Mu. Varadarajan
Appearance
Mu. Varadarajan | |
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Born | Velam,North Arcot District,Madras Presidency, British India (now inRanipet District, Tamil Nadu,India) | 25 April 1912
Died | 10 October 1974 Madras(nowChennai), Tamil Nadu,India | (aged 62)
Occupation | Professor, Tamil writer |
Children | Arasu, Pari, Nambi |
Relatives | Kumaran Pari M.B.B.S |
Mu. Varadarajan,also known asMu. Va.andVaratharasanar,was aTamilscholar, author and academic fromTamil Nadu,India. He was born in an aristocratic Tuluva Vellala family near Vellore. He was a prolific writer whose published works include 13 novels, 6 plays, 2 short story collections, 11 essay anthologies, a book on the history ofTamil literature,books on Tamil linguistics and children's books. During 1961–71, he was the head of the Tamil department at theUniversity of Madras.In 1961, he was awarded theSahitya Akademi AwardforTamilfor his novelAgal Vilakku.During 1971–74, he was the vice-chancellor of theUniversity of Madurai.[1][2][3]
Bibliography
[edit]Fiction
[edit]- Novels
- Kallo Kaviyamo
- Nenjil oru Mul
- Agal vilakku
- Karithundu
- Pertra manam
- Senthamarai
- Paavai
- Andha Naal
- Malar Vizhi
- Alli
- Kayamai
- Mann kudisai
- Vada malar
- Short stories
- Ki. pi. 2000
- Pazhiyum Pavamum
- Viduthala
- Kurattai oli
- Plays
- Pachayappar
- Manachandru
- Ilango
- Doctor ali
- Moondru nadagangal
- Kadhal enge?
Non-fiction
[edit]- Essays
- Aramum Arasiyalum
- Arasiyal alaigal
- Kuruvi por
- Penmai Vazhga
- Kuzhandhai
- Kalvi
- Mozhi parru
- Nattu Patru
- Ulaga peredu
- Mannin madhippu
- Nalvazhvu
- Literary history
- History of Tamil literature
- Tamil nenjam
- Manal veedu
- Thiruvalluval or Vazhkai vilakkam
- Thirukkural Thelivurai
- Ovacheydhi
- Kannagi
- Madhavi
- Mullai thinai
- Nedunthogai virundhu
- Kurunthogai virundhu
- Narrinai virundhu
- Ilakkiya araychi
- Narrinai selvam
- Kurunthogai selvam
- Nadaivandi
- Konguther vazhkai
- Pulavar kanneer
- Ilakkiya thiran
- Ilakkiya Marabu
- Ilango adigal
- Ilakkiya Katchikal
- Kural kattum kadhalar
- Sanga ilakkiyathil iyarkai
- Children's literature
- Kuzhandhai pattukal
- Ilaingarkku erra iniya pattugal
- Padiyathar padum paadu
- Kannudaya vazhvu
- Letter anthologies
- Annaikku
- Thambikku
- Thangaikku
- Nanbarukku
- Travelogues
- yan kanda ilankai
- Linguistics
- Mozhi nool
- Mozhiyin kathai
- Ezhuthin kathai
- Sollin kathai
- Mozhi varalaaru
- Mozhi iyar katturaigal
- Biography
- Aringar Bernard Shaw
- Gandhi annal
- Kavingar Tagore
- Thiru. Vi. Ka.
English books
[edit]- The Treatment of Nature in Sangam
- Ilango Adigal
References
[edit]- ^"University of Madras – Department of Tamil Literature".University of Madras.Archived from the original on 29 May 2004.Retrieved31 March2010.
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:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^K. M. George (1994).Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Plays and prose.Vol. 3.Sahitya Akademi.p. 673.ISBN978-81-7201-783-5.
- ^Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955–2007Archived24 January 2010 at theWayback MachineSahitya AkademiOfficial website.
Categories:
- 1912 births
- 1974 deaths
- Indian Tamil people
- Tamil writers
- Writers from Tamil Nadu
- Children's writers in Tamil
- Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Tamil
- Indian Tamil academics
- Tirukkural commentators
- 20th-century Indian novelists
- 20th-century Indian short story writers
- 20th-century Indian essayists
- 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
- Academic staff of the University of Madras
- Heads of universities and colleges in India
- Madurai Kamaraj University