From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nanjil Nadan
Nanjil Nadan
Nanjil Nadan (Tamil: நாஞ்சில் நாடன்) is the pseudo- • Ettuthikkum madhayaanai
nym of G. Subramaniam (b. 31 December 1947), a Tamil • Sadhuranga Kuthiraigal
writer from Tamil Nadu, India.
Short stories
Biography •
•
Deivangal adugal onaigal
Vakkuporukkigal
Nanjil Nadan was born in Veera Narayanamangalam in • Uppu
Kanyakumari District to Ganapathiya Pillai and • Peikkottu
Saraswathi Ammal.[1][2] Born as G. Subramaniam, he uses • Prandhu
the pseudonym Nanjil Nadan (means a native of the Nan- • Soodiya poo sodarka
jil Nadu - the area comprising the taluks of Agas-
theeswaram and Thovalai in Kanyakumari district[3] ). He Poetry
has a M.Sc degree in Mathematics.[4] He currently works
• Manullipambu
at W. H. Brady and Co in Coimbatore. He began his lit-
erary career by working in Bombay Tamil Sangam’s lit-
erary magazine Aedu. His first short story Viradham was
Non-fiction
published in July 1975 in the magazine Deepam run by • Nanjil Nattu Vellalar Vazhkai
Na. Parthasarathy. In 2002, his novel Thalaikeezh Vigithan-
gal was made into a Tamil film titled Solla Marandha Kad-
hai by Thangar Bachan. [5] In 2010 he was awarded the References
Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for his short story col-
lection Soodiya poo soodarka.[6] Currently his novel Ettu [1] ^ "நாஞ்சில் நாடனுக்கு சாகித்ய
Thikkum Madha Yaanai is being made into a Tamil film ti- அகாெதமி விருது". Dina Mani. 21 December
tled Padithurai.[7] He has authored a total of six novels, 2010. http://dinamani.com/edition/
112 short stories,2 short story anthologies, 5 essay collec- Story.aspx?SectionName=Tamilnadu&artid=349479&SectionID=12
tions and 2 poetry collections.[8] Some of his works have Retrieved 21 December 2010.
been translated to English, Malayalam and French. Also [2] Dutt, Karthik Chandra (1999). Who’s who of Indian
some of them are part of the curriculum in several edu- Writers, 1999: A-M. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 848.
cational institutions.[1] ISBN 9788126008735. http://books.google.co.in/
books?id=-
W1OAAAAYAAJ&q=nanjil+nadan&dq=nanjil+nadan&hl=en&ei=7B0
Awards and recognitions [3] Nanjil Nadan, ``Nanjil Nattu Vellalar
• 2010 Sahitya Akademi Award (for Soodiya poo Vazhkai``(Tamil) - Ethnography of Vellalars of
soodarka) Nanjilnadu, Kalachuvadu Publication, Nagercoil,
• Ilakkiya Sinthanai Award (for Viradham) 2003, ISBN:81-87477-55-5, Page:21
• Govt of Tamil Nadu literary award for best novel (for [4] Kannadasan, Akila (24 December 2010). "The
Sathuranga Kudhirai) writerly life". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/
• Kasthuri Seenivasan Trust Award mp/2010/12/24/stories/2010122451250800.htm.
• Thirupur Tamil Sangam award Retrieved 28 December 2010.
• Kannadasan Award [5] RAO., SUBHA J (21 July 2003). "A study in contrast".
• Lily Devasigamani Award The Hindu. http://www.hinduonnet.com/
thehindu/mp/2003/07/21/stories/
Bibliogaphy 2003072101280100.htm. Retrieved 20 December
2010.
[6] "எழுத்தாளர் நாஞ்சில்நாடனுக்கு
Novels சாகித்ய அகாடமி விருது" (in Tamil).
• Thalaikeezh vigithangal Dinamalar. 20 December 2010.
• Mamisapadaippu http://www.dinamalar.com/
• Enbiladanai veyilkayum
• Midhavai
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nanjil Nadan
News_Detail.asp?Id=149691. Retrieved 20 December nadu/article965808.ece. Retrieved 21 December
2010. 2010.
[7] "Arya’s ‘Padithurai’". Indiaglitz.
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/
article/52496.html. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
External links
[8] Kolappan, B (21 December 2010). "Sahitya Akademi • Official blog
award for Nanjil Nadan". The Hindu. • Profile in Tamilauthors.com
http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil- • Nanjil nadan on his first novel (January 2010,
Puthagam pesugirathu - In Tamil)
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