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| pseudonym = Gnanakoothan
| birth_name = R. Ranganathan
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1938|10|07}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|[[Mayiladuthurai]], Tamil Nadu, India}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2016|7|27|1938|10|07}}
| occupation = Poet
| nationality = Indian
| period = 1957–2016
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| notableworks = ''Anru veru kizhamai''<br>''Suriyanukku Pinpakkam''<br>''Kadarkaraiyil Sila Marankal''<br>''Meendum Avarkal''<br>''Pencil Padangal''
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'''R. Ranganathan''' (7 October 1938 – 27 July 2016), known professionally as '''Gnanakoothan''', was an Indian poet. Writing in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], he was the author of ''Anru veru kizhamai'' ("That was another day"), ''Suriyanukku Pinpakkam'' ("The rear side of Sun"), ''Kadarkaraiyil Sila Marankal'' ("Few trees in the seashore"), ''Meendum Avarkal'' ("Them again"), and ''Pencil Padangal'' ("Pencil pictures"). He was one of the modern Tamil poets in [[Tamil literature]], and a regular contributor to topical columns in Tamil periodicals such as Kalki, Kalachuvadu and Uyirmai. He was one of the founder-editors of the little magazine Kacatathapara along with N. Krishnamurthy, Sa. Kandasamy, and N. Muthusamy. He started and ran Gavanam for a brief period. He was also one of the editors of Zha, along with Atmanam and R. Rajagopalan. He contributed to several little magazines including Maiyam, Vrutcham (now Naveena Vrutcham), and Kanaiyazhi. His works also appeared in little magazines like Illakkiya Vattam of Ka. Na. Subramaniam and C. Mani's Nadai, in which his poems appeared first. His works are known for their social satire.<ref>{{cite web|title=Five decades of Tamil Poetry by Rajaram Brammarajan|url=http://www.museindia.com/viewarticle.asp?myr=2006&issid=9&id=399|work=museindia.com|accessdate=5 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104205342/http://www.museindia.com/viewarticle.asp?myr=2006&issid=9&id=399|archive-date=4 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Poets Writing in Tamil|url=http://www.oocities.org/indian_poets/tamil.html|work=oocities.org|accessdate=5 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=A slice of the sixties brought to life by T. Ramakrishnan|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/a-slice-of-the-sixties-brought-to-life/article3237641.ece|work=thehindu.com|accessdate=5 July 2013}}</ref> He died on 27 July 2016 at the age of 78.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/tamil-poet-gnanakoothan-passes-away/article8912277.ece|title=Tamil poet Gnanakoothan passes away|date=28 July 2016|accessdate=24 August 2016|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

== Career ==
He entered the field of poetry through the poem Prachanai (The problem). He has been writing poems since 1968. Antru Veru Kilamai, Sooriyanukku pinpakkam, Kadarkariyil Sila Marangal and Meendum Avargal are his famous works. In 1998 a collection of poems Gnanakoothan kavithaigal was published.<ref name=LIS-India>[http://www.lisindia.net/Tamil/Tamil_lite.html LIS India Tamil Literature] Official website.</ref>

== Works ==

*''Anru veru kizhamai'' (That Was Another Day)
*''Suriyanukku Pinpakkam'' (The Rear Side of the Sun)
*''Kadarkaraiyil Sila Marankal'' (A few Trees in the Seashore)
*''Meendum Avarkal'' (Again They)
*''Pencil Padangal'' (Pencil Pictures)
*''Gnanakoothan Kavithaigal'' (Gnanakoothan's Poems)
*''En Ulam Nitri Nee'' (You Are in My Heart)
*''Imbar Ulagam'' (The Present World)
*''Gnanakoothan Kavithaigal: Muzhu Thoguppu'' (Gnanakoothan's Poems: Complete Collection)

== Awards ==

* SARAL Award for poetry in 2010.<ref name=Saral>[http://jdjery.com/trust.php SARAL award list] Retrieved 5 July 2013.</ref>
* [[Vishnupuram Award]] (2014) for contributions to literature, awarded by [[Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Vishnupuram Award 2014 event video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOoj_ZGvOI4|website=Youtube.com|publisher=Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam|accessdate=9 June 2016}}</ref>

== Contribution to films ==
He was one of the Tamil writers involved in the making of the film ''[[Marudhanayagam]]'' alongside Tamil writers ''[[Puviarasu]]'' and ''[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]]''.

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20031107071044/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/11/stories/2003031100350200.htm Questioning boundaries]
*[https://archive.today/20130705172610/http://www.newstodaynet.com/newsindex.php?section=7&id=18939 Traversing from past to present]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121025182556/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-22/chennai/28198267_1_translation-poems-tamil Tamil poems find an English audience ]
*[http://www.cerebration.org/tulikabahuguna.html The Oxford anthology of modern Indian poetry ]
*[http://www.oocities.org/indian_poets/tamil.html Indian Poets Writing In Tamil ]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140104205342/http://www.museindia.com/viewarticle.asp?myr=2006&issid=9&id=399 Five decades of Tamil Poetry ]
*[http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/Readers-Editor/why-this-indifference/article4567382.ece Why this indifference ]
*[http://jdjery.com/trust.php SARAL award list ]
*[http://www.lisindia.net/Tamil/Tamil_lite.html Tamil Literature ]
*[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/a-slice-of-the-sixties-brought-to-life/article3237641.ece A slice of the sixties ]

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