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'''G. Thilakavathi''' (or '''Thilagavathi''') ({{lang-ta|ஜி. திலகவதி}}) is a police officer and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] writer from [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].

==Biography==
Thilakavathi was born in and completed her schooling in the [[Dharmapuri district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. She is an alumnus of [[Auxilium College]], [[Vellore]] and [[Stella Maris College, Chennai|Stella Maris College]], [[Chennai]]. In 1976, she became the first woman from Tamil Nadu to become an [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) officer. She began her police career as an [[Assistant superintendent|Assistant superintendent of Police]] serving in Vellore and later [[Tiruchirappalli]]. She subsequently served as [[Superintendent of police (India)|Deputy Commissioner of Police]] of Chennai and Superintendent of Police in the Civil Supplies CID and Commercial Crime Investigation Wing, before being promoted to the rank of [[Deputy inspector general of police]] (DIG), while being posted to the Railways in early 1993. Later that year, she was appointed the DIG for the Chengalpattu-MGR range, that covered districts Chengalpattu East and West, and [[South Arcot]]. In the process became the first woman DIG of the State.<ref>{{cite news|title=New DIG for Chengai range|work=The Indian Express|date=5 November 1993|page=5}}</ref> In 2007, she was promoted to Additional [[Director General of Police]] (ADGP).<ref>{{cite news|title=Pudukottai litterateurs honour writer|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Pudukottai-litterateurs-honour-writer/article14752664.ece|accessdate=14 June 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|date=21 April 2007}}</ref> In 2010, she was posted as chairman of the [[Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board]], upon receiving a promotion to the rank of [[Director general of police]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Thilakavathi promoted|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Thilakavathi-promoted/article16249509.ece|accessdate=5 March 2018|work=The Hindu|date=17 June 2010}}</ref>

=== As writer ===
In 1987, her first short story was published in ''[[Dinakaran]]''. Her first short story collection to be published in book form was 'Theyumo sooriyan'. She is a prolific writer who has written more than 300 short stories and a number of novels and poems. Her short stories ''Theiyumo Sooriyan'' (Will the Sun Wane) and ''Arasigal aluvathillai'' (Queens don’t cry) won the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]'s best short story prize for 1988-89. Her novel ''Pathini Penn'' (1983) was made into a film. Some of her works including ''Vaarthai thavari vittai'', ''Arasigal aluvathillai'' and ''Muppathu kodi mugangal'' have been adapted for television. She is also a translator for [[Sahitya Akademi]] and has translated ''Nizhal Kodugal'', ''Uthirum Ilaigalin Oosai'', ''Govarthan Ram'' and 50 short stories into Tamil.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sunday Celebrity: Thilagavathy I P S shining both in career and literature|url=http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/11/29/sunday-celebrity-thilagavathy-i-p-s-shining-both-career-and-literature|accessdate=14 June 2010|newspaper=Asian Tribune|date=29 November 2009}}</ref> In 2005, she was awarded the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Tamil language|Tamil]] for her novel ''Kalmaram'' (lit. The Stone Tree).<ref name=sahitya>{{cite web|url=http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10320.htm#tamil|title=Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007|work=[[Sahitya Akademi]] Official website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124032426/http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10320.htm#tamil|archive-date=24 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=G. Thilagavathi becomes AGDP |url=http://www.nakkheeran.in/users/frmNews.aspx?N=33631 |access-date=14 June 2010 |newspaper=Nakkeeran |date=9 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610185115/http://www.nakkheeran.in/users/frmNews.aspx?N=33631 |archive-date=10 June 2010 }}</ref>

==Partial bibliography==

===Novels===
*''Kalmaram''
*''Vaarthai thavari vittai''
*''Muppathu kodi mugangal''
*''Nalai enathu rajangam''
*''Pathini penn''
*''Kanavai soodiya natchathiram''
*''Oru aathmavin diary - sila varangal''
*''Unakagaava naan''

===Short story collections===
*''Arasigal aluvathillai''
*''Theyumo sooriyan''

===Poetry collections===
*''Alai puralum karayoram''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

{{Sahitya Akademi Award For Tamil}}

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