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'''Tamil historical novels''' are a genre of Tamil literature that began to appear in the mid-19th century.<br />
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==History==<br />
[[Prathaapa Mudaliaar Charithram]] ("The Life of Prathaapa Mudaliaar"), written in 1857 and published in 1879, was the first novel in the Tamil language. The novel does not involve historical characters or events but is set in royal times. Penned by Maayuram Vedanaayakam Pillai, it was a landmark in Tamil literature, which had hitherto seen writings only in poetry. The book gave birth to a new literary genre and Tamil prose began to be recognized as an increasingly important part of the language. One can see the style of any Tamil author in this novel.<br />
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Aabathukidamaana Apavaadham -or- Kamalaambaal Charithram is written by Rajam Iyer from Vathalakundu in the later part of the 19th century is the first Tamil novel depicting the life of living people. The author worked in Tamil daily Dinamani; he live just 26 years. Considering the period in which he lived and wrote, he created waves in emancipation of women's life, incomparable to any social reformist. In this story he conducted marriage to a Brahmin widow. Had he lived further and wrote more, the style of modern Tamil prose would have been different.<br />
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Authors like [[Kalki Krishnamurthy]], [[Akilan]] wrote [[historical novel]]s during the Indian independence movement to instil patriotic pride in the people. Most historical novels were serialised in Tamil magazines before being published in book form. The advent of netzines has seen new web based historical writers entering the arena.<br />
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==Online novels==<br />
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*[http://www.chennailibrary.com/kalki/kalki.html All Works of Kalki R.Krishnamurti -10 Novels and 75 Short stories:chennailibrary.com (Unicode)]<br />
*[http://ta.wikisource.org/wiki/பொன்னியின்_செல்வன் Kalki R.Krishnamurti's epic Ponniyin Selvan in Tamil Wikisource (Unicode)]<br />
*[http://ponniyinselvan.in/tag/novel-characters Ponniyinselvan Facts and Fiction] - a series by Gokul Seshadri which analyzes the historic facts behind Kalki's fiction<br />
*[http://www.chennailibrary.com/kalki/parthibankanavu/parthibankanavu.html Kalki R.Krishnamurti's Paarthibhan Kanavu]<br />
* [[Rajakesari|Rajakesari (இராஜகேசரி)]] written by Gokul Seshadri, happens during the later part of Rajaraja Chola's life. Originally serialized in [http://www.varalaaru.com/Default.asp?articleid=294 Varalaaru.Com] e-magazine, it was later published as a book by Palaniappa Brothers. [http://www.udumalai.com/?prd=&page=products&id=8271 Click Here] to view the book<br />
* [http://udumalai.com/?prd=Pysaasam&page=products&id=8343 Paisaasam], ({{lang-ta| பைசாசம்}}) also written by Gokul Seshadri, is a historic ghost thriller set in a secluded Pandiyan Village. Also serialized in [http://www.varalaaru.com/Default.asp?articleid=518 Varalaaru.Com] e-magazine, it was later published as a book by Palaniappa Brothers. [http://udumalai.com/?prd=Pysaasam&page=products&id=8343 Click Here] to view the book<br />
* [[Cherar Kottai|Cheraar Kottai (சேரர் கோட்டை)]](Part-II of Rajakesari), another [[historical fiction|historic novel]] by Gokul Seshadri happens during the early part of Rajaraja Chola's life. It is woven around the circumstances under which Rajaraja makes his first and memorable victory at Kanthaloor Chalai - a Chera Martial Arts Academy of 10th Century AD near Tiruvananthapuram. Also serialized in [http://www.varalaaru.com/Default.asp?articleid=512&threadParent=15 Varalaaru.Com] e-magazine, it was later published as a book by Kamalam Books. [http://udumalai.com/?prd=cherer%20kottai%20part%20%20%282%20parts%29&page=products&id=11417 Click Here] to view the book<br />
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==Historic short story collection==<br />
* [http://udumalai.com/?prd=madhurakavi%20%28%20kalvettu%20kathaikal%20%29&page=products&id=9820 Madhurakavi], ({{lang-ta| மதுரகவி}}) written by Gokul Seshadri, is a collection of Historic Short Stories. Each of them are based on specific inscriptions copied from the Temples of Tamil Nadu which is in India by the Department of Epigraphy. Originally published as a series in [http://www.varalaaru.com/ Varalaaru.com], it was later published as a book by Indians named Palaniappa Brothers. [http://udumalai.com/?name=Gokul%20seshadri&auth_id=114 Click Here] to view the book<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of Historical novels in Indian languages]]<br />
*[[Varalaru]]<br />
*[[Tamil Heritage Foundation]], digitalization of ancient Tamil books and palm-leaf manuscripts<br />
*[[:ta:தமிழ் வரலாற்றுப் புதினங்களின் பட்டியல்|தமிழ் வரலாற்றுப் புதினங்களின் பட்டியல]]<br />
*[https://www.tamiltypingonline.com/tamil-novels/ Tamil Novels Blog]<br />
*[https://www.novelstamil.com/ Tamil Novels]<br />
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==References==<br />
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*{{citation | last=Asher | first=R.E. | contribution=The Tamil Renaissance and the beginnings of the Tamil novel | editor-last=Clark | editor-first=Thomas Welbourne | title=The Novel in India: Its Birth and Development | place=London | publisher=Allen & Unwin | pages=179–204}}<br />
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