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'''A. Muthukrishnan''' ({{lang-ta|அ.முத்துக்கிருஷ்ணன்}}) is a [[Tamils|Tamil]] author and [[social activist]]. He was born in 1973 in Mangalrevu<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20130721011109/http://www.amuthukrishnan.com/pirathipalippu/46.html</ref> of Madurai District, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. Muthukrishnan had his schooling in NaviMumbai with a cosmopolitan background<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20130729020745/http://www.amuthukrishnan.com/pirathipalippu/33.html</ref> and his family settled back in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India in 1986.<br />
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==1988==<br />
He was [[matriculated]] in 1988 and further obtained his diploma in Electronics and Communication in 1991. He worked in various trades and jobs before he started learning [[Tamil language|Tamil]] in 1995. He was disturbed by the [[caste]] clashes and [[untouchability]] down in and around Madurai and wanted to contribute his share for the change in social order.<br />
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==1995==<br />
Muthukrishnan started learning Tamil in 1995 and started travelling and meeting writers of [[Tamil literature]]. His contacts grew with [[environmental activist]]s and also the Left Intellectuals in India. He has attended many conferences and seminars at the national and international level. Muthukrishnan has written<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20130729204432/http://www.amuthukrishnan.com/putthagangal.html</ref> more than 300 articles in Tamil magazines and papers. He has travelled to all the conflict zones in India. He travelled to document the [[Godhra]] carnage in [[Gujarat]], Vidarbha [[Farmers' suicides in India|farmers' suicide]] in [[Maharashtra]], the Staines killing in [[Kandhamal]] and the Posco project in Gobindpur, [[Jaitapur]] and Dhinkia in [[Orissa]].<br />
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==2002==<br />
He has been a part of various fact-finding missions to areas of conflict in India. He was one of the [[coordinators of the Asia Caravan]] which left from [[Raj Ghat]], Delhi and travelled 8000&nbsp;km by road through 8 countries to reach [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]] with a [[humanitarian aid]] worth one million US$. Muthukrishnan has attended various seminars at the national and international level on developmental issues, culture, environment and [[human rights]] for the past 15 years. Muthukrishnan has translated works into Tamil: Gujarat 2002 (Tehelka Expose), Kuralin Valimay, Madhaveri and "Afzalay Thookilidathey" and "Tholargal Udan Oru Payanam" (both by [[Arundhati Roy]]). Muthukrishnan has directed a documentary on the life and works of [[Che Guevara]] in 2002, which received wide attention from the Tamil literary buffs.<br />
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He is a regular debater on [[Vijay TV]]'s popular talk show ''[[Neeya Naana]]'' and Puthiya Thalaimurai's ''[[Puthu Puthu Arthangal]]''.<br />
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Muthukrishnan is the founder<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130721141010/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-22/madurai/33321163_1_group-plans-historical-monuments-photographer ]</ref> of Green Walk, an informal group of people who walk on roads less travelled to learn about neglected monuments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/vandalised-hills-and-vanished-history/article4717943.ece|title=Vandalised hills and vanished history|first=A.|last=Shrikumar|date=15 May 2013|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Muthu has so far identified about two dozen historical and archaeological hotspots in and around Madurai.<br />
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==References==<br />
*http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article1486278.ece<br />
*http://www.treksandtreats.com/2012/04/writer-with-difference.html<br />
*https://web.archive.org/web/20120709015307/http://amuthukrishnan.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71&Itemid=6<br />
*[https://archive.today/20130116230833/http://www.amuthukrishnan.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=7]<br />
*http://www.amuthukrishnan.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33&Itemid=7{{dead link|date=September 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}<br />
*http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/The-catalyst-for-a-cause/article15457063.ece<br />
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