Lalgudi Saptarishi Ramamrutham (30 October 1915 – 30 October 2007) was an eminent Tamil novelist, who authored 300 short stories, 6 novels and 10 collections of essays. He won Sahitya Akademi Award for his contributions to Tamil literature. He died on his ninety-Second birthday.[1]
His ancestors were natives of Lalgudi, Trichy District and one of the writers of the Manikodi era. He spent his entire childhood and adolescent years in Ayyampettai village near Kanchipuram. His father took special care on his son and personally home tutored him advanced Tamil and English that instilled in him a love of Tamil and English Classics even at an early age. He studied from 8th to 10 Standard in Government School. He started writing when he was 20, originally in English and then changed over to Tamil. He worked for the Punjab National Bank for 30 years and settled down in Chennai after his retirement.[1]
Professional careeredit
La Sa Ra worked for three years as a typist in Vauhini Pictures, which then produced a series of landmark Telugu films like Vande Mataram, Sumangali, and Devata. It was then K. Ramnoth, another South Indian film director, told La Sa Ra not to waste his gift indicating that his hoping for a career in films would not be salutary. He ultimately became a banker but he continued with his writing.[2]
Awards and recognitionedit
He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1989 for Chintha nathi, a collection of autobiographical essays.[3]
lalgudi, saptarishi, ramamrutham, october, 1915, october, 2007, eminent, tamil, novelist, authored, short, stories, novels, collections, essays, sahitya, akademi, award, contributions, tamil, literature, died, ninety, second, birthday, lalgudi, saptarishi, ram. Lalgudi Saptarishi Ramamrutham 30 October 1915 30 October 2007 was an eminent Tamil novelist who authored 300 short stories 6 novels and 10 collections of essays He won Sahitya Akademi Award for his contributions to Tamil literature He died on his ninety Second birthday 1 Lalgudi Saptarishi RamamruthamBornLalgudi Saptarishi Ramamrutham1915 October 30Died2007 October 30 age 92 Chennai Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Professional career 3 Awards and recognition 4 Bibliography 5 See also 6 ReferencesEarly life and education editHis ancestors were natives of Lalgudi Trichy District and one of the writers of the Manikodi era He spent his entire childhood and adolescent years in Ayyampettai village near Kanchipuram His father took special care on his son and personally home tutored him advanced Tamil and English that instilled in him a love of Tamil and English Classics even at an early age He studied from 8th to 10 Standard in Government School He started writing when he was 20 originally in English and then changed over to Tamil He worked for the Punjab National Bank for 30 years and settled down in Chennai after his retirement 1 Professional career editLa Sa Ra worked for three years as a typist in Vauhini Pictures which then produced a series of landmark Telugu films like Vande Mataram Sumangali and Devata It was then K Ramnoth another South Indian film director told La Sa Ra not to waste his gift indicating that his hoping for a career in films would not be salutary He ultimately became a banker but he continued with his writing 2 Awards and recognition editHe won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1989 for Chintha nathi a collection of autobiographical essays 3 Bibliography editNovels1 Puthra 1965 2 Abitha 1970 3 Kal Sirikkirathu4 Prayachiththam5 Kalugu6 keralathil engoShort Stories1 Janani 1957 2 Ithalgal 1959 3 Pachai Kanavu 1961 4 Ganga 1962 5 Anjali 1963 6 Alaigal 1964 7 Dhaya 1966 8 Meenottam9 Uththarayanam10 Nesam11 Putru12 Thulasi13 En priyamulla Snegithanukku14 Aval15 Dhvani16 Vilimbil17 Alaigal18 Naan19 SowndaryaEssays1 Mutruperatha Thedal2 Unmaiyana DharisanamSee also editList of Indian writersReferences edit a b Tamil novelist dead The Hindu 31 October 2007 Archived from the original on 31 October 2007 Retrieved 27 June 2018 Literary miscellany The Hindu 22 March 2005 Archived from the original on 21 August 2012 Retrieved 27 June 2018 Master storyteller The Hindu 2 December 2007 Archived from the original on 4 December 2007 Retrieved 27 June 2018 Portals nbsp Biography nbsp India nbsp Literature Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title La Sa Ra amp oldid 1157817365, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
