S.E.A. Write Award (Southeast Asian Writers Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (1994) Winner
Na Govindasamy
ナー・ゴヴィンダサミー
Nā Govindasamy
Aliases:
Naa Govindasamy
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946-04-18 （Singapore）
- Died
- 1999-05-26 （Singapore） age 53
- Nationality
- Singaporean
- Languages
- Tamil, English
- Residence History
- Singapore
Career
- Occupations
- educator, writer, Internet researcher
- Active Years
- 1977-1999
- Affiliations
- National Institute of Education
- Memberships
- Ilakkiya Kalam
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | National Book Development Council’s award | Thedi | — | National Book Development Council | winner |
| 1994 | S.E.A. Write Award | — | — | — | winner |
National Book Development Council’s award
1992
Work:
Thedi
Organization:
National Book Development Council
Result:
winner
S.E.A. Write Award
1994
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Anbukku Apaal
playPopular play
Alaigal Oyvathillai
playPopular play
Thedi
short story collectionCollection of short stories. Awarded National Book Development Council’s award in 1992
Velvi
noveletteNovelette
Legacy
A Singaporean educator and writer who made significant contributions to Tamil literature, including plays, dramas, short stories, and the development of Tamil Unicode input systems.
Trivia
- Developed Singapore's 16-bit Unicode system for Tamil using Tamilnet and Tamilfix fonts, enabling Tamil input on Windows, Mac, and Unix.
- Founded Ilakkiya Kalam (Literary Critics' Circle) in 1977 in Singapore.