T. S. Chockalingam
T. S. Chockalingam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 May 1899 |
| Died | 6 January 1966 (aged 66) |
T. S. Chockalingam (3 May 1899 – 6 January 1966) was a renowned Indian journalist, writer, and freedom fighter.[1]
Early Life
Chockalingam was born in Tenkasi, Tirunelveli district, to Sankaralingam Pillai and Lakshmiyammal.[1] He had three brothers and two sisters. His family owned a prominent general store named Madathukadai.[1] After his father passed away, his brother Chidambaram Pillai managed the business. However, Chidambaram's arrest in the Ash Murder Case led Chockalingam to take over the store, which disrupted his education.[1][2]
Career in Journalism
He started at the Tamil Nadu magazine under P. Varadarajulu Naidu.[1] In 1931, Chockalingam had launched the pioneering quarter anna magazine, Gandhi.[2] He later co-founded the Manikkodi magazine with V. Ramaswami Iyengar and Stalin Srinivasan in 1933.[2][3]
Chockalingam became the first editor of the Dinamani newspaper[4]. In his inaugural editorial, he encouraged every Tamilian to take pride in their identity and to proudly call themselves Indian when outside Tamil Nadu. His tenure saw the involvement of prominent writers such as A. N. Sivaraman, Pudhumaipithan, C. S. Chellappa, and Ku. Alagirisami as assistant editors. He resigned from Dinamani in 1943 along with several colleagues.
In 1944, Chockalingam launched the daily newspaper Dinasari.[4] Despite its challenges, he continued his journalistic pursuits by founding other publications, including Janayugam, Bharatham, and Navasakthi.[1]
Tamil Literature
Chockalingam introduced Pudhumaipithan, a pivotal Tamil writer. He provided Pudhumaipithan with opportunities across various publications he was involved with, including Dinamani, Manikkodi, and Dinasari.[5] It is said that the translation of “War and Peace” by T.S.Chokkalingam has played a major role in forming the modern prose in Tamil.[6]
Biographies:
Short Stories:
- Alli Vijayam[1]
Death
Chockalingam died on 6 January 1966.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j விக்கிரமன், கலைமாமணி (2010-11-28). ""தென்காசிச் சிங்கம்' டி.எஸ். சொக்கலிங்கம்". Dinamani (in Tamil). Retrieved 2024-07-05.
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- ^ Mauni (1997). Short Stories. Katha. ISBN 978-81-87649-51-9.
- ^ a b "Tamil Journalism – Post-Independence and its progress « Madras Musings | We Care for Madras that is Chennai". www.madrasmusings.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ Vēṅkaṭācalapati, Ā Irā (2006). In Those Days There was No Coffee: Writings in Cultural History. Yoda Press. ISBN 978-81-902272-7-8.
- ^ A, Srinivas. "Evolution and changing contours of Translation Studies in Tamil Literature" (PDF). International Journal of Science, Engineering and Management (IJSEM). 3 (4): 636–638. ISSN 2456-1304.
- ^ Vallikannan (2024-05-16). Tamil Prose after Bharathi. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-040-05129-0.