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	'''Mi. Pa. Somu''' ~~({{lang-ta\|மீ. ப. சோமு}})~~ is the pen name of '''Mi. Pa. Somasundaram''' ({{~~lang-~~ta\|மீ. ப. சோமசுந்தரம்}}, 17 June 1921 – 15 January 1999) a [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] journalist, poet, writer and musicologist from [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Kay\|first=Ernest\|title=International who's who in poetry \|year=1972\|isbn=978-0-900332-19-7\|pages=395\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KIViD5LMNlMC&q=mi+pa+somu+1921}}</ref>		'''Mi. Pa. Somu''' is the pen name of '''Mi. Pa. Somasundaram''' ({{langx\|ta\|மீ. ப. சோமசுந்தரம்}}, 17 June 1921 – 15 January 1999) a [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] journalist, poet, writer and musicologist from [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Kay\|first=Ernest\|title=International who's who in poetry \|year=1972\|isbn=978-0-900332-19-7\|pages=395\|publisher=International Who's Who in Poetry \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KIViD5LMNlMC&q=mi+pa+somu+1921}}</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Somu was born in [[Meenakshipuram]] in [[Tirunelveli District]]. He studied [[Oriental Studies]] in [[Madras University]] and obtained the [[Vidwan]] certification awarded by it. He was a friend and contemporary of [[Pudhumaipithan]]. He won a short story competition conducted by the magazine ''[[Ananda Vikatan]]'' in 1938. He published his first collection of poems - ''Ilavenil'' - in 1946. It won a state award. He worked as the editor of the Tamil magazine ''[[Kalki]]'' from 1954 to 1956. He was the founder-editor of the monthly magazine ''Nanban'' from 1958 to 1960. He worked in [[All India Radio]] for over forty years and retired in 1981.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Lal\|first=Mohan\|title=The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature (Volume Five (Sasay To Zorgot), Volume 5 \|year=2006\|publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]\|isbn=978-81-260-1221-3\|pages=4136\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&pg=PA4136}}</ref>		Somu was born in [[Meenakshipuram]] in [[Tirunelveli District]]. He studied [[Oriental Studies]] in [[Madras University]] and obtained the [[Vidwan]] certification awarded by it. He was a friend and contemporary of [[Pudhumaipithan]]. He won a short story competition conducted by the magazine ''[[Ananda Vikatan]]'' in 1938. He published his first collection of poems - ''Ilavenil'' - in 1946. It won a state award. He worked as the editor of the Tamil magazine ''[[Kalki (magazine)\|Kalki]]'' from 1954 to 1956. He was the founder-editor of the monthly magazine ''Nanban'' from 1958 to 1960. He worked in [[All India Radio]] for over forty years and retired in 1981.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Lal\|first=Mohan\|title=The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature (Volume Five (Sasay To Zorgot), Volume 5 \|year=2006\|publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]\|isbn=978-81-260-1221-3\|pages=4136\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&pg=PA4136}}</ref>

	In 1962, he was awarded the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Tamil language\|Tamil]] for his travelogue ''Akkarai Cheemayil Arumadhangal''.<ref name="sahitya">[http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10320.htm#tamil Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124032426/http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10320.htm \|date=2010-01-24 }} [[Sahitya Akademi]] Official website.</ref> He has written a large number of poems, short stories, novels, non fiction essays, travelogues, plays and research articles on Music. He also contributed several entries to the [[Tamil Encyclopedia]] (''Kalaikalanjiyam''). He died in 1999.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Dutt\|first=Kartik Chandra\|title=Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M\|year=1999\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi\|isbn=978-81-260-0873-5\|pages=1291\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-W1OAAAAYAAJ&q=mi.+pa+somasundaram+1999}}</ref>		In 1962, he was awarded the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Tamil language\|Tamil]] for his travelogue ''Akkarai Cheemayil Arumadhangal''.<ref name="sahitya">[http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10320.htm#tamil Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124032426/http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10320.htm \|date=2010-01-24 }} [[Sahitya Akademi]] Official website.</ref> He has written a large number of poems, short stories, novels, non fiction essays, travelogues, plays and research articles on Music. He also contributed several entries to the [[Tamil Encyclopedia]] (''Kalaikalanjiyam''). He died in 1999.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Dutt\|first=Kartik Chandra\|title=Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M\|year=1999\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi\|isbn=978-81-260-0873-5\|pages=1291\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-W1OAAAAYAAJ&q=mi.+pa+somasundaram+1999}}</ref>

