Ponneelan

Ponneelan
Ponneelan
பொன்னீலன்
	Ponneelan in 2011
Born	Kandeswara Bhaktavatsalan; 1940 (age 83–84); Manikatti Pottal, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Writer, teacher
Organization	Tamil Nadu Kalai Ilakkiya Perumandram
Movement	Marxism
Awards	Sahitya Akademi Award (1994)

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Ponneelan (Tamil: பொன்னீலன், born 1940 at Manikatti Pottal, Kanyakumari district)^[1] is the pen name of Kandeswara Bhaktavatsalan, a Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu, India.^[2]^[3]^[4] He is a Marxist and was influenced by Tamil Communist leader P. Jeevanandham in his younger days. He became a teacher and retired as the deputy director of school education for Tamil Nadu.^[5] He won the 1994 Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil his novel Pudhiya Dharisanangal.^[6]^[7] He is currently the state president of the Tamil literary organisation Tamil Nadu Kalai Ilakkiya Perumandram. During 2005-2008, he was a member of the Central Board of Film Certification (censor board).^[8]^[9] He also wrote the script for the 2008 film Ayyavazhi.^[10]

Bibliography[edit]

Ponneelan at the World Tamil Classical Language Conference, 2010

Fiction[edit]

Novels

Karisal (1978)
Pudhiya Dharisanangal (1992)
Kollaikarargal

Short story anthologies

Atthaani Makkal
Pottal Kadhaigal
Thedal
Oorril malarndadhu
Pudhiya mottugal
Idam maari vantha vaergal
Pullin kuzhanthaigal
Uravugal
Anbulla
Nithyamanadhu
Thirumanangal sorgathil nichayikka padukindrana

Non-fiction[edit]

Biographies

Jeeva enra manudan
Thamilagathin aanmeega vazhikaatti
Ragunathanin ilakkiya thadam
Therkilirundhu
Vaikunthar kaattum vaazhkai neri

Essay anthologies

Puvi engum santhi nilavuga
Tharkala thamil ilakkiyamum dravida sidhathangalum
Murpokku ilakkiya iyakkangal
Sudhanthira thamilagathil kalai ilakkiya iyakkangal
Sathi madhangalai paraom
Thaimozhi kalvi
Tamil nadu kalai ilakkiya perumandra varalaaru

References[edit]

↑ Saqaf, Syed Muthahar (19 December 2002). "A writer with vision and mission". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
↑ "Buddha tried to develop social harmony, says Ponneelan". The Hindu. 24 March 2010. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
↑ Balaganessin, M (5 March 2005). "Novel tips". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 April 2005. Retrieved 29 March 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
↑ Saqaf, Syed Muthahar (26 March 2010). "Beyond linguistic barriers". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
↑ "'Teachers can trim character of youths'". The Hindu. 23 November 2005. Archived from the original on 2 September 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
↑ Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007 Archived 24 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine Sahitya Akademi Official website.
↑ Sundara Ramasami (April 1994). "பொன்னீலன் - சாகித்ய அகாடமி பரிசு". Thinnai (in Tamil). Retrieved 29 March 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ "பல்சமய எழுத்துக்கள் அவசியம்-பொன்னீலன்". Thats Tamil. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
↑ "18 new 'cuts' in Censor Board". Times of India. 9 February 2005. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
↑ "Sujibala without a blouse in Ayyavazhi". Oneindia. 20 July 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2010.

External links[edit]

Ponneelan page at Tamil Authors.com

[1] Saqaf, Syed Muthahar (19 December 2002). "A writer with vision and mission". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2010.

[2] "Buddha tried to develop social harmony, says Ponneelan". The Hindu. 24 March 2010. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.

[3] Balaganessin, M (5 March 2005). "Novel tips". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 April 2005. Retrieved 29 March 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[4] Saqaf, Syed Muthahar (26 March 2010). "Beyond linguistic barriers". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.

[5] "'Teachers can trim character of youths'". The Hindu. 23 November 2005. Archived from the original on 2 September 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2010.

[sahitya-6] Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007 Archived 24 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine Sahitya Akademi Official website.

[7] Sundara Ramasami (April 1994). "பொன்னீலன் - சாகித்ய அகாடமி பரிசு". Thinnai (in Tamil). Retrieved 29 March 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[8] "பல்சமய எழுத்துக்கள் அவசியம்-பொன்னீலன்". Thats Tamil. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2010.

[9] "18 new 'cuts' in Censor Board". Times of India. 9 February 2005. Retrieved 29 March 2010.

[10] "Sujibala without a blouse in Ayyavazhi". Oneindia. 20 July 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2010.

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