M. V. Venkatram Explained

M. V. Venkatram
Birth Date:18 May 1920
Birth Place:Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Writer

M. V. Venkatram (18 May 1920  - 14 January 2000), was a Tamil, writer and translator from Tamil Nadu, India.

Biography

Venkatram was born in Kumbakonam in a Saurashtra Brahmin family. He obtained a B.A. degree in Economics and was involved in silk Zari business. He first started publishing in the literary magazine Manikodi in the 1930s, while he was still a college student. He was influenced by Ku. Pa. Rajagopalan and was part of a literary circle that included Karichan Kunju (R. Narayanaswami), Thi. Janakiraman, Thiruloka Seetaram, Dhenuka, Thanjai Prakash, Na.Vichuvanathan, C.M.Muthu and Podhikaiverkpan. His works have been published in magazines like Kaalamohini, Grama Ooozhiyan and Sivaji. He also ran a literary magazine named Thenee briefly. He has written over two hundred short stories and novels. Nithyakanni Kathukal and Velivithee are his most noted works. He also wrote more than 60 short biographies for Palaniappa Brothers and translated over 10 books for the National Book Trust of India. In 1993, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for novel Kathukal (lit. Ears).[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Partial bibliography

Novels

Short story collections

Translations

Centenary

In connection with his centenary (18 May 2020) among others, the following articles appeared, by way of tribute to him.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10320.htm#tamil Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007
  2. Book: Datta, Amaresh. Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay-Zorgot. 1994. Sahitya Akademi. 4546. 9780836422832 .
  3. Web site: S. Ramakrishnan. S. Ramakrishnan. எம்.வி. வெங்கட்ராம் . Ananda Vikatan. 5 June 2010. Tamil. 10 April 2005.
  4. Web site: M. V. Venkatram's biographies. Viruba.com. 5 June 2010.
  5. Web site: Thi. Ka. Sivasankaran. M. V. Venkatram Obituary. Ambalam. 5 June 2010. Tamil. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061104065951/http://www.ambalam.com/idhal/special/2000/february/special20_02.html. 4 November 2006.
  6. https://www.dinamani.com/weekly-supplements/dinamani-kondattam/2020/jan/26/%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81---%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF-3341047.html இல.சொ.சத்தியமூர்த்தி, எம்.வி.வெங்கட்ராம் நூற்றாண்டு, தினமணி, 26 சனவரி 2020
  7. https://bookday.co.in/m-v-venkatram-suriyachandran/ சூரியசந்திரன், நூற்றாண்டு விழா காணும் எம்.வி.வெங்கட்ராம், புக்டே, பாரதி புத்தகாலயம், 2 மே 2020
  8. https://www.hindutamil.in/news/literature/554867-mvv.html ரவி சுப்பிரமணியன், எம்.வி.வி. என்னும் பெருமழை, இந்து தமிழ் திசை, 17 மே 2020
  9. https://www.hindutamil.in/news/literature/554869-kaadhugal-written-by-mvv.html ஷங்கர்ராமசுப்ரமணியன், மனிதனின் தனி நரகத்தைச் சொல்லும் ‘காதுகள்’, இந்து தமிழ் திசை, 17 மே 2020
  10. https://www.adavimagazine.com/%e0%ae%8e%e0%ae%ae%e0%af%8d-%e0%ae%b5%e0%ae%bf-%e0%ae%b5%e0%af%86%e0%ae%99%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%95%e0%ae%9f%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%b0%e0%ae%be%e0%ae%ae%e0%af%8d-%e0%ae%9a%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%b1%e0%ae%aa%e0%af%8d-2/ அடவி, எம்.வி.வெங்கட்ராம் சிறப்பிதழ், 19 மே 2020

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