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the top six modern tamil writers
Topic started by vengayam (@ 203.200.84.66) on Wed Jun 12 01:45:29 .
let us talk about the writers who have the maximum impact on the language & their contribution . let us talk of writers who are active now.(i.e we won't talk about manikodi writers whose contribution has been well established)
my choice would be
1.asokamitran
2.sundara ramasamy
3. vanna nilavan
4.indra parthasarathy
5.prabhanjan
6. sujatha
balakumaran, raja narayanan,sivasankari? are people i've left out after considerable thought.
nila padmanabhan may be shouls appear in place of prabhanjan.
any how i've set the ball in motion let us have a discussion wherin we can discuss whys & why nots of various writers.( Do the writers by any chance visit this page)
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Radhika (@ bast*) on: Wed Jun 12 18:23:41
well i think ra.murugan, pa.ragahavan can be included in this list.this in case if we are talking about short stories alone.
and again i dont think indra parthasarathy is a valid in this list!!
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vengayam (@ 203.*) on: Thu Jun 13 05:14:56
radhika,
Idra arthasartathi has been consistantly giving good work. kurudhipunal, mayamaan vettai would stand the test of time. i do not know why u do not consider him good.
where can i read ra murugan,pa raghavan. publishers titles pls.
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vengayam (@ 203.*) on: Thu Jun 13 05:16:14
it should read Indra not Idra. in the previous post.typo sorry
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vengayam (@ 203.*) on: Sat Jun 15 04:35:41
Radhika where are u? I am still waiting to know about ra.murugan, pa.ragahavan .
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sweetlankie (@ hse-*) on: Mon Jun 17 20:59:13
I say:
Ramani Chandran
Indra
Balakumaran
Sujatha
asokamitran
Luxmi
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srini (@ 203.*) on: Mon Jun 17 22:54:22
vengayam :
sujatha as i said is more on the commercial side.
indira parthasarathy is good.
Sa Kandasamy,La sa Ramaamirtham are notable absentees from your list.
Have you read "saayavanam" ??
Or short stories of La Sa Ra ??
I will give my best six shortly...
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vengayam (@ 203.*) on: Tue Jun 18 00:08:28
Yes it is a bloomer. La SA Ravai eppadi maranthen enru theriyavillai. ok i'll throw sujatha out tyo accomodate La Sa Ra. About kandasamy he may not make it to my top six.
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srini (@ 203.*) on: Tue Jun 18 05:27:21
my top six would be
sundara ramasamy
asokamithran
la sa ramamirdham
sa kandasamy
vanna nilavan
ki rajanarayanan
in that order ...
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ra (@ linu*) on: Tue Jun 18 05:45:43
What happened to T Janakiraman.
Sarithira kathai Nayakan Sandilyan.
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srini (@ 203.*) on: Tue Jun 18 05:47:46
How about guys churning out "pudhu kavithai"s
Top six as usual
1) Aathmanaam
2) Gnanakoothan
3) Vikramaadityan
4) kalapriya
5) pasuvayya ( think its su. ramasamy )
6) kalyaanji
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vengayam (@ 203.*) on: Wed Jun 19 00:15:14
Ra,
Thi Ja is in the past. may be just after the manikodi writers.We have also not mentioned puthumai pithan, akilan for same reason.
Re Chandilyan you are joking isn't it. He had maximum impact on circulation . he is the munnodi of present day Rajesh kumar, p prabhakaran et al.( of course his nadai was breezy but can he find aplace alongside people mentioned here. no way!
Ayya Srini poothu kavithai is only second in my hit list after ayyokoo(haiku) u can call me gnana suniyam but mostly they are high pitch alaral or madly in love syndrome. 99% setril senthamarai theda ennakku thraani illai.
By the way isn't Barathi the munnodi here with Paanchaali sabatham?
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srini (@ 203.*) on: Wed Jun 19 03:05:59
Sorry mate
I cant accept
<< high pitch alaral or love syndrome >>
Try reading the names that i have mentioned in your free time. You will find them more intriguing and satisfying at the same time.
<< setril senthamarai theda thraani illai>>
avid readers do search for senthamarai.
By the way where do you find haiku's prevalent in tamil or even indian literature. sujatha says not all written as "haiku" in tamil are actually "haikus" . :-)
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vengayam (@ 203.*) on: Wed Jun 19 05:28:12
It is sujatha's words against the other vithagargall.
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Mummudicholan (@ 164.*) on: Thu Jun 20 04:46:35
what abt Jayamohan?? none of u mentioned him!
I too find Janakiraman,ki,rajanarayan,sundara ramasamy,jayakanthan to be good!
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srini (@ 203.*) on: Fri Jun 21 05:32:22
MMC :
Vengayam started this of with living greats.
So Thi Ja Ra is out .
Yes jeyamohan is there. But another restriction is to choose only top Six. If it was top 10 or fifteen then i would have added
jeyamohan,vanna daasan,naanjil naadan and others..
By the way MMC sir how do you highlight and iconize your posts ??
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vengayam (@ 203.*) on: Fri Jun 21 23:58:17
MMC,
the idea was to get to know more about other authors I might have missed & to discuss the merits of the others listed.
Srini,
i plead ignorance to Naanjil naadan. can you tell his books, publisher etc so that i can get to read him please.
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srini (@ 203.*) on: Mon Jun 24 06:49:38
Vengayam
NN is one of the healthy contributors.
I would recommend you to read
"midhavai" and "sathuranga kuthirai" .
