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	'''Sa. Kandasamy ''' (23 July 1940<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&~~pg=PA561&dq~~=Sa.+Kandasamy+b.+23.7.1940&hl=~~en&sa~~=~~X&ved~~=~~0ahUKEwjbw9Wk2fzqAhUnAGMBHequAfoQ6AEIJTAA#v~~=~~onepage&q~~=~~Sa.%20Kandasamy%20b.%2023.7.1940&f~~=~~false]~~</ref> – 31 July 2020)<ref name="TOI">{{cite news \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/sa-kandasamy-tamil-writer-and-documentary-filmmaker-dies-in-chennai/articleshow/77277465.cms \| title=Sa Kandasamy, Tamil writer and documentary filmmaker, dies \| work=[[Times of India]] \| date=31 July 2020 \| accessdate=31 July 2020}}</ref> was a [[novelist]] and documentary film-maker from [[Mayiladuthurai]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in Tamil for his novel, ''Vicharanai Commission'' in 1998.<ref name="TOI" />		'''Sa. Kandasamy ''' (23 July 1940<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&q=Sa.+Kandasamy+b.+23.7.1940&pg=PA561\|title = Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M\|isbn = 9788126008735\|last1 = Dutt\|first1 = Kartik Chandra\|year = 1999}}</ref> – 31 July 2020)<ref name="TOI">{{cite news \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/sa-kandasamy-tamil-writer-and-documentary-filmmaker-dies-in-chennai/articleshow/77277465.cms \| title=Sa Kandasamy, Tamil writer and documentary filmmaker, dies \| work=[[Times of India]] \| date=31 July 2020 \| accessdate=31 July 2020}}</ref> was a [[novelist]] and documentary film-maker from [[Mayiladuthurai]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in Tamil for his novel, ''Vicharanai Commission'' in 1998.<ref name="TOI" />

	== Life ==		== Life ==
	Kandasamy was born on 23 July 1940 in [[Mayiladuthurai]], in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=TNM Staff~~\|first=~~\|date=31 July 2020\|title=Tamil writer and Sahitya Akademi winner Sa Kandasamy passes away at 80\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tamil-writer-and-sahitya-akademi-winner-sa-kandasamy-passes-away-80-129817\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2020-08-22\|website=The News Minute}}</ref> After studying at the Singaram Pillai School, he worked at the Chennai Port Trust and the [[Food Corporation of India]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|last=Panneerselvan\|first=A. S.\|title=Sa. Kandasamy: Profound yet simple\|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/profound-yet-simple/article32253539.ece\|access-date=2020-08-22\|website=Frontline\|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news\|last=Kolappan\|first=B.\|date=2020-07-31\|title=Writer ~~‘Chayavanam’~~ Kandasamy is no more\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/writer-chayavanam-kandasamy-is-no-more/article32244228.ece\|access-date=2020-08-22\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>		Kandasamy was born on 23 July 1940 in [[Mayiladuthurai]], in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=TNM Staff\|date=31 July 2020\|title=Tamil writer and Sahitya Akademi winner Sa Kandasamy passes away at 80\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tamil-writer-and-sahitya-akademi-winner-sa-kandasamy-passes-away-80-129817\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2020-08-22\|website=The News Minute}}</ref> After studying at the Singaram Pillai School, he worked at the Chennai Port Trust and the [[Food Corporation of India]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|last=Panneerselvan\|first=A. S.\|title=Sa. Kandasamy: Profound yet simple\|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/profound-yet-simple/article32253539.ece\|access-date=2020-08-22\|website=Frontline\|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news\|last=Kolappan\|first=B.\|date=2020-07-31\|title=Writer 'Chayavanam' Kandasamy is no more\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/writer-chayavanam-kandasamy-is-no-more/article32244228.ece\|access-date=2020-08-22\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	Kandasamy later moved to Chennai, and joined a writers' group that included writer [[S. Ramakrishnan]] and artist R.B. Baskaran. They briefly published a literary magazine, ''Ka Sa Da Tha Pa Ra.''<ref name=":1" />		Kandasamy later moved to Chennai, and joined a writers' group that included writer [[S. Ramakrishnan]] and artist R.B. Baskaran. They briefly published a literary magazine, ''Ka Sa Da Tha Pa Ra.''<ref name=":1" />

