R. K. Narayan
1906–2001English-language writer (1906–2001)
A progressive Tamil writer and poet from Tamilnadu.
S. Tamilselvan
b. 1954, born Nagalapuram, writes in Tamil, writer
S. Tamilselvan is a Tamil language writer and literary critic from Tamilnadu. He has written more than fifty books, including essays, short stories, and children’s literature, on a variety of subjects including literature, culture, education, science, feminism, politics, and history. He received the 2025 Sahitya Akademi Award in the Literary Criticism category for his work Tamizh Sirukathaiyin Thadankal, critically analyzes Tamil short stories from different generations.
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| Sahitya Akademi Award |
Elsewhere
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Also writing in Tamil
Akilandam
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1934–2015writer, journalist, filmmaker
Kalki Krishnamurthy
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1945–2018writer (1945-2018)
Thamizhpparithi Maari
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