet of the Sangam period to whom verse 46 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai is ascribed.\nAkkārakkani Nacchumanār was a poet belonging to the late Sangam period (between 1st century BCE and 2nd century CE). The term Akkārakkani denotes the Hindu god Vishnu. Thus, he is believed to have been a follower of Vaishnavism.\nAkkārakkani Nacchumanār wrote verse 46 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai. He opines about Valluvar and the Kural text thus:","raw_bio":"Akkārakkani Nacchumanār (Tamil: அக்காரக்கனி நச்சுமனார்) was a poet of the Sangam period to whom verse 46 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai is ascribed. Akkārakkani Nacchumanār was a poet belonging to the late Sangam period (between 1st century BCE and 2nd century CE). The term Akkārakkani denotes the Hindu god Vishnu. Thus, he is believed to have been a follower of Vaishnavism. Akkārakkani Nacchumanār wrote verse 46 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai. He opines about Valluvar and the Kural text thus:","slug":"akkaarakkani-nacchumanar","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/akkaarakkani-nacchumanar","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:56.387714","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":16},{"id":15538,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Alangudi Vanganar","bio":"\nAlangudi Vanganar (Tamil: ஆலங்குடி வங்கனார்) was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 8 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 53 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.\nAlangudi Vanganar hailed from Alangudi in Pudukottai district in Tamil Nadu. He was said to be involved in maritime trade and hence acquired the name 'Vanganar', which means the one related to ships.\nAlangudi Vanganar has written 8 verses, including 2 in Kurunthogai, 3 in Natrinai, 1 each in Agananuru and Purananuru, and 1 in Tiruvalluva Maalai.","raw_bio":"Alangudi Vanganar (Tamil: ஆலங்குடி வங்கனார்) was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 8 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 53 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai. Alangudi Vanganar hailed from Alangudi in Pudukottai district in Tamil Nadu. He was said to be involved in maritime trade and hence acquired the name 'Vanganar', which means the one related to ships. Alangudi Vanganar has written 8 verses, including 2 in Kurunthogai, 3 in Natrinai, 1 each in Agananuru and Purananuru, and 1 in Tiruvalluva Maalai.","slug":"alangudi-vanganar","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/alangudi-vanganar","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:56.397174","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":16},{"id":15539,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Alathur Kilar","bio":"\nAlathur Kilar, originally pronounced Ālathur Kiḻhār (Tamil: ஆலத்தூர் கிழார்), was a Tamil poet of Sangam period. He has authored seven poetries in the Sangam literature, including five in Purananuru and two in Kurunthogai.\nAlathur Kilar has written seven Sangam verses in all. This includes verses 34, 36, 69, 225, and 324 in Purananuru and verses 112 and 350 in Kurunthogai. The three Chola emperors mentioned by Alathur Kilar include Setchnni Nalankilli, Cholan Nalankilli, and Cholan Kulamuttratthu Thunjiya Killi Valavan.\nAlathur Kilar cites the Tirukkural in verse 34 of the Purananuru, calling it 'Aram' which later became one of the Kural's traditional names.","raw_bio":"Alathur Kilar, originally pronounced Ālathur Kiḻhār (Tamil: ஆலத்தூர் கிழார்), was a Tamil poet of Sangam period. He has authored seven poetries in the Sangam literature, including five in Purananuru and two in Kurunthogai. Alathur Kilar has written seven Sangam verses in all. This includes verses 34, 36, 69, 225, and 324 in Purananuru and verses 112 and 350 in Kurunthogai. The three Chola emperors mentioned by Alathur Kilar include Setchnni Nalankilli, Cholan Nalankilli, and Cholan Kulamuttratthu Thunjiya Killi Valavan. Alathur Kilar cites the Tirukkural in verse 34 of the Purananuru, calling it 'Aram' which later became one of the Kural's traditional names.","slug":"alathur-kilar","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/alathur-kilar","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:56.405857","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":16},{"id":15545,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Amarasigamani","bio":"\nAmarasigamani (12 November 1950 – 21 June 2021) was an Indian actor and poet who worked on Tamil films and television serials.\nAmarasigamani began his acting career in drama troupes, working with actors such as S. V. Sahasranamam, Komal Swaminathan and V. Gopalakrishnan. He later wrote the dialogue for the Tamil film Mudhalai (Dost Magarmach).\nAmarasigamani notably worked on films such as Anniyan (2005), Sivaji (2007) and Evano Oruvan (2007). On television, he made appearances in the shows Sontham, Uravugal and Ponnunjal.","raw_bio":"Amarasigamani (12 November 1950 – 21 June 2021) was an Indian actor and poet who worked on Tamil films and television serials. Amarasigamani began his acting career in drama troupes, working with actors such as S. V. Sahasranamam, Komal Swaminathan and V. Gopalakrishnan. He later wrote the dialogue for the Tamil film Mudhalai (Dost Magarmach). Amarasigamani notably worked on films such as Anniyan (2005), Sivaji (2007) and Evano Oruvan (2007). On television, he made appearances in the shows Sontham, Uravugal and Ponnunjal.","slug":"amarasigamani","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/amarasigamani","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:56.459389","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":16},{"id":15546,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Indran Amirthanayagam","bio":"Indran Amirthanayagam (born 1960) is a Sri Lankan-American poet-diplomat, essayist and translator in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Haitian Creole.