Aadhavan Sundaram
Aadhavan (Tamil: ஆதவன்) is the pseudonym of K. S. Sundaram (Tamil: கே. எஸ். சுந்தரம், 21 March 1942 – 19 July 1987), a Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu, India.
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| Born | K. S. Sundaram 21 March 1942 Kallidaikurichi, Tamil Nadu |
| Died | 19 July 1987 (aged 45) Shringeri, Karnataka |
| Occupation | Author, Assistant Editor |
| Language | Tamil |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | until 1987 |
| Genre | Novels, Novellas, Short Stories |
| Subject | Children's fiction, Social Novels |
| Notable works | En Peyar Ramaseshan Kagidha Malargal Mudalil Iravu Varum |
| Spouse | Hema Sundaram |
| Children | Charumathi Neeraja |
Biography
Sundaram was born in Kallidaikurichi in Tirunelveli District and obtained his education in Delhi. He worked briefly for Indian Railways. Later he joined the National Book Trust of India as an assistant editor. He married Hema in 1976. He started his literary career as a writer of stories for children in the magazine Kannan. He wrote under the pseudonym Aadhavan (lit. The Sun). His most noted work was the novel En peyar Ramaseshan (lit. My name is Ramaseshan), which was translated into Russian by Vitaliy Furnika and sold over a hundred thousand copies. In 1987, he drowned while swimming in a river at Shringeri. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil posthumously for his collection of short stories Mudalil iravu varum (lit. First comes the night).[1][2][3][4]
Bibliography
Novels
- En Peyar Ramaseshan
- Kagitha Malargal
- Kanagathin Naduvae
Novellas
- Iravukku mun varuvadhu maalai
- Siragugal
- Meetchiyai thedi
- Ganapathi oru keezhmattathu oozhiyan
- Nadhiyum Malayum
- Penn, thozhi, thalaivi
Short story collections
- Singa Rajakumari
- Mudalil Iravu Varum
- Kanavu kumizhigal
- Kaal vali
- Oru arayil irandu naarkaligal
- Pudhumaipithanin dhrogam
- nilalgal
Plays
- Puzhudhiyil veenai
References
- Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007 Archived 2010-01-24 at the Wayback Machine Sahitya Akademi Official website.
- "Aadhavan Profile". Uyirmmai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 June 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- Aadhavan Sundaram. First Comes the Night. Sahitya Akademi. pp. Backcover.
- Nesamudan Venkatesh. "ஆதவன் வீட்டுக்குச் சென்று வந்தேன்". Tamiloviam (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 24 February 2006. Retrieved 31 May 2010.