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'''M. L. Thangappa''' (March 8, 1934 – May 31, 2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://article.wn.com/view/2018/05/31/Thangappa_passes_away/|title=Thangappa passes away|website=Article.wn.com| | '''M. L. Thangappa''' (March 8, 1934 – May 31, 2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://article.wn.com/view/2018/05/31/Thangappa_passes_away/|title=Thangappa passes away|website=Article.wn.com|access-date=18 March 2019}}</ref> was a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] writer and translator.<ref name="tangappa">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/m-l-thangappa-wins-sahitya-akademi-prize/article4251669.ece|title=M. L. Thangappa wins Sahitya Akademi Prize|date=2012-12-29|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2018-06-04|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He wrote many poems, articles and translations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7595176.M_L_Thangappa|title=M.L. Thangappa|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
=== Early life === | === Early life === | ||
Thangappa was born on March 8, 1934 in [[Kurumbalaperi]] which is in the [[Tirunelveli district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He studied in St.John's college, Tirunelveli. He moved to [[Pondicherry|Puducherry]] in 1959 to teach English and then taught in various schools until 1967.<ref name="tangappa" /> He pursued a postgraduate degree in Tamil literature and won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award|Sahitya Akademi Prize]] in 2012 for his translation of Tamil Sangam poetry.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/renowned-tamil-author-ml-thangappa-passes-away-82212|title=Renowned Tamil author ML Thangappa passes away|date=2018-05-31|work=The News Minute|access-date=2018-06-04}}</ref> | Thangappa was born on March 8, 1934, in [[Kurumbalaperi]] which is in the [[Tirunelveli district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He studied in St.John's college, Tirunelveli. He moved to [[Pondicherry|Puducherry]] in 1959 to teach English and then taught in various schools until 1967.<ref name="tangappa" /> He pursued a postgraduate degree in Tamil literature and won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award|Sahitya Akademi Prize]] in 2012 for his translation of Tamil Sangam poetry.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/renowned-tamil-author-ml-thangappa-passes-away-82212|title=Renowned Tamil author ML Thangappa passes away|date=2018-05-31|work=The News Minute|access-date=2018-06-04}}</ref> | ||
=== Literary | === Literary works === | ||
His translations ranged from Tamil bhakti poetry, iconoclastic Siddhar poetry, and [[Kalingattuparani|Kalingathu Parani]], to the nineteenth century [[Ramalinga Swamigal|Vallalar Ramalinga Swamigal]], and the twentieth century greats, [[Subramania Bharati|Subramania Bharathi]] and [[Bharathidasan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/pageturner/book-bites/who-owns-that-song-how-a-tamil-poets-works-became-the-first-to-be-nationalised/71355/|title='Who Owns that Song?': How a Tamil poet's works became the first to be nationalised|last=Daksnamurthy|first=Aananth|date=2018-06-17|website=ThePrint|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref> He also finished a translation of the Tamil didactic text, [[Naladiyar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/881097/tamil-poet-ml-thangappa-1934-2018-leaves-behind-a-prolific-and-unparalleled-legacy-of-translations|title=Tamil poet ML Thangappa (1934-2018) leaves behind a prolific and unparalleled legacy of translations|last=Venkatachalapathy|first=A. R.|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/shutting-the-parrots-mouth/article24114593.ece|title=Remembering M.L. Thangappa|last=Venkatachalapathy|first=A. r|date=2018-06-09|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-06|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | His translations ranged from Tamil bhakti poetry, iconoclastic Siddhar poetry, and [[Kalingattuparani|Kalingathu Parani]], to the nineteenth century [[Ramalinga Swamigal|Vallalar Ramalinga Swamigal]], and the twentieth century greats, [[Subramania Bharati|Subramania Bharathi]] and [[Bharathidasan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/pageturner/book-bites/who-owns-that-song-how-a-tamil-poets-works-became-the-first-to-be-nationalised/71355/|title='Who Owns that Song?': How a Tamil poet's works became the first to be nationalised|last=Daksnamurthy|first=Aananth|date=2018-06-17|website=ThePrint|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref> He also finished a translation of the Tamil didactic text, [[Naladiyar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/881097/tamil-poet-ml-thangappa-1934-2018-leaves-behind-a-prolific-and-unparalleled-legacy-of-translations|title=Tamil poet ML Thangappa (1934-2018) leaves behind a prolific and unparalleled legacy of translations|last=Venkatachalapathy|first=A. R.|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/shutting-the-parrots-mouth/article24114593.ece|title=Remembering M.L. Thangappa|last=Venkatachalapathy|first=A. r|date=2018-06-09|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-06|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | ||
