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{{Short description|Indian literary organization}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
'''Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam''' ({{langx|ta|விஷ்ணுபுரம் இலக்கிய வட்டம்}}) is a literary organization created by Tamil writer [[Jeyamohan]] and his readers and fans.<ref>{{cite web|title=Website - Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam|url=https://vishnupuram.wordpress.com/|website=vishnupuram.wordpress.com|accessdate=9 June 2016}}</ref> It is named after his noted work [[Vishnupuram]]. It is currently based out of [[Coimbatore]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] and is being coordinated by K.V.Arangasamy. It awards the [[Vishnupuram Award]] every year.

==Purpose==
The Vattam was created in 2009<ref>{{cite web|title=Jeyamohan on Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam|url=http://www.jeyamohan.in/7255#.V1n3RLsrIdU|website=jeyamohan.in|date=20 April 2014 |accessdate=9 June 2016}}</ref> with the purpose of promoting quality literature among the [[Tamils|Tamil]] community in the world and to create attention for high quality writing and writers.<ref>{{cite news|title=Writer Madhavan bags Akademi award|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Writer-Madhavan-bags-Akademi-award/articleshow/50228629.cms|date=18 December 2015|newspaper=The Times of India|first=M T|last=Saju|accessdate=18 August 2020}}</ref> To that effect, the organization periodically conducts literary meetups, seminars, conferences and informal gatherings to discuss literary works and other arts.

In 2010, the Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam instituted the annual [[Vishnupuram Award]] that recognizes under-recognized stalwarts of Tamil literature.

