Ka. Naa. Subramanyam (31 January 1912 – 18 December 1988)[1] was a Tamil writer and critic from Tamil Nadu, India. He is also popularly known by his Tamil initials as Ka. Naa. Su.
Ka. Na. Subramaniam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 January 1912 Valangaiman, British India |
| Died | 18 December 1988 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Writer |
Biography
editSubramanian was born on 31 January 1912 in Valangaiman in Thanjavur District. His first noted published work was the novel Poithevu (1946). He also wrote poems under the pseudonym Mayan. He published many literary journals like Ilakkiya vattam, Sooravali and Chandraodayam. He became a literary critic in the 1950s, publishing reviews first in the magazines Swadesamitran and Saraswathi. He was a friend and contemporary of fellow literary critic C. S. Chellappa with whom he was involved in a long literary feud. He was considered as a right-winger and Anti-Marxist by left-leaning Tamil writers. In 1965, he moved to New Delhi and started writing articles for English-language newspapers. For the next twenty years he lived in Delhi and moved back to Chennai only in 1985. In 1986, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for his literary criticism Ilakkiyathukku oru Iyakkam (lit. A Movement for Literature). After his return to Chennai, he started writing for Tamil magazines like Kungumam, Mutharam, Dina mani Kathir and Thuglak. Pondicherry University made him an honorary professor. He died in 1988. The Government of Tamil Nadu nationalised his works in 2006.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Awards and recognitions
edit- Sahitya Akademi Award for Ilakkiyathukku oru Iyakkam (Literary criticism) (1986)
- Government of Tamil Nadu award for the short story Kodhai Sirithaal
- Kumaran Asan award
Partial bibliography
editNovels
edit- Sarmavin uyil
- Pasi
- Vaazhndavar kettal
- Sakthi vilasam
- Ezhu per
- Oru naal
- Puzhithi ther
- Maalthedi
- Nadutheru
- Gopuravaasal
- Poithevu
- Asurakanam
- Pithappoo
- Kothai Sirithall
Short story collections
edit- Manikoondu
- Adarangu
- Karugadha mottu
- Kannan En Thozhan
Literary criticism
edit- Vimarsana kalai
- Padithirukireergala
- Ulagathu sirandha novelgal
- Ilakkiya Visaaram
Translations
edit- Anbuvazhi
- Thabaal kaaran
- Madhaguru
- Nilavalam
- Vilangupannai (Animal Farm)
- Devamalar
- kaali
English books
edit- Tiruvalluvar and his Tirukkural[9]
References
edit- ^ "எழுத்துக் கவிஞர்கள்". Thamizhstudio (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 28 September 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ^ "Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007". Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Sahitya Akademi Official website.
- ^ Mohan, C. நடைவழிக் குறிப்புகள் . அகரம் வெளியீடு.
- ^ "Ka. Naa. Su Profile". Tamil Authors.com. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ "க.நா. சுப்ரமணியம்(1912-1988)". Encyclopedia of Tamil criticism (in Tamil). University of Kerala. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ "Literary feuds". Andhimazhai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ "க.நா.சு. உருவாக்கிய புரட்சி". Uyirmmai (in Tamil). Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ "நாட்டுடமையான 3 தமிழறிஞர் படைப்புகள்". OneIndia (in Tamil). 2 February 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ Subramanyam, Ka. Naa. (1987). Tiruvalluvar and his Tirukkural (1 ed.). New Delhi: Bharatiya Jnanpith.