Over the course of his career, he wrote more than 50 books, as well as translating the poems of [[Subramania Bharati|Bharathi]], [[Aravindar]] and [[Bharathidasan]] into English.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/~/tamil-writter-m-l-thangappa-passes-away/States/news/1247198.html|title=Tamil Writer M.L.Thangappa passed away|website=Uniindia.com}}</ref> His translations from the Tamil classics have appeared in [[Penguin Books]] as ''Love Stands Alone: Sections from Tamil Sangam Poetry''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NwjoaMXxjb4C&dq=M.L.+Thangappa&pg=PR1|title=Red Lilies and Frightened Birds|date=2011|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=9780143064855|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/6216478|title=Love stands alone : selections from Tamil Sangam poetry|date=2010|publisher=New Delhi, India: Viking|isbn=978-0-670-08419-7|language=English}}</ref> He died on May 31, 2018, with his body being donated to the [[Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/thangappa-passes-away/article24050651.ece|title=Thangappa passes away|date=2018-06-01|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-06-04|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | Over the course of his career, he wrote more than 50 books, as well as translating the poems of [[Subramania Bharati|Bharathi]], [[Aravindar]] and [[Bharathidasan]] into English.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/~/tamil-writter-m-l-thangappa-passes-away/States/news/1247198.html|title=Tamil Writer M.L.Thangappa passed away|website=Uniindia.com}}</ref> His translations from the Tamil classics have appeared in [[Penguin Books]] as ''Love Stands Alone: Sections from Tamil Sangam Poetry''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NwjoaMXxjb4C&dq=M.L.+Thangappa&pg=PR1|title=Red Lilies and Frightened Birds|date=2011|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=9780143064855|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/6216478|title=Love stands alone : selections from Tamil Sangam poetry|date=2010|publisher=New Delhi, India: Viking|isbn=978-0-670-08419-7|language=English}}</ref> He died on May 31, 2018, with his body being donated to the [[Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/thangappa-passes-away/article24050651.ece|title=Thangappa passes away|date=2018-06-01|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-06-04|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | ||
== Honours and | == Honours and awards == | ||
M L Thangappa has the rare credit of winning the Sahitya Akademi awards for both | M L Thangappa has the rare credit of winning the Sahitya Akademi awards for both children's literature and translation. He was awarded the [[National Bal Shree Honour|Bala Puraskar]] in 2010 (awarded in 2011) for his book titled Chola Kollai Bommai, a collection of poems and nursery rhymes for children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-new-indian-express/20140825/281629598442780|title=PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines.|website=www.pressreader.com|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref> In 2012, Thangappa won the [[Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize]] for his translation ''Love Stands Alone: Selections from [[Tamil Sangams]] Poetry''. | ||
== Works == | == Works == | ||
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* ''Hues and Harmonies from an Ancient Land'' | * ''Hues and Harmonies from an Ancient Land'' | ||
* ''Love Stands Alone: Selections from Tamil Sangam Poetry'' | * ''Love Stands Alone: Selections from Tamil Sangam Poetry'' | ||
* ''Red Lilies and Frightened Birds : [[Muthollaayiram|Muthollayiram]]''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Searching-for-the-right-word-Award-winning-translators-share-their-experience/articleshow/22055174.cms|title=Searching for the right word: Award-winning translators share their experience | * ''Red Lilies and Frightened Birds : [[Muthollaayiram|Muthollayiram]]''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Searching-for-the-right-word-Award-winning-translators-share-their-experience/articleshow/22055174.cms|title=Searching for the right word: Award-winning translators share their experience |date=August 25, 2013|first=M. T.|last=Saju |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref> | ||
