Jnanpith Award
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (2002) Winner
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
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | — | Unknown | — | 小学校5年生まで | India |
Unknown
Unknown
Period:
小学校5年生まで
Country:
India
Dropped out after 5th grade
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal | タミル文学 | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1978 | Soviet Land Nehru Award | — | — | Soviet Union | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Jnanpith Award | — | — | Jnanpith Award Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Padma Bhushan | — | — | Government of India | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Order of Friendship | — | — | Government of Russia | 受賞 |
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 NovelA novel depicting the lives of underclass people
PovertySocial injustice
Adaptations
- [Film] Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal / A. Bhimsingh (1977)
Unnaipol Oruvan
1965 NovelDepicts the plight of slum-dwellers
PovertyCommunism
Adaptations
- [Film] Unnaipol Oruvan / Jayakanthan (1965)
Yaarukkaga Azhudhaan
1962 NovelExplores 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