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	'''Sa. Kandasamy ''' (23 July 1940<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&pg=PA561&dq=Sa.+Kandasamy+b.+23.7.1940&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjbw9Wk2fzqAhUnAGMBHequAfoQ6AEIJTAA#v=onepage&q=Sa.%20Kandasamy%20b.%2023.7.1940&f=false]</ref> – 31 July 2020)<ref name="TOI">{{cite news \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/sa-kandasamy-tamil-writer-and-documentary-filmmaker-dies-in-chennai/articleshow/77277465.cms \| title=Sa Kandasamy, Tamil writer and documentary filmmaker, dies \| work=[[Times of India]] \| date=31 July 2020 \| accessdate=31 July 2020}}</ref> was a [[novelist]] and documentary film-maker from [[Mayiladuthurai]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in Tamil for his novel, ''Vicharanai Commission'' in 1998.<ref name="TOI" />		'''Sa. Kandasamy ''' (23 July 1940<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&pg=PA561&dq=Sa.+Kandasamy+b.+23.7.1940&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjbw9Wk2fzqAhUnAGMBHequAfoQ6AEIJTAA#v=onepage&q=Sa.%20Kandasamy%20b.%2023.7.1940&f=false]</ref> – 31 July 2020)<ref name="TOI">{{cite news \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/sa-kandasamy-tamil-writer-and-documentary-filmmaker-dies-in-chennai/articleshow/77277465.cms \| title=Sa Kandasamy, Tamil writer and documentary filmmaker, dies \| work=[[Times of India]] \| date=31 July 2020 \| accessdate=31 July 2020}}</ref> was a [[novelist]] and documentary film-maker from [[Mayiladuthurai]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in Tamil for his novel, ''Vicharanai Commission'' in 1998.<ref name="TOI" />

	== Life ==		== Life ==
	Kandasamy was born on 23 July 1940 in [[Mayiladuthurai]],in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=TNM Staff\|first=\|date=31 July 2020\|title=Tamil writer and Sahitya Akademi winner Sa Kandasamy passes away at 80\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tamil-writer-and-sahitya-akademi-winner-sa-kandasamy-passes-away-80-129817\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2020-08-22\|website=The News Minute}}</ref> After studying at the Singaram Pillai School, he worked at the Chennai Port Trust and the [[Food Corporation of India]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|last=Panneerselvan\|first=A. S.\|title=Sa. Kandasamy: Profound yet simple\|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/profound-yet-simple/article32253539.ece\|access-date=2020-08-22\|website=Frontline\|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news\|last=Kolappan\|first=B.\|date=2020-07-31\|title=Writer ‘Chayavanam’ Kandasamy is no more\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/writer-chayavanam-kandasamy-is-no-more/article32244228.ece\|access-date=2020-08-22\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>		Kandasamy was born on 23 July 1940 in [[Mayiladuthurai]], in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=TNM Staff\|first=\|date=31 July 2020\|title=Tamil writer and Sahitya Akademi winner Sa Kandasamy passes away at 80\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tamil-writer-and-sahitya-akademi-winner-sa-kandasamy-passes-away-80-129817\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2020-08-22\|website=The News Minute}}</ref> After studying at the Singaram Pillai School, he worked at the Chennai Port Trust and the [[Food Corporation of India]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|last=Panneerselvan\|first=A. S.\|title=Sa. Kandasamy: Profound yet simple\|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/profound-yet-simple/article32253539.ece\|access-date=2020-08-22\|website=Frontline\|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news\|last=Kolappan\|first=B.\|date=2020-07-31\|title=Writer ‘Chayavanam’ Kandasamy is no more\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/writer-chayavanam-kandasamy-is-no-more/article32244228.ece\|access-date=2020-08-22\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	Kandasamy later moved to Chennai, and joined a writers' group that included writer [[S. Ramakrishnan]] and artist R.B. Baskaran. They briefly published a literary magazine, ''Ka Sa Da Tha Pa Ra.''<ref name=":1" />		Kandasamy later moved to Chennai, and joined a writers' group that included writer [[S. Ramakrishnan]] and artist R.B. Baskaran. They briefly published a literary magazine, ''Ka Sa Da Tha Pa Ra.''<ref name=":1" />
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	== Literary career ==		== Literary career ==
	Kandasamy's first novel was ''Saayavanam Puthinam,'' published in 1968. It was well-received and was later included by the National Book Trust as one of Indian literature's modern masterpieces.<ref name=":0" /> ''Saayavanam'' is one of the earliest examples of literature focusing on ecological concerns in India, and focuses on forest clearances and industrial development in Tamil Nadu.<ref name=":1" /> Kandasamy based on the novel on his own experiences in rural Tamil Nadu, and named the novel after a village that he had lived in with his family, as a child.<ref name=":1" />		Kandasamy's first novel was ''Saayavanam Puthinam,'' published in 1968. It was well-received and was later included by the National Book Trust as one of Indian literature's modern masterpieces.<ref name=":0" /> ''Saayavanam'' is one of the earliest examples of literature focusing on ecological concerns in India, and focuses on forest clearances and industrial development in Tamil Nadu.<ref name=":1" /> Kandasamy based on the novel on his own experiences in rural Tamil Nadu, and named the novel after a village that he had lived in with his family, as a child.<ref name=":1" />

	His novel, ''Vicharanai Commission,'' which dealt with custodial violence and the police, won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil in 1998.<ref name=":2" />		His novel, ''Vicharanai Commission,'' which dealt with custodial violence and the police, won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil in 1998.<ref name=":2" />
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	* (1998) [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] - for his novel, ''Vicharanai Commission''<ref name="TOI" />		* (1998) [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] - for his novel, ''Vicharanai Commission''<ref name="TOI" />
	* (1995) [[Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship]] - for contributions to literature<ref name="TOI" />		* (1995) [[Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship]] - for contributions to literature<ref name="TOI" />

