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==Biography==
==Biography==
He was born in Idaicheval Chathirapatti village near [[Kovilpatti]]. He was a childhood friend of [[Ki. Rajanarayanan]]. He completed his [[SSLC]] and worked as a teacher and then as a clerk in the registrar office. He later became a journalist and wrote for Tamil publications like ''Tamil Mani'', ''Sakthi'' and ''Prasanda Vikatan''. His first short story ''Urakkam Kolluma'' was published in ''Ananda Bodhini'' in 1943.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thinnai.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=60701251&format=print|title=கு. அழகிரிசாமி|last=Venkat Swaminathan|work=Thinnai|accessdate=1 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Subramaniam|first=Ka. Na.|title=Tamil short stories|publisher=Authors Guild of India Cooperative Society|year=1978|pages=200|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=nYUOAAAAYAAJ&q=ku+alagirisamy&dq=ku+alagirisamy&client=firefox-a&cd=9}}</ref> He became a sub-editor at ''Sakthi'' in 1947. He was a friend and contemporary of [[Vallikannan]], [[Pudumaipithan]] and [[T. M. Chidambara Ragunathan]]. His first short story collection - ''Ku. Alagirisamy kathaigal'' was published in 1952 with a foreword from [[Kalki Krishnamurthy]]. In 1953, he went to Malaysia to work in ''Tamil Nesan''. He married Seethalakshmi in 1955. During 1960-65 he worked as a sub-editor in ''Navasakthi''. He freelanced during 1965-70. He worked at ''Soviet Nadu'' for a few months until his death. In 1967, the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]'s Tamil development department awarded a prize for his play ''Kavichakravarthi'' (lit. Emperor among poets). He was noted for his short stories.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tamilnirubar.org/?p=5057|title=சிறுகதைச் செம்மல் கு. அழகிரிசாமி|work=Tamil Nirubar|language=Tamil|accessdate=1 April 2010}}</ref> In 1970, he was awarded the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Tamil language|Tamil]] posthumously for his short story collection ''Anbalippu''.<ref name=sahitya>[http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10320.htm#tamil Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007] [[Sahitya Akademi]] Official website.</ref>
He was born in Idaicheval Chathirapatti village near [[Kovilpatti]]. He was a childhood friend of [[Ki. Rajanarayanan]]. He completed his [[SSLC]] and worked as a teacher and then as a clerk in the registrar office. He later became a journalist and wrote for Tamil publications like ''Tamil Mani'', ''Sakthi'' and ''Prasanda Vikatan''. His first short story ''Urakkam Kolluma'' was published in ''Ananda Bodhini'' in 1943.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thinnai.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=60701251&format=print|title=கு. அழகிரிசாமி|last=Venkat Swaminathan|work=Thinnai|accessdate=1 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Subramaniam|first=Ka. Na.|title=Tamil short stories|publisher=Authors Guild of India Cooperative Society|year=1978|pages=200|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=nYUOAAAAYAAJ&q=ku+alagirisamy&dq=ku+alagirisamy&client=firefox-a&cd=9}}</ref> He became a sub-editor at ''Sakthi'' in 1947. He was a friend and contemporary of [[Vallikannan]], [[Pudumaipithan]] and [[T. M. Chidambara Ragunathan]]. His first short story collection - ''Ku. Alagirisamy kathaigal'' was published in 1952 with a foreword from [[Kalki Krishnamurthy]]. In 1953, he went to Malaysia to work in ''Tamil Nesan''. He married Seethalakshmi in 1955. During 1960-65 he worked as a sub-editor in ''Navasakthi''. He freelanced during 1965-70. He worked at ''Soviet Nadu'' for a few months until his death. In 1967, the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]'s Tamil development department awarded a prize for his play ''Kavichakravarthi'' (lit. Emperor among poets). He was noted for his short stories.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tamilnirubar.org/?p=5057|title=சிறுகதைச் செம்மல் கு. அழகிரிசாமி|work=Tamil Nirubar|language=Tamil|accessdate=1 April 2010}}</ref> In 1970, he was awarded the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Tamil language|Tamil]] posthumously for his short story collection ''Anbalippu''.<ref name=sahitya>[http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10320.htm#tamil Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007] {{wayback|url=http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10320.htm#tamil |date=20100124000000 }} [[Sahitya Akademi]] Official website.</ref>


==Partial bibliography==
==Partial bibliography==

Revision as of 18:19, 21 July 2016

Ku. Azhagirisamy
Born
Azhagirisamy

(1923-09-23)23 September 1923
Idaicheval Chatirapatti, Koilpatti Tamil Nadu
DiedJuly 5, 1970(1970-07-05) (aged 46)
Occupation(s)journalist, poet

Ku. Alagirisami or G. Alagirisami (Tamil: கு. அழகிரிசாமி, 23 September 1923 - 5 July 1970) was a Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu, India.

Biography

He was born in Idaicheval Chathirapatti village near Kovilpatti. He was a childhood friend of Ki. Rajanarayanan. He completed his SSLC and worked as a teacher and then as a clerk in the registrar office. He later became a journalist and wrote for Tamil publications like Tamil Mani, Sakthi and Prasanda Vikatan. His first short story Urakkam Kolluma was published in Ananda Bodhini in 1943.[1][2] He became a sub-editor at Sakthi in 1947. He was a friend and contemporary of Vallikannan, Pudumaipithan and T. M. Chidambara Ragunathan. His first short story collection - Ku. Alagirisamy kathaigal was published in 1952 with a foreword from Kalki Krishnamurthy. In 1953, he went to Malaysia to work in Tamil Nesan. He married Seethalakshmi in 1955. During 1960-65 he worked as a sub-editor in Navasakthi. He freelanced during 1965-70. He worked at Soviet Nadu for a few months until his death. In 1967, the Government of Tamil Nadu's Tamil development department awarded a prize for his play Kavichakravarthi (lit. Emperor among poets). He was noted for his short stories.[3] In 1970, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil posthumously for his short story collection Anbalippu.[4]

Partial bibliography

Novels

  • Doctor Anuradha
  • Theerada Vilayattu
  • Puthu veedu puthu ulagam
  • Vaazhkai padhai

Children's fiction

  • Moonru pillaigal
  • Kaalivaram

Translations

*Laurence Binyon's Akbar

Maxim Gorky's books
  • Leninudan sila naatkal
  • Americavilae
  • Yutham vendaam
  • Virodhi
  • Paniyavittal

Plays

  • Vanja Magal
  • Kavichakravarthi

Short story collections

  • Anbalippu
  • Sirikkavillai
  • Thavappayan
  • Varaprasadham
  • Kaviyum kaadhalum
  • Sevisaykka oruvan
  • Pudhiya roja
  • Thuravu
  • ku. Alagirisami siruhathiakal (complete collection of short stories, April 2011)

Essay collections

  • Ilakkiya then
  • Thamizh thandha kaviyinbam
  • Thamizh thandha kavichelvam
  • Naan kanda ezhuthalargal

Notes

  1. ^ Venkat Swaminathan. "கு. அழகிரிசாமி". Thinnai. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  2. ^ Subramaniam, Ka. Na. (1978). Tamil short stories. Authors Guild of India Cooperative Society. p. 200.
  3. ^ "சிறுகதைச் செம்மல் கு. அழகிரிசாமி". Tamil Nirubar (in Tamil). Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  4. ^ Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007 Template:Wayback Sahitya Akademi Official website.

References

  • Mu. Paramasivam (2007). Alagirisamy Ilakkiya Thadam (in Tamil). Kavya.

Further reading

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