\nAmirthanayagam was born in 1960 in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). When he was eight years old, he moved with his family to London, England, and at age 14, his family moved again to Honolulu, Hawaii, where he began writing. He studied at Punahou School in Honolulu and played cricket at the Honolulu Cricket Club.\nHe then studied English literature at Haverford College, where he also captained their cricket team during his last year. Amirthanayagam has a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University.\nHe is a diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service, based currently in Washington, D.C.","raw_bio":"Indran Amirthanayagam (born 1960) is a Sri Lankan-American poet-diplomat, essayist and translator in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Haitian Creole. Amirthanayagam was born in 1960 in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). When he was eight years old, he moved with his family to London, England, and at age 14, his family moved again to Honolulu, Hawaii, where he began writing. He studied at Punahou School in Honolulu and played cricket at the Honolulu Cricket Club. He then studied English literature at Haverford College, where he also captained their cricket team during his last year. Amirthanayagam has a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. He is a diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service, based currently in Washington, D.C.","slug":"indran-amirthanayagam","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/indran-amirthanayagam","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:56.467759","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":16},{"id":15547,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Arisil Kilar","bio":"\nArisil Kilar (Tamil: அரிசில் கிழார்) was a Tamil poet of Sangam period. He has authored 20 verses in the Sangam literature, including verse 13 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.\nArisil Kilar hailed from Ariyilur and belonged to the Vellalar caste. His name was prefixed with \"Arisil\" since he lived on the banks of river Arisil near Kumbakonam. He was from the period of the last seven great patrons of the Tamil land. The King Thagadur Erindha Perum Cheral Irumporai bestowed 900,000 kaanam as prize upon him for writing ten verses of the Pathitrupatthu, and also made him a minister in his court. He is also believed to have penned verses of the Thagadur Yathrai. He is a contemporary of Kapilar, Paranar, Perunkunrur Kilar and Ponmudiyar. He is also known for his kindness act when he helped king Vaiyāvik Kōpperum Pēkan reunite with his wife.\nArisil Kilar has written twenty Sangam verses in all, including seven in Purananuru, one in Kurunthogai, ten in Pathitrupatthu, one in Thagadur Yaathirai, and one (verse 13) of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.","raw_bio":"Arisil Kilar (Tamil: அரிசில் கிழார்) was a Tamil poet of Sangam period. He has authored 20 verses in the Sangam literature, including verse 13 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai. Arisil Kilar hailed from Ariyilur and belonged to the Vellalar caste. His name was prefixed with \"Arisil\" since he lived on the banks of river Arisil near Kumbakonam. He was from the period of the last seven great patrons of the Tamil land. The King Thagadur Erindha Perum Cheral Irumporai bestowed 900,000 kaanam as prize upon him for writing ten verses of the Pathitrupatthu, and also made him a minister in his court. He is also believed to have penned verses of the Thagadur Yathrai. He is a contemporary of Kapilar, Paranar, Perunkunrur Kilar and Ponmudiyar. He is also known for his kindness act when he helped king Vaiyāvik Kōpperum Pēkan reunite with his wife. Arisil Kilar has written twenty Sangam verses in all, including seven in Purananuru, one in Kurunthogai, ten in Pathitrupatthu, one in Thagadur Yaathirai, and one (verse 13) of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.","slug":"arisil-kilar","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/arisil-kilar","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:56.475646","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":16},{"id":15548,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Arivu","bio":"\nArivarasu Kalainesan, more commonly known as Arivu, is an Indian rapper, lyricist, and playback singer who works in Tamil language films. He is best known for the song \"Vaathi Raid\" from Master (2021) and for his single \"Enjoy Enjaami\".\nArivu was brought up in Arakkonam, a town 60 kilometres west of Chennai. He was exposed to many folk songs as he grew up in family without TV and radio, as his parents wanted him to concentrate on school. He started to write poems about caste and poverty in his high school days and became more politically conscious during his college.