Vishnupuram Award
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (2021) Winner
Vikramadityan
ビクラムアディティヤン
Vikramadityan
Pen Names:
Vikramadityan（Pen name used for poetry; given name is Nambirajan.）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-09-25 （Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India）
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Tamil, English
- Residence History
- Kallathi Mudukku area, Tirunelveli → Kutralam → Tenkasi → Chennai
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer, Journalist, Actor (small roles)
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Influenced By
- Na. Kamarasan, Jeyamohan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Vilakku virudhu | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Saaral virudhu | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Vishnupuram Award | — | — | Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam | 受賞 |
Vilakku virudhu
2008
Result:
受賞
Saaral virudhu
2014
Result:
受賞
Vishnupuram Award
2021
Organization:
Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Aakaasam neela niram
1982 PoetryAn early collection featuring meditations on nature and existence with a straightforward poetic voice.
natureexistence
Oorum kaalam
1984 PoetryExplores community and memory through perspectives of place and time.
communitymemoryland
Ulvaangum Ulagam
1987 PoetryFocuses on people at the margins of society and everyday realities.
marginslaborurban life
Aadhi
1997 PoetryInterweaves mythic motifs with contemporary sensibilities.
mythtradition vs modernity
Kal thoongum neram
2001 PoetryA mid-period collection combining fragments of daily life with meditative narration.
daily lifeintrospection
Paadhi iruttu paadhi velicham
2002 PoetryA collection themed on contrasts of darkness and light, where personal experience intersects social conditions.
light and darknessindividual and society
Bibliography
- Aakaasam neela niram
- Oorum kaalam
- Ulvaangum Ulagam
- Ezhutthu sol porul
- Thiru-uttharakosamangai
- Gragayuddham
- Aadhi
- Kal thoongum neram
- Nooru ennuvadharkul
- Veedu thirumbudhal
- Vikramadityan kavidhaigal
- Paadhi iruttu paadhi velicham
- Sudalaimaadan varai
- Dhevadhaigal - Perunthevi - Mohini pisaasu
- Sekar cycle shop
- Vikramadityan kavidhaigal - II
- Thiribu (short stories)
- Avan aval (short stories)
- Kavimoolam (essays)
- Kavidhai rasanai (essays)
- Iruveru ulagam (essays)
- Tamil kavidhai - marabum naveenamum
- Thanmai munnilai padarkkai
- Enakkum en dheivathukkum idaiyeyana vazhakku
- Ellaach chollum
Adaptations
- Angadi Theru (appearance)
- Naan Kadavul (appearance)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Colloquial, folk-inflected dictionPlain and direct expressionUse of mythic imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- travel / wanderermarginalized peoplelight and darknesstradition vs modernity
Legacy
A long-active Tamil poet who brought local and marginal voices into his work; recognized with awards such as the 2021 Vishnupuram Award and regarded as an important figure in contemporary Tamil letters.
Academic Societies
- Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam
Archives
- Official personal website (sites.google.com/site/nambiraajan/home)
- Materials and criticism hosted by Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam
In Popular Culture
- Small acting appearances in the films Angadi Theru and Naan Kadavul
Trivia
- Given name is Nambirajan.
- Adopted an itinerant lifestyle early in life and lived in multiple towns.
- Reportedly published 16 volumes of poetry, 2 short-story collections, and 7 essay anthologies.
- Made small acting appearances in films (Angadi Theru, Naan Kadavul).