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'''Raghavan Chudamani''' (10 January 1931<ref name=who/> &ndash; 13 September 2010) was an [[India]]n writer<ref name=hindu>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/loss-of-a-crest-jewel/article806946.ece |title=Loss of a crest jewel |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2 October 2010 |first=C.S. | last=Lakshmi}}</ref> writing in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. She also wrote short stories in English as '''Chudamani Raghavan'''.<ref name=miller/> Her name also appears as '''Choodamani'''.<ref name=boloji>{{cite web |url=http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=10785 |title=Elegy to an Eminent writer in Tamil |work=Boloji |date=2 April 2011}}</ref>
'''Raghavan Chudamani''' (10 January 1931<ref name=who/> &ndash; 13 September 2010) was an [[India]]n writer<ref name=hindu>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/loss-of-a-crest-jewel/article806946.ece |title=Loss of a crest jewel |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2 October 2010 |first=C.S. | last=Lakshmi}}</ref> writing in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. She also wrote short stories in English as '''Chudamani Raghavan'''.<ref name=miller/> Her name also appears as '''Choodamani'''.<ref name=boloji>{{cite web |url=http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=10785 |title=Elegy to an Eminent writer in Tamil |work=Boloji |date=2 April 2011}}</ref>


She was born in [[Chennai]]<ref name=who>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&pg=PA255 |title=Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M |page=255 |last=Dutt |first=Kartik Chandra |year=1999 |isbn=8126008733}}</ref> and grew up there.<ref name=miller>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-TMhtk5AUYC&pg=PA64 |title=Who's who in Contemporary Women's Writing |page=64 |last=Miller |first=Jane Eldridge |year=2001 |isbn=0415159806}}</ref> Because of a physical disability, she was schooled at home.<ref name=hindu/> She published her first story "Kaveri" in 1957. In 1960, she published her first novel ''Manathukku Iniyaval'' (Beloved woman). Her 1961 play ''Iruvar Kandanar'' (Two persons witnessed), which has been performed many times,<ref name=miller/> received the Ananda Vikatan award. Her stories have been translated into other Indian languages. She also translated stories from other Indian languages into Tamil.<ref name=who/>
She was born and raised in [[Chennai]]<ref name=who>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&pg=PA255 |title=Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M |page=255 |last=Dutt |first=Kartik Chandra |year=1999 |isbn=8126008733}}</ref><ref name=miller>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-TMhtk5AUYC&pg=PA64 |title=Who's who in Contemporary Women's Writing |page=64 |last=Miller |first=Jane Eldridge |year=2001 |isbn=0415159806}}</ref> and schooled at home.<ref name=hindu/> She published her first story "Kaveri" in 1957. In 1960, she published her first novel ''Manathukku Iniyaval'' (Beloved Woman). Her 1961 play ''Iruvar Kandanar'' (Two persons witnessed), performed many times,<ref name=miller/> received the Ananda Vikatan award. She also translated stories into Tamil.<ref name=who/>


She received the Tamil Nadu Government Award in 1966, the Lilly Devasigamani Award in 1992<ref name=who/> and the Kalagnar Mu Karunanidhi Award at the Chennai Book Fair in 2009.<ref name=hindu/>
She received the Tamil Nadu Government Award in 1966, the Lilly Devasigamani Award in 1992<ref name=who/> and Kalagnar Mu Karunanidhi Award at the Chennai Book Fair in 2009.<ref name=hindu/>


== Selected works<ref name=who/> ==
== Selected works<ref name=who/> ==

Revision as of 04:33, 7 May 2021

R. Chudamani
File:ChudamaniRaghavanPic.jpg
Born
Raghavan Chudamani

(1931-01-10)10 January 1931
Madras, Tamilnadu
Died13 September 2010(2010-09-13) (aged 79)
OccupationWriter

Raghavan Chudamani (10 January 1931[1] – 13 September 2010) was an Indian writer[2] writing in Tamil. She also wrote short stories in English as Chudamani Raghavan.[3] Her name also appears as Choodamani.[4]

She was born and raised in Chennai[1][3] and schooled at home.[2] She published her first story "Kaveri" in 1957. In 1960, she published her first novel Manathukku Iniyaval (Beloved Woman). Her 1961 play Iruvar Kandanar (Two persons witnessed), performed many times,[3] received the Ananda Vikatan award. She also translated stories into Tamil.[1]

She received the Tamil Nadu Government Award in 1966, the Lilly Devasigamani Award in 1992[1] and Kalagnar Mu Karunanidhi Award at the Chennai Book Fair in 2009.[2]

Selected works[1]

  • Pinju Mukham (Tender Face), novella (1959)
  • Punnagai Poongothu, novel (1965)
  • Magalin Kaigal (The Daughter's Hands), novella[4]
  • Pinju Mukham (Tender Face), novella[4]
  • Iravuchchudar (Night spark), novella (1974); translated into English as Yamini (1996)[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Dutt, Kartik Chandra (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. p. 255. ISBN 8126008733.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lakshmi, C.S. (2 October 2010). "Loss of a crest jewel". The Hindu.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Miller, Jane Eldridge (2001). Who's who in Contemporary Women's Writing. p. 64. ISBN 0415159806.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Elegy to an Eminent writer in Tamil". Boloji. 2 April 2011.


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