R. Chudamani | |
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| Born | Raghavan Chudamani 10 January 1931 Madras, Tamilnadu |
| Died | 13 September 2010 (aged 79) |
| Occupation | Writer |
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]
- ↑ 1.0 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lakshmi, C.S. (2 October 2010). "Loss of a crest jewel". The Hindu.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Miller, Jane Eldridge (2001). Who's who in Contemporary Women's Writing. p. 64. ISBN 0415159806.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Elegy to an Eminent writer in Tamil". Boloji. 2 April 2011.
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