I am not sure about the publishers.
Cre-A (publishers) might have printed his works.
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vengayam (@ 203.*) on: Thu Jun 27 00:30:21
Thanks srini for the info
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naan yaro (@ 61.1*) on: Sat Jun 29 22:30:05
Hi
Nanjil Naadan has many novels, short story collections to his credit.
1.Enbilathanai veyil kaayum
2.sthuranga kuthirai
3.thalaikiz vigithangal
now the reprints are available and they are from Vijaya pathippagam, Coimbatore.
If u are outside india, u can contact Dilip Kumar books they can arrange to send them to u. The email id
ddkbooks@hotmail.com, dilipbooks@eth.net
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Dead & Buried (@ 202.*) on: Thu Jul 11 02:08:57
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madaswami (@ 203.*) on: Tue Jul 16 02:40:58
tagore.s english rendering thou art the ruler of the minds of all peopel
disponser of india,s destiny
thy name rouses the hearts of punjab sind
gujarat and maratha
of the dravida in the hills of the
vindyas and himalayas ,
mingler in the music of
jumuna and ganges and is chanted
by the waves of the indian sea
they pray for thy blessing
and sing thy praise
the saving of all people waits in thy hand
thou dispenser of india,s destiny
victory victory victory of thee
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madaswami (@ 203.*) on: Tue Jul 16 02:45:21
tagore.s english rendering
thou art the ruler of the minds of all peopel
disponser of india,s destiny
thy name rouses the hearts of punjab sind
gujarat and maratha
of the dravida in the hills of the
vindyas and himalayas ,
mingler in the music of
jumuna and ganges and is chanted
by the waves of the indian sea
they pray for thy blessing
and sing thy praise
the saving of all people waits in thy hand
thou dispenser of india,s destiny
victory victory victory of thee
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madaswami (@ 203.*) on: Tue Jul 16 02:45:31
tagore.s english rendering
thou art the ruler of the minds of all peopel
disponser of india,s destiny
thy name rouses the hearts of punjab sind
gujarat and maratha
of the dravida in the hills of the
vindyas and himalayas ,
mingler in the music of
jumuna and ganges and is chanted
by the waves of the indian sea
they pray for thy blessing
and sing thy praise
the saving of all people waits in thy hand
thou dispenser of india,s destiny
victory victory victory of thee
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vengayam (@ 203.*) on: Wed Jul 17 05:21:14
madaswamy vendam engalluku Mettukudi magan.(Tagore) ydo u want to end the topic by janagana mana?
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vengayam (@ 203.*) on: Wed Jul 17 05:23:11
madaswamy vendam engalluku Mettukudi magan.(Tagore) ydo u want to end the topic by janagana mana?
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Traveller (@ glob*) on: Wed Jul 17 06:20:05
Guys ,
Please consider the Writers who write thinking about the Soceity in their mind and who are young atleast below 40.
1. Jayamohan
2. Sundara Ramaswamy
3. Nanjil Nadan
4. Balakumaran
I would consider Sujatha for writing " Thalaimai Seyalagam ". He is really nice in rendering most modern Items like Gene mapping in Tamil.
Other Modern Writers would be:
Prabanjan.
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vazhippokkan (@ cc2-*) on: Wed Jul 17 15:00:16
I am not familiar with the current crop of writers. I can cite two writers: thi. jAnakirAman and jayakAnthan
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! (@ 116.*) on: Thu Aug 8 02:07:49
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vengayam (@ ) on: Sat Sep 21 06:57:38
avalavuthanna! mella ini tamizh saagathu. vegamaaga saagumo?
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kavi (@ 202.*) on: Fri Oct 18 06:54:45
My top six selection:
1)Bama
2)Konanki
3)S Ramakrishnan
4)Charu nivedida
5)Jaya mohan
6)Tamil selvan
Kavi.
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ganee (@ 61.1*) on: Sun Oct 20 11:16:29
Charuniveditha is doing good work in Vikatan websitte. He has introduced many modern writers in Konal pages.
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Senthil (@ 213.*) on: Wed Oct 30 19:01:18
why six...?
Vaasanthi ' kku oru idam illaya...
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samy (@ 203.*) on: Wed Oct 30 23:53:33
what about melanmai ponnusamy
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Rethnakumar (@ soni*) on: Thu Oct 31 20:55:09
1. La.sa.ra
2. Jayakanthan
3. T.Janakiraman
4. Asokamithran
5. VannaNilavan
6. Jayamohan
This is my best six
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vijayan (@ ) on: Sat Apr 19 07:39:45
vannanilavan,pa.singaram.jayakanthan,ashokamithran nanjil nadan and sujatha.my top six. vizzy from bangalore
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neruppu (@ sbpr*) on: Fri May 9 10:08:41 EDT 2003
how about Dr. Mu. Varatharaasan
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sri (@ 61.1*) on: Tue May 13 03:16:38 EDT 2003
hi
I am sri .i say
ramani chandhran
rajesh kumar
manimala r
vidhya subramaniyam
&
indhra sowndhrarajan
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seetha (@ 210.*) on: Thu May 15 01:47:14 EDT 2003
well
i like ki.rajanarayan,sundararamasay,and may be thi.ja. in that order. cannt get the funda of surrrrrrealism....long time since i saw kaalachuvadu.has anyone read english translation of contemporary tamil stories by manas publishers? superb.
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Idiappam (@ cach*) on: Thu May 15 07:20:51 EDT 2003
Whole buncha borring lot, dah, these writters!