Vikramadityan Explained

Vikramadityan (born 25 September 1947) is a Tamil poet from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He has published 16 volumes of poetry, two short-story collections, and 7 anthologies of essays. He is the recipient of the 2021 Vishnupuram Award.[1] [2]

Life and career

Vikramadityan's given name is Nambirajan. He was born and brought up in the Kallathi Mudukku street area of Tirunelveli town. He adopted an itinerant lifestyle early on and has lived in Kutralam,Tenkasi and Chennai. He is married and has two sons.

Vikramadityan took up various kinds of jobs as he grew up. One of his first jobs was with the literary journal Sodhanai run by the poet Na. Kamarasan. Later he worked for a series of magazines including Visitor, Aswini, Mayan, Idhayam Pesukiradhu, Thaai, Tharasu and Nakkheeran.

He has published 16 poetry collections including Aakaasam neela niram, Oorum Kaalam and Ulvaangum Ulagam. He has also published two short story collections and 7 collections of articles on literature and other topics.

Vikramadityan has acted in small roles in the movies Angadi Theru and Naan Kadavul. He was awarded the 2008 Vilakku virudhu award and the 2021 Vishnupuram Award.

Works

Poetry Collections

Short story collections

Articles & Essay collections

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biswas . Tunir . 'Wanderer' poet Vikramadityan wins Vishnupuram Award . The Federal . 14 December 2021 . 28 August 2021.
  2. Web site: டிச.26-ல் கவிஞர் விக்ரமாதித்யனுக்கு விஷ்ணுபுரம் விருது: கோவை விழாவில் கவுரவம் . Hindu Tamil Thisai . ta.
  3. Web site: விக்கிரமாதித்யனுக்கு விளக்கு எழுத்தாளர் ஜெயமோகன் . www.jeyamohan.in . 14 December 2021.
  4. Web site: கவிஞர் விக்கிரமாதித்யனுக்கு சாரல் விருது . tamil.filmibeat.com . ta . 29 January 2014.
  5. Web site: Tamilonline - Thendral Tamil Magazine - பொது - விருதுகள் . tamilonline.com . 14 December 2021.
  6. Web site: விக்ரமாதித்யனுக்கு சாரல் விருது எழுத்தாளர் ஜெயமோகன் . www.jeyamohan.in.
  7. Web site: 2021-12: விஷ்ணுபுரம் இலக்கிய விருது விழா – விக்கிரமாதித்யன் – விஷ்ணுபுரம் இலக்கிய வட்டம் . Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam . 14 December 2021.
  8. Web site: விஷ்ணுபுரம் விருது எழுத்தாளர் ஜெயமோகன் . www.jeyamohan.in . 14 December 2021.