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D. Jayakanthan

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Jayakanthan

Aliases: JK

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1934-04-24 (Cuddalore (Manjakuppam))
Died
2015-04-08 (Chennai) age 80
Nationality
India
Languages
Tamil
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Cuddalore → Chennai (Madras)

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Short story writer, Journalist, Orator, Filmmaker, Critic, Activist
Active Years
1953-2015
Affiliations
Communist Party of India
Memberships
Sahitya Akademi Fellow
Influenced By
Subramania Bharati
Influenced
Jeyamohan

Education

Unknown
Unknown
Period: 小学校5年生まで
Country: India
Dropped out after 5th grade

Awards

Sahitya Akademi Award
1972
Work: Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal
Category: タミル文学
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
Soviet Land Nehru Award
1978
Organization: Soviet Union
Result: 受賞
Jnanpith Award
2002
Organization: Jnanpith Award Foundation
Result: 受賞
Padma Bhushan
2009
Organization: Government of India
Result: 受賞
Order of Friendship
2011
Organization: Government of Russia
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal

1970 Novel

A novel depicting the lives of underclass people

PovertySocial injustice
Adaptations
  • [Film] Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal / A. Bhimsingh (1977)

Unnaipol Oruvan

1965 Novel

Depicts the plight of slum-dwellers

PovertyCommunism
Adaptations
  • [Film] Unnaipol Oruvan / Jayakanthan (1965)

Yaarukkaga Azhudhaan

1962 Novel

Explores human suffering

HumanityTragedy
Adaptations
  • [Film] Yaarukkaga Azhudhaan / Jayakanthan (1966)

Bibliography

  • Vazhkkai Azhaikkiradhu (1957)
  • Kaivilanggu (1961)
  • Oru Nadigai Nadakam Parkkiral

Adaptations

  • Unnaipol Oruvan (1965)
  • Yaarukkaga Azhudhaan (1966)
  • Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1977)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Social realismCritical realismColloquial Tamil
Recurring Motifs
Lives of underclassProstitutesRickshaw-pullersSocial inequality

Health

  • Illness (unspecified)
    2014年
    Hospitalization, impacted writing

Legacy

One of the greatest Tamil writers, Jnanpith laureate known for portraying underclass lives

In Popular Culture

  • Documentary films made

Trivia

  • Dropped out of school at age 9
  • Worked in CPI printing press
  • Authored around 200 short stories