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R. Chudamani
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][edit | edit source]

  • 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[edit | edit source]

  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.