Jnanpith Award
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1975) Winner
Akilan
アキラン
Akiran
Aliases:
Akilandam
Pen Names:
Akilan（Pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1922-06-27 （Perungalur, Pudukkottai State）
- Died
- 1988 age 66
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Tamil
- Residence History
- Perungalur near Pudukkottai
Career
- Occupations
- Author, social activist, media person
- Active Years
- 1940-1988
- Affiliations
- Railway Mail Service, All India Radio
- Influenced By
- Mahatma Gandhi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pudukkottai College | — | — | — | — | India |
Pudukkottai College
Country:
India
Discontinued college education to join the freedom struggle
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Vengayin Maindhan | 小説 | Sahitya Akademi, Government of India | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Jnanpith Award | Chithirappavai | 小説 | Government of India | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Raja Sir Annamalai Award | Enge Pogirome | — | — | 受賞 |
Sahitya Akademi Award
1963
Work:
Vengayin Maindhan
Category:
小説
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi, Government of India
Result:
受賞
Jnanpith Award
1975
Work:
Chithirappavai
Category:
小説
Organization:
Government of India
Result:
受賞
Raja Sir Annamalai Award
1975
Work:
Enge Pogirome
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Vengayin Maindhan
Historical novelHistorical fiction capturing the history of the Chola dynasty, focusing on Rajendra Chola's victories.
Chola dynastyConquestLoveAdministration
Translations
- All Indian languages
Chithirappavai
Social novelContemporary social novel vividly portraying the character Annamalai.
SocietyHuman nature
Adaptations
- [TV serial] Chithirai Paavai
Translations
- All Indian languages
Bibliography
- Vengayin Maindhan
- Kayalvizhi
- Chithirappavai
- Pavai Vilakku
Adaptations
- Paavai Vilakku (1960)
- Kulamagal Radhai (1963)
- Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan (1978)
Translations by Author
- Dhagam Oscar Wilde
Translations of Works
- English, German, Czech, Russian, Polish, Chinese, Malay etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Powerful narrationHistorical depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Social issuesHistoryGandhian philosophy
Legacy
Renowned Tamil writer whose works have been translated widely and adapted into films.
Trivia
- Influenced by Gandhian philosophy and joined freedom struggle
- Lost his father at an early age