Aadhavan (Template:Lang-ta) is the pseudonym of K. S. Sundaram (Template:Lang-ta, 21 March 1942 – 19 July 1987), a Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu, India.
Biography
Sundaram was born in Kallidaikurichi in Tirunelveli District and obtained his education in Delhi. He worked briefly for Indian Railways. Later he joined the National Book Trust of India as an assistant editor. He married Hema in 1976. He started his literary career as a writer of stories for children in the magazine Kannan. He wrote under the pseudonym Aadhavan (lit. The Sun). His most noted work was the novel En peyar Ramaseshan (lit. My name is Ramaseshan), which was translated into Russian by Vitaliy Furnika and sold over a hundred thousand copies. In 1987, he drowned while swimming in a river at Shringeri. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil posthumously for his collection of short stories Mudalil iravu varum (lit. First comes the night).[1][2][3][4]
Bibliography
Novels
- En Peyar Ramaseshan
- Kagitha Malargal
- Kanagathin Naduvae
Novellas
- Iravukku mun varuvadhu maalai
- Siragugal
- Meetchiyai thedi
- Ganapathi oru keezhmattathu oozhiyan
- Nadhiyum Malayum
- Penn, thozhi, thalaivi
Short story collections
- Singa Rajakumari
- Mudalil Iravu Varum
- Kanavu kumizhigal
- Kaal vali
- Oru arayil irandu naarkaligal
- Pudhumaipithanin dhrogam
- nilalgal
Plays
- Puzhudhiyil veenai
References
- ↑ Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007 Template:Webarchive Sahitya Akademi Official website.
- ↑ Aadhavan Profile.
- ↑ First Comes the Night{{#if:Aadhavan Sundaram|, Aadhavan Sundaram}. Sahitya Akademi
- ↑ ஆதவன் வீட்டுக்குச் சென்று வந்தேன், Nesamudan Venkatesh.