TNPSC Thervupettagam

Writer Ki. Rajanarayanan

May 19 , 2021 1291 days 2158 0
  • Ki. Rajanarayanan the grand old man of modern Tamil literature and winner of Sahitya Akademi award in Tamil, died recently.
  • He was 98.
  • Born in Idaiseval near Kovilpatti, he was popularly known as Ki.Ra.
  • His first short story ‘Mayamaan’ was published in 1959 in the magazine ‘Saraswathi.’
  • He won the Sahitya Akademi award in 1991 for his novel ‘Gopallapurathu Makkal’.
  • Ki.Ra’s first novel was ‘Gopallagramam’.
  • His other works Karisal Kaatu Kaduthaasi and Andaman Naicker also demands mention.

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