* [[Ramalinga Swamigal|Vallalar Ramalinga Swamigal]]’s ''Songs of Grace'' | * [[Ramalinga Swamigal|Vallalar Ramalinga Swamigal]]’s ''Songs of Grace'' | ||
* The Prince Who Became a Monk and Other Stories from Tamil Literature<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/54791082-the-prince-who-became-a-monk-and-other-stories-from-tamil-literature|title=The Prince Who Became a Monk and Other Stories from Tamil Literature|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref> | * The Prince Who Became a Monk and Other Stories from Tamil Literature<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/54791082-the-prince-who-became-a-monk-and-other-stories-from-tamil-literature|title=The Prince Who Became a Monk and Other Stories from Tamil Literature|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Tamil poets]] | [[Category:Tamil poets]] | ||
[[Category:Tamil writers]] | [[Category:Tamil writers]] | ||
[[Category:People from Tirunelveli district]] | |||
[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:00, 15 June 2022
M. L. Thangappa (March 8, 1934 – May 31, 2018)[1] was a Tamil writer and translator.[2] He wrote many poems, articles and translations.[3]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Thangappa was born on March 8, 1934, in Kurumbalaperi which is in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. He studied in St.John's college, Tirunelveli. He moved to Puducherry in 1959 to teach English and then taught in various schools until 1967.[2] He pursued a postgraduate degree in Tamil literature and won the Sahitya Akademi Prize in 2012 for his translation of Tamil Sangam poetry.[4]
Literary works[edit | edit source]
His translations ranged from Tamil bhakti poetry, iconoclastic Siddhar poetry, and Kalingathu Parani, to the nineteenth century Vallalar Ramalinga Swamigal, and the twentieth century greats, Subramania Bharathi and Bharathidasan.[5] He also finished a translation of the Tamil didactic text, Naladiyar.[6][7]
Over the course of his career, he wrote more than 50 books, as well as translating the poems of Bharathi, Aravindar and Bharathidasan into English.[8] His translations from the Tamil classics have appeared in Penguin Books as Love Stands Alone: Sections from Tamil Sangam Poetry.[9][10] He died on May 31, 2018, with his body being donated to the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research.[11]
Honours and awards[edit | edit source]
M L Thangappa has the rare credit of winning the Sahitya Akademi awards for both children's literature and translation. He was awarded the Bala Puraskar in 2010 (awarded in 2011) for his book titled Chola Kollai Bommai, a collection of poems and nursery rhymes for children.[12] In 2012, Thangappa won the Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize for his translation Love Stands Alone: Selections from Tamil Sangams Poetry.
Works[edit | edit source]
Translations[edit | edit source]
- Hues and Harmonies from an Ancient Land
- Love Stands Alone: Selections from Tamil Sangam Poetry
- Red Lilies and Frightened Birds : Muthollayiram[13]
- Vallalar Ramalinga Swamigal’s Songs of Grace
- The Prince Who Became a Monk and Other Stories from Tamil Literature[14]
Tamil[edit | edit source]
- Chola Kollai Bommai[13]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Thangappa passes away". Article.wn.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "M. L. Thangappa wins Sahitya Akademi Prize". The Hindu. 29 December 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ↑ "M.L. Thangappa". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ↑ "Renowned Tamil author ML Thangappa passes away". The News Minute. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ↑ Daksnamurthy, Aananth (17 June 2018). "'Who Owns that Song?': How a Tamil poet's works became the first to be nationalised". ThePrint. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ↑ Venkatachalapathy, A. R. "Tamil poet ML Thangappa (1934-2018) leaves behind a prolific and unparalleled legacy of translations". Scroll.in. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ↑ Venkatachalapathy, A. r (9 June 2018). "Remembering M.L. Thangappa". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ↑ "Tamil Writer M.L.Thangappa passed away". Uniindia.com.
- ↑ Red Lilies and Frightened Birds. Penguin Books India. 2011. ISBN 9780143064855.
- ↑ Love stands alone : selections from Tamil Sangam poetry. New Delhi, India: Viking. 2010. ISBN 978-0-670-08419-7.
- ↑ "Thangappa passes away". The Hindu. 1 June 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ↑ "PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Saju, M. T. (25 August 2013). "Searching for the right word: Award-winning translators share their experience". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ↑ "The Prince Who Became a Monk and Other Stories from Tamil Literature". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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