A. Madhavan Explained

A. Madhavan
Birth Date:	7 February 1934
Birth Place:	Thiruvananthapuram
Death Place:	Thiruvananthapuram
Awards:	2015 Sahitya Akademi Award

A. Madhavan (7 February 1934 – 5 January 2021^[1]) was a Tamil writer who won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his collection of essays Ilakkiya Chuvadukal (Traces of Literature).^[2] He supported the Dravidian movement.

Biography

Madhavan was born in Thiruvananthapuram to Chellammal and Avudainayagam. He had a small business in the main bazaar of Chalai, Thiruvananthapuram. He had one son and two daughters and was living with his elder daughter until his death. He died on 5 January 2021.^{[3] [4]}

Selected works

• Punalum Manalum (On a River’s Bank)
• Krishna Parunthu (Brahmini Kite)
• Thoovaanam (Drizzle)
• Kaalai (Bull)
• Ettavathu Naal (Eighth Day)

Translations from Malayalam to Tamil:

• Malayatoor Ramakrishnan's Yakshi (A Mythical Being)
• P.K. Balakrishnan’s Ini Gnan Urangatte (And Now, Let Me sleep)
• Karur Neelakanta Pillai’s Sammaanam (Reward)

Notes and References

1. https://www.twentyfournews.com/2021/01/05/a-madhavan-passes-away.html ആ മാധവൻ അന്തരിച്ചു
2. News: Tamil writer A. Madhavan wins Sahitya Akademi award . 17 December 2015 . The Hindu . 20 February 2018.
3. Web site: Contemporary Fiction – A Madhavan – Kalachuvadu Publications A Leader and a Trendsetter in Tamil Publishing. en-US. 14 November 2019.
4. News: Kolappan. B.. 2021-01-06. Sahitya Akademi winner A. Madhavan passes away. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-06-01. 0971-751X.