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| birth_place = Meenakshipuram, [[Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu]]
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| occupation = journalist, poet, writer
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| death_place = chennai
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'''Mi. Pa. Somu''' ({{lang-ta|மீ. ப. சோமு}}) is the pen name of '''Mi. Pa. Somasundaram''' ({{lang-ta|மீ. ப. சோமசுந்தரம்}}, 17 June 1921 – 15 January 1999) a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] journalist, poet, writer and musicologist from [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kay|first=Ernest|title=International who's who in poetry |year=1972|isbn=978-0-900332-19-7|pages=395|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KIViD5LMNlMC&q=mi+pa+somu+1921}}</ref>

==Biography==
Somu was born in [[Meenakshipuram]] in [[Tirunelveli District]]. He studied [[Oriental Studies]] in [[Madras University]] and obtained the [[Vidwan]] certification awarded by it. He was a friend and contemporary of [[Pudhumaipithan]]. He won a short story competition conducted by the magazine ''[[Ananda Vikatan]]'' in 1938. He published his first collection of poems - ''Ilavenil'' - in 1946. It won a state award. He worked as the editor of the Tamil magazine ''[[Kalki]]'' from 1954 to 1956. He was the founder-editor of the monthly magazine ''Nanban'' from 1958 to 1960. He worked in [[All India Radio]] for over forty years and retired in 1981.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lal|first=Mohan|title=The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature (Volume Five (Sasay To Zorgot), Volume 5 |year=2006|publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]|isbn=978-81-260-1221-3|pages=4136|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&pg=PA4136}}</ref>

In 1962, he was awarded the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Tamil language|Tamil]] for his travelogue ''Akkarai Cheemayil Arumadhangal''.<ref name="sahitya">[http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10320.htm#tamil Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124032426/http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10320.htm |date=2010-01-24 }} [[Sahitya Akademi]] Official website.</ref> He has written a large number of poems, short stories, novels, non fiction essays, travelogues, plays and research articles on Music. He also contributed several entries to the [[Tamil Encyclopedia]] (''Kalaikalanjiyam''). He died in 1999.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dutt|first=Kartik Chandra|title=Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M|year=1999|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-260-0873-5|pages=1291|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-W1OAAAAYAAJ&q=mi.+pa+somasundaram+1999}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Poetry===
* ''Ilavenil''
* ''Manaparavani''
* ''Kudikattu Vezha Mugan Venba Malai''

===Short stories===
* ''Kelatha Ganam''
* ''Udhaya Kumaari''
* ''Manjal Roja''
* ''Manai Mangalam''
* ''Kallarai Mogini''
* ''Thirupugazh Samiyar''

===Novels===
* ''Ravichandrika''
* ''Kadal Kanda Kanavu''
* ''Nandavanam''
* ''Vennilavu Pennarasi''
* ''Enthayum Thayum''

===Essays===
* ''Karthikeyani''
* ''Aindharuvi''
* ''Pillayar Saatchi''

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Sahitya Akademi Award For Tamil}}

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[[Category:Poets from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Tamil]]
[[Category:Tamil writers]]
[[Category:People from Tirunelveli district]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian essayists]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian novelists]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian short story writers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian poets]]
[[Category:Indian Tamil people]]
[[Category:Novelists from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Journalists from Tamil Nadu]]

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