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Vannadasan
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Vannadasan

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Tamil short stories and poetry under the name Kalyanji.

Kanivu · Oru Siru Isai

Born
22 August 1946
Birthplace
Tirunelveli

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Vannadasan

Tamil writer born Siva Kalyana Sundaram. His short-story collection Oru Siru Isai received the 2016 Sahitya Akademi Award.

Early life

Literary family

Born in Tirunelveli in 1946, the son of Tamil writer Thi. Ka. Sivasankaran.

Career

  1. 1976

    Early collection

    Published Kalaikka Mudiyaatha Oppanaigal.

  2. 2013

    Oru Siru Isai

    Published the short-story collection.

  3. 2016

    Literary honours

    Received the Sahitya Akademi and Vishnupuram awards.

Selected work

Kanivu

A collection in his short-fiction career.

Oru Siru Isai

The collection honoured by the Sahitya Akademi.

Beyond work

Working life

Combined writing with employment in banking before retirement. Uses Kalyanji for his poetry.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

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