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'''Sa. Kandasamy ''' (23 July 1940<ref> | '''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 | 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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== 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" /> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==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}} | *{{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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Sa. Kandasamy (23 July 1940[1] – 31 July 2020)[2] was a novelist and documentary film-maker from Mayiladuthurai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in Tamil for his novel, Vicharanai Commission in 1998.[2]
Life[edit]
Kandasamy was born on 23 July 1940 in Mayiladuthurai, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[3] After studying at the Singaram Pillai School, he worked at the Chennai Port Trust and the Food Corporation of India.[4][5]
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.[4]
He died at the age of 80, after experiencing a heart attack.[6]
Literary career[edit]
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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[4]
His novel, Vicharanai Commission, which dealt with custodial violence and the police, won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil in 1998.[5]
He has published seven novels and several collection of short stories, in Tamil. One of Kandasamy's novels, Tholaindhu ponavargal was adapted for television.[2]
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.[4]
Film Making[edit]
Kandasamy's documentary film, Kaval Deivangal, documented history and techniques relating to traditional terracotta art in South India.[4] It won the first prize at the Angino Film Festival, in Cyprus, in 1989.[7] 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.[5]
Publications[edit]
Novels[edit]
- Saayavanam Puthinam
- Suriya Vamsam
- Visaranai Commission
- Avan Aanathu
- Tholaindhu Ponavargal (Those Who Are Lost)
- Perum Mazhai Natkal
- Neelavan
Awards and honors[edit]
- (1998) Sahitya Akademi Award - for his novel, Vicharanai Commission[2]
- (1995) Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship - for contributions to literature[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ Dutt, Kartik Chandra (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. ISBN 9788126008735.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Sa Kandasamy, Tamil writer and documentary filmmaker, dies". Times of India. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 TNM Staff (31 July 2020). "Tamil writer and Sahitya Akademi winner Sa Kandasamy passes away at 80". The News Minute. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Panneerselvan, A. S. "Sa. Kandasamy: Profound yet simple". Frontline. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Kolappan, B. (31 July 2020). "Writer 'Chayavanam' Kandasamy is no more". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ↑ "Sahitya Akademi winner Sa Kandasamy no more". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ↑ M. T. Saju (1 August 2020). "Sa Kandasamy: Tamil writer who spoke for the marginalised". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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External links[edit]
- "Tamil Literature Writers". SeasonsIndia. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
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