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| name = A. Madhavan | |||
| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|02|07}} | |||
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|01|05|1934|02|07}} | |||
| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]] | |||
| death_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]] | |||
| awards = 2015 [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] | |||
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'''A. Madhavan''' (7 February 1934 – 5 January 2021<ref>[https://www.twentyfournews.com/2021/01/05/a-madhavan-passes-away.html ആ മാധവൻ അന്തരിച്ചു] {{in lang|ml}}</ref>) was a [[Tamils|Tamil]] writer who won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for his collection of essays ''Ilakkiya Chuvadukal (Traces of Literature)''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/tamil-writer-a-madhavan-wins-sahitya-akademi-award/article8000565.ece |title=Tamil writer A. Madhavan wins Sahitya Akademi award |date=17 December 2015 |work=The Hindu |access-date=20 February 2018}}</ref> He supported the [[Dravidian movement]].<ref name=":0" /> | '''A. Madhavan''' (7 February 1934 – 5 January 2021<ref>[https://www.twentyfournews.com/2021/01/05/a-madhavan-passes-away.html ആ മാധവൻ അന്തരിച്ചു] {{in lang|ml}}</ref>) was a [[Tamils|Tamil]] writer who won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for his collection of essays ''Ilakkiya Chuvadukal (Traces of Literature)''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/tamil-writer-a-madhavan-wins-sahitya-akademi-award/article8000565.ece |title=Tamil writer A. Madhavan wins Sahitya Akademi award |date=17 December 2015 |work=The Hindu |access-date=20 February 2018}}</ref> He supported the [[Dravidian movement]].<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Madhavan was born in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] to Chellammal and Avudainayagam. He had a small business in the main bazaar of Chalai, Thiruvananthapuram. He had one son and two daughters and was living with his elder daughter until his death. He died on 5 January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kalachuvadu.in/contemporary-fiction-a-madhavan/|title=Contemporary Fiction – A Madhavan – Kalachuvadu Publications {{!}} A Leader and a Trendsetter in Tamil Publishing|language=en-US|access-date=14 November 2019}}</ref> | Madhavan was born in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] to Chellammal and Avudainayagam. He had a small business in the main bazaar of Chalai, Thiruvananthapuram. He had one son and two daughters and was living with his elder daughter until his death. He died on 5 January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kalachuvadu.in/contemporary-fiction-a-madhavan/|title=Contemporary Fiction – A Madhavan – Kalachuvadu Publications {{!}} A Leader and a Trendsetter in Tamil Publishing|language=en-US|access-date=14 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kolappan|first=B.|date=2021-01-06|title=Sahitya Akademi winner A. Madhavan passes away|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/sahitya-akademi-winner-a-madhavan-passes-away/article33505624.ece|access-date=2021-06-01|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | ||
== Selected works == | == Selected works == | ||
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A. Madhavan | |
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Born | Thiruvananthapuram | February 7, 1934
Died | January 5, 2021 Thiruvananthapuram | (aged 86)
Notable awards | 2015 Sahitya Akademi Award |
A. Madhavan (7 February 1934 – 5 January 2021[1]) was a Tamil writer who won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his collection of essays Ilakkiya Chuvadukal (Traces of Literature).[2] He supported the Dravidian movement.[2]
Biography[edit]
Madhavan was born in Thiruvananthapuram to Chellammal and Avudainayagam. He had a small business in the main bazaar of Chalai, Thiruvananthapuram. He had one son and two daughters and was living with his elder daughter until his death. He died on 5 January 2021.[3][4]
Selected works[edit]
- Punalum Manalum (On a River’s Bank)
- Krishna Parunthu (Brahmini Kite)
- Thoovaanam (Drizzle)
- Kaalai (Bull)
- Ettavathu Naal (Eighth Day)
Translations from Malayalam to Tamil:
- Malayatoor Ramakrishnan's Yakshi (A Mythical Being)
- P.K. Balakrishnan’s Ini Gnan Urangatte (And Now, Let Me sleep)
- Karur Neelakanta Pillai’s Sammaanam (Reward)
References[edit]
- ↑ ആ മാധവൻ അന്തരിച്ചു (in Malayalam)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tamil writer A. Madhavan wins Sahitya Akademi award". The Hindu. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ↑ "Contemporary Fiction – A Madhavan – Kalachuvadu Publications | A Leader and a Trendsetter in Tamil Publishing". Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ↑ Kolappan, B. (6 January 2021). "Sahitya Akademi winner A. Madhavan passes away". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 June 2021.