\nWhile pursuing his MBA in college, Arivu met Pa. Ranjith who signed him to be part of Kaala (2018). Arivu had later auditioned and landed a role in Ranjith's band The Casteless Collective. He has since made several independent songs in addition to composing songs for Tamil-language films. Arivu teamed with music producer OfRo to create the album Therukural (Voice of street), which became popular upon release. After many film song hits, he teamed up with Dhee and Santhosh Narayanan as music producer under label Maajja, an independent platform launched by Indian producer A. R. Rahman and released the single Enjoy Enjaami in March 2021, the song and its music video received viral response, it has crossed 400 million views on YouTube as of April 2022.","raw_bio":"Arivarasu Kalainesan, more commonly known as Arivu, is an Indian rapper, lyricist, and playback singer who works in Tamil language films. He is best known for the song \"Vaathi Raid\" from Master (2021) and for his single \"Enjoy Enjaami\". Arivu was brought up in Arakkonam, a town 60 kilometres west of Chennai. He was exposed to many folk songs as he grew up in family without TV and radio, as his parents wanted him to concentrate on school. He started to write poems about caste and poverty in his high school days and became more politically conscious during his college. While pursuing his MBA in college, Arivu met Pa. Ranjith who signed him to be part of Kaala (2018). Arivu had later auditioned and landed a role in Ranjith's band The Casteless Collective. He has since made several independent songs in addition to composing songs for Tamil-language films. Arivu teamed with music producer OfRo to create the album Therukural (Voice of street), which became popular upon release. After many film song hits, he teamed up with Dhee and Santhosh Narayanan as music producer under label Maajja, an independent platform launched by Indian producer A. R. Rahman and released the single Enjoy Enjaami in March 2021, the song and its music video received viral response, it has crossed 400 million views on YouTube as of April 2022.","slug":"arivu","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/arivu","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:56.485748","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":16},{"id":15549,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Sakthi Arulanandam","bio":"\nArulmozhi (born 1962) known under the pen name of Sakthi Arulanandam, is an Indian ecofeminist poet, author and artist from the state of Tamil Nadu. She has been the recipient of the Tanjai Prakash Award, the Sikaram Award and the Tiruppur Arima Sakthi Award for her poetry. Arulanandam is also described as a successful artists whose paintings have featured in a number of small magazines. According to The Hindu, her working-class background, dignity for labour and a passion for art and a world of ideas has left an influential mark in her contributions to Tamil literature.\nShe was born in the village of Sevvaipettai in the Salem district of Tamil Nadu and became an electrical repair worker for a living while remaining unmarried. In her testimony, she states that after her mother died when she was in 9th grade, she had to quit school to help in household chores and that she decided to remain unmarried because she didn't want to follow the same old path of serving a man. She had continued to read the works of Tamil writers such as Jayakanthan and Akilan and cleared her 10th grade (secondary education) at a later date for a typewriting job. At the same time she began working as an assistant at an electrical repair shop and eventually learned how to do repairs herself, deciding to stick to it as there were no fixed working hours at such shops and she could dedicate some of her time to reading, writing and drawing. Her first poems were published when she was 17–18 years old which was published in the Maalai Malar. As of January 2019, Arulanandam has three published anthologies of her poems and twenty five short stories.","raw_bio":"Arulmozhi (born 1962) known under the pen name of Sakthi Arulanandam, is an Indian ecofeminist poet, author and artist from the state of Tamil Nadu. She has been the recipient of the Tanjai Prakash Award, the Sikaram Award and the Tiruppur Arima Sakthi Award for her poetry. Arulanandam is also described as a successful artists whose paintings have featured in a number of small magazines. According to The Hindu, her working-class background, dignity for labour and a passion for art and a world of ideas has left an influential mark in her contributions to Tamil literature. She was born in the village of Sevvaipettai in the Salem district of Tamil Nadu and became an electrical repair worker for a living while remaining unmarried. In her testimony, she states that after her mother died when she was in 9th grade, she had to quit school to help in household chores and that she decided to remain unmarried because she didn't want to follow the same old path of serving a man. She had continued to read the works of Tamil writers such as Jayakanthan and Akilan and cleared her 10th grade (secondary education) at a later date for a typewriting job. At the same time she began working as an assistant at an electrical repair shop and eventually learned how to do repairs herself, deciding to stick to it as there were no fixed working hours at such shops and she could dedicate some of her time to reading, writing and drawing. Her first poems were published when she was 17–18 years old which was published in the Maalai Malar. As of January 2019, Arulanandam has three published anthologies of her poems and twenty five short stories.","slug":"sakthi-arulanandam","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/sakthi-arulanandam","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:56.494311","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":16}],"description":"<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 24px;\"> The Great Poets and Writers in Indian and World History! </p>","image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_description/black.jpg"}