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'''Sa. Kandasamy ''' (23 July 1940<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&pg=PA561&dq=Sa.+Kandasamy+b.+23.7.1940&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjbw9Wk2fzqAhUnAGMBHequAfoQ6AEIJTAA#v=onepage&q=Sa.%20Kandasamy%20b.%2023.7.1940&f=false]</ref> – 31 July 2020)<ref name="TOI">{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/sa-kandasamy-tamil-writer-and-documentary-filmmaker-dies-in-chennai/articleshow/77277465.cms | title=Sa Kandasamy, Tamil writer and documentary filmmaker, dies | work=[[Times of India]] | date=31 July 2020 | accessdate=31 July 2020}}</ref> was a [[novelist]] and documentary film-maker from [[Mayiladuthurai]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in Tamil for his novel, ''Vicharanai Commission'' in 1998.<ref name="TOI" />

== Life ==
Kandasamy was born on 23 July 1940 in [[Mayiladuthurai]],in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=TNM Staff|first=|date=31 July 2020|title=Tamil writer and Sahitya Akademi winner Sa Kandasamy passes away at 80|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tamil-writer-and-sahitya-akademi-winner-sa-kandasamy-passes-away-80-129817|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-22|website=The News Minute}}</ref> After studying at the Singaram Pillai School, he worked at the Chennai Port Trust and the [[Food Corporation of India]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Panneerselvan|first=A. S.|title=Sa. Kandasamy: Profound yet simple|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/profound-yet-simple/article32253539.ece|access-date=2020-08-22|website=Frontline|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=Kolappan|first=B.|date=2020-07-31|title=Writer ‘Chayavanam’ Kandasamy is no more|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/writer-chayavanam-kandasamy-is-no-more/article32244228.ece|access-date=2020-08-22|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Kandasamy later moved to Chennai, and joined a writers' group that included writer [[S. Ramakrishnan]] and artist R.B. Baskaran. They briefly published a literary magazine, ''Ka Sa Da Tha Pa Ra.''<ref name=":1" />

He died at the age of 80, after experiencing a heart attack.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sahitya Akademi winner Sa Kandasamy no more|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/aug/01/sahitya-akademi-winner-sa-kandasamy-no-more-2177573.html|access-date=2020-08-22|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

== Literary career ==
Kandasamy's first novel was ''Saayavanam Puthinam,'' published in 1968. It was well-received and was later included by the National Book Trust as one of Indian literature's modern masterpieces.<ref name=":0" /> ''Saayavanam'' is one of the earliest examples of literature focusing on ecological concerns in India, and focuses on forest clearances and industrial development in Tamil Nadu.<ref name=":1" /> Kandasamy based on the novel on his own experiences in rural Tamil Nadu, and named the novel after a village that he had lived in with his family, as a child.<ref name=":1" />

His novel, ''Vicharanai Commission,'' which dealt with custodial violence and the police, won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil in 1998.<ref name=":2" />

He has published seven novels and several collection of short stories, in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. One of Kandasamy's novels, ''Tholaindhu ponavargal'' was adapted for television.<ref name="TOI" />

In addition to fiction, Kandasamy wrote several pieces of criticism, focusing on visual arts and writing in Tamil Nadu, as well as introducing a series of Tamil biographies published by the Sahitya Akademi.<ref name=":1" />

== Film Making ==
Kandasamy's documentary film, ''Kaval Deivangal'', documented history and techniques relating to traditional terracotta art in South India.<ref name=":1" /> It won the first prize at the Angino Film Festival, in Cyprus, in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web|author=M. T. Saju|date=1 August 2020|title=Sa Kandasamy: Tamil writer who spoke for the marginalised|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/sa-kandasamy-tamil-writer-who-spoke-for-the-marginalised/articleshow/77295173.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-22|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> In addition, Kandasamy also directed several other documentaries, primarily on popular Tamil writers and artists, including the sculptor S. Dhanapal, and writers [[Jayakanthan]] and [[Ashokamitran]].<ref name=":2" />

== Publications ==

=== Novels ===

* ''Saayavanam Puthinam''
* ''Suriya Vamsam''
* ''Visaranai Commission''
* ''Avan Aanathu''
* ''Tholaindhu Ponavargal'' (''Those Who Are Lost'')
* ''Perum Mazhai Natkal''
* ''Neelavan''

== Awards and honors ==

* (1998) [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] - for his novel, ''Vicharanai Commission''<ref name="TOI" />
* (1995) [[Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship]] - for contributions to literature<ref name="TOI" />

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cite web |title=Tamil Literature Writers |url=http://www.seasonsindia.com/art_culture/lit_tamil_sea.htm#sa |website=SeasonsIndia |accessdate=9 August 2014}}

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