S.E.A. Write Award (Southeast Asian Writers Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1982) Winner
M. Balakrishnan
エム・バラクリシュナン
M. Balakrishnan
Pen Names:
Ma Ilangkannan（Popular pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1938-09-18 （Singapore）
- Nationality
- Singaporean
- Languages
- Tamil
- Residence History
- Singapore → Tamil Nadu, India
Career
- Occupations
- author, storeman, typist
- Active Years
- 1957-1997
- Affiliations
- Translation department, Ministry of Culture
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalaimagal Tamil School | — | — | — | 幼少期 | Singapore |
Kalaimagal Tamil School
Period:
幼少期
Country:
Singapore
Education disrupted due to family relocations
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | S.E.A. Write Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
S.E.A. Write Award
1982
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Legacy
Singaporean Tamil author, first Tamil writer to receive the S.E.A. Write Award in 1982.
Trivia
- Moved to Tamil Nadu, India with family at age 2, where he learned to read and write Tamil.
- Returned to Singapore after World War II.
- Worked as a storeman for British military from 1957, later as a typist in the Ministry of Culture's translation department until 1997.