==Events organized by Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam==
===Vishnupuram Award ceremonies===
* [[Vishnupuram Award]] for [[Aa Madhavan]] (2010)
* Vishnupuram Award for [[Poomani]] (2011), [[Coimbatore]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Vishnupuram award for Poomani|url=http://www.jeyamohan.in/21902#.V1oehfkwi00|website=Jeyamohan.in|date=21 October 2011 |accessdate=10 June 2016}}</ref>
* Vishnupuram Book Reading Colloquium (2012), [[Karaikudi]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Vishnupuram Karaikudi seminars|url=https://vishnupuram.com/category/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81/}}</ref>
* Vishnupuram Award for poet [[Devadevan]] (2012), [[Coimbatore]]<ref>{{cite news|title=In the stillness of Poetry|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/in-the-stillness-of-poetry/article4235002.ece|website=The Hindu|date=24 December 2012 |accessdate=9 June 2016}}</ref>
* Vishnupuram Award for [[Sri Lankan Tamils|Srilankan Tamil]] writer [[Thelivathai Joseph]] (2013), [[Coimbatore]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Vishnupuram award for Sri Lankan Tamil writer|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/vishnupuram-award-for-sri-lankan-tamil-writer/article5314697.ece|website=The Hindu|date=4 November 2013 |accessdate=9 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vishnupuram award for Thelivathai Joseph|url=http://www.seythigal.com/?p=804|website=Seythigal.com}}</ref>
* Vishnupuram Award for poet [[Gnanakoothan]] (2014), [[Coimbatore]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Poet Gnanakoothan interview|url=http://tamil.thehindu.com/general/literature/%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%9E%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D/article6711465.ece|website=tamil.thehindu.com|date=21 December 2014 |accessdate=9 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vishnupuram Award 2014 event video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOoj_ZGvOI4|website=Youtube.com| date=27 February 2015 |publisher=Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam|accessdate=9 June 2016}}</ref>
* Vishnupuram Award for poet [[Devathachan]] (2015), [[Coimbatore]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Award spotlights works of unsung Tamil poet|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Award-spotlights-works-of-unsung-Tamil-poet/articleshow/50289645.cms|website=Times of India|date=23 December 2015 |accessdate=9 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vishnupuram Award for Devathachan|url=https://devathachan.wordpress.com/2015/08/31/vishnupuram-award-for-devathachan/|website=devathachan.wordpress.com|date=31 August 2015 |accessdate=9 June 2016}}</ref>
* Vishnupuram Award for Writer [[Vannadasan]] (2016). [[Coimbatore]]
* Vishnupuram Award for Writer C.Muthusamy (2017). [[Coimbatore]]
* Vishnupuram Award for Writer [[Raj Gauthaman]] (2018) [[Coimbatore]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Vishnupuram Award for Raj Gauthaman|url=https://www.jeyamohan.in/111265|website=www.jeyamohan.in|accessdate=15 December 2018}}</ref>
* Vishnupuram Award for poet Abi (Habibullah) (2019) [[Coimbatore]]<ref>{{cite web |title=கவிஞர் அபிக்கு விஷ்ணுபுரம் விருது |url=https://www.jeyamohan.in/124281/ |website=jeyamohan.in |date=30 July 2020 |access-date=24 August 2021}}</ref>
* Vishnupuram Award for writer Sureshkumara Indrajith (2020) [[Coimbatore]]<ref>{{cite web |title=விஷ்ணுபுரம் விருது 2020 சுரேஷ்குமார இந்திரஜித்துக்கு |url=https://www.jeyamohan.in/137520/ |website=jeyamohan.in |access-date=24 August 2021}}</ref>
* Vishnupuram award for poet [[Vikramadityan]] (2021) - announced <ref>{{cite web |title=விஷ்ணுபுரம் விருது, விக்ரமாதித்யனுக்கு |url=https://www.jeyamohan.in/152054/ |website=jeyamohan.in |access-date=24 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=டிச.26-ல் கவிஞர் விக்ரமாதித்யனுக்கு விஷ்ணுபுரம் விருது: கோவை விழாவில் கவுரவம் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/tamilnadu/749138-in-dec-26-vishnupuram-award-for-poet-vikramaditya-on-the-26th-honor-at-the-coimbatore-festival.html |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |date=20 December 2021 |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cong leader Jairam Ramesh to felicitate Vishnupuram awardee on December 26 {{!}} Entertainment |url=https://mynews24x7.in/cong-leader-jairam-ramesh-to-felicitate-vishnupuram-awardee-on-december-26-entertainment/ |website=MyNews 24x7 |date=20 December 2021 |access-date=21 December 2021 |archive-date=21 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221032707/https://mynews24x7.in/cong-leader-jairam-ramesh-to-felicitate-vishnupuram-awardee-on-december-26-entertainment/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Literary Conferences===
* Kalapria Padaippukkalam (2010), [[Coimbatore]], Critical review of the creative world of poet [[Tk Kalapria]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Kalapria Padaippukalam - Nigazhvu Kurippugal|url=http://solvanam.com/?p=8451|website=Solvanam.com| date=12 May 2010 |accessdate=10 June 2016}}</ref>
* Ooty Poetry Conference (2010), Narayana Gurukulam, [[Ooty]] [[Coimbatore]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Tamil Writer A Madhavan Bags Sahitya Akademi Award|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Tamil-Writer-A-Madhavan-Bags-Sahitya-Akademi-Award/2015/12/18/article3183320.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804162531/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Tamil-Writer-A-Madhavan-Bags-Sahitya-Akademi-Award/2015/12/18/article3183320.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 August 2016|website=New Indian Express|accessdate=9 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kadaitheruvin Kadhaisolli|url=http://www.vikatan.com/news/tamilnadu/56494-writermadhavan-wins-sahitya-akademi-award.art|website=Vikatan.com|date=17 December 2015 |accessdate=9 June 2016}}</ref>
* [[Devadevan]] Poetry Conference (2011), [[Thiruparappu]]
* Ooty Conference on Epics (2011), Narayana Gurukulam, [[Ooty]]
* [[Devadevan]] Poetry Conference (2011), [[Thiruparappu]]
* [[Yuvan Chandrasekhar]] Poetry Conference (2011), [[Kanyakumari]]
* Vishnupuram Book Reading Colloquium (2012), [[Karaikudi]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Vishnupuram Karaikudi seminars|url=https://vishnupuram.com/category/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81/}}</ref>
* Ooty Literature Conference (2012), Narayana Gurukulam, [[Ooty]]
* [[Kalpetta Narayanan]] Poetry Conference (2012), [[Alappuzha]]
* Literature Conference (2013), [[Yercaud]]
* Conference on Venmurasu (2014), [[Munnar]]
* Ooty Literature Conference (2014), Narayana Gurukulam, [[Ooty]]

===Felicitation Events===
* [[Nanjilnadan]] Felicitation (2011), [[Chennai]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Nanjilnadan Felicitation|url=https://nanjilnadan.com/%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9E%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B7%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4/|website=Nanjilnadan.com|accessdate=10 June 2016}}</ref>
* Felicitation event for writer [[Poomani]] on winning the [[Sahitya Academy Award]] (2015), [[Chennai]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Poomani Felicitation event|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BDbBOEFMgY|website=Youtube.com| date=24 January 2015 |publisher=Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam|accessdate=9 June 2016}}</ref>

===Others===
* Venmurasu books release event (2014), Chennai<ref>{{cite web|title=Venmurasu event|url=http://kaviyam.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=563:2014-11-30-17-24-27&catid=38:-2014|website=Kaviyam.in|accessdate=29 May 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* Vishnpuram Ilakkiya Vattam website -https://vishnupuramvattam.in/
* Jeyamohan website - http://www.jeyamohan.in

[[Category:Writers' organisations based in India]]
[[Category:Tamil-language literature]]

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