Akilan
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Akilandam (1922–1988), better known by his pen name Akilan, was an Indian writer and novelist who wrote in Tamil. He was attracted by Gandhian philosophy during his school days and he discontinued his college education at Pudukkottai to join the freedom struggle. Later, after Indian independence, he joined the Railway Mail Service, after which he joined the All India Radio and became a full-fledged writer. His stories began to appear mostly in small magazines.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1922
- Died
- 1988
- Works
- 42
Top works
- Alvaḷukku
- Putu veḷḷam
- Pāvai viḷakku
- Akilan̲ cir̲ukataikaḷ
- Akilan̲ karuttaraṅka āyvuraikaḷ
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 8
- Total plays
- 15
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Key facts
- Writer.name
- Akilandam
- Writer.image
- AKILAN.jpg
- Writer.pseudonym
- Akilan
- Writer.birth_place
- Perungalur, Pudukkottai State, British India
- Writer.occupation
- Author, social activist, media person
- Writer.nationality
- Indian
- Writer.notableworks
- Chithirappavai, Vengayin Maindhan, Pavai Vilakku
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Karur
- Occupation
- cinematographer
- Languages spoken
- Tamil
- Award
- Jnanpith Award
- Image
- AKILAN.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1922-06-27
- date of death
- 1988-01-01
- pseudonym
- Akilan
- writing language
- Tamil
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Awards won
- Works
- Historical novels
- Social novels
- Short stories
- Essays
- Self-improvement
- Art and literature
- Autobiography
- Translation
- Children books
- Travelogue
- Short story collections
- Films adapted from novels
- Serials adapted from novels
- References
- External links
Akilandam (1922–1988), better known by his pen name Akilan, was an Indian writer and novelist who wrote in Tamil. He was attracted by Gandhian philosophy during his school days and he discontinued his college education at Pudukkottai to join the freedom struggle. Later, after Indian independence, he joined the Railway Mail Service, after which he joined the All India Radio and became a full-fledged writer. His stories began to appear mostly in small magazines.
He was awarded the Sahitya Academy Award and the Jnanpith Award by the Government of India for his novels Vengayin Mainthan and Chitra Pavai in 1963 and 1975 respectively.
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