P. Sivakami
Palanimuthu Sivakami (born 1957) is an Indian writer writing in Tamil. She is among the most prominent Dalit writers in India.[1]
Since 1995, she has been centrally involved in the publication of the literary journal, Puthiya Kodangi, and has a lively investment in issues that touch Dalit and other backward castes and women in Tamil Nadu.
She also served in the Indian Administrative Services, working in several capacities, including as district collector, Tuticorn and Vellore, additional secretary (labour), director of tourism (GoI) and secretary, Adi-Dravidar and Tribal Welfare.
In 2009 she joined politics full-time and was a candidate of the Bahujan Samaj Party in the Lok Sabha elections.[2]
Bibliography
- Pazhayani Kazhidalum ("In the Grip of Change", 1988)
- Pazhayani Kazhidalum Asiriyar Kurippu ("Author's Notes for The Grip of Change", 1995)
- Kurruku Vettu (1999)
- Ippadiku Ungal Yadharthamulla (1986)
- Nalum Thodarum (1989)
- Kadaisi Mandhar (1995)
- Kadaigal (2004)
- Udal Arasiyal ("Body Politics", essays)
References
- ^ Pathak, Nilima (26 August 2012). "Sivakami, first Dalit woman to become a novelist". Gulf News. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ Satyanarayana and Tharu (2011). No Alphabet in Sight: Dalit Writing from South Asia. New Delhi: Penguin Books. pp. 295–297. ISBN 978-0-143-41426-1.
Further Reading
- Satyanarayana, K & Tharu, Susie (2011) No Alphabet in Sight: New Dalit Writing from South Asia, Dossier 1: Tamil and Malayalam, New Delhi: Penguin Books.
- Satyanarayana, K & Tharu, Susie (2013) 'From those Stubs Steel Nibs are Sprouting: New Dalit Writing from South Asia, Dossier 2: Kannada and Telugu, New Delhi: HarperCollins India.
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