Sivasankari
Appearance
Sivasankari | |
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Born | Madras, Tamilnadu | October 14, 1942
Occupation | writer |
Sivasankari (born October 14, 1942) is a popular Tamil writer and activist. She is one of the four Tamil writers asked by the United States Library of Congress to record their voice as part of the South Asian article on Sivashankari.
Early life
Sivasankari was born in Madras.[1][clarification needed]
including herself 12 children in her family were educated in the Sri Ramakrishna Mission and Sarada Vidyalaya schools.[2]
Career
One of her novels was made into the film 47 Natkal (1981) directed by K. Balachander and starred Chiranjeevi and Jayaprada. She is author of the novel, which was made into a TV series called as Subah on Doordarshan in 1987.
Notes
- ^ "நான் தமிழன்". Kumudam (in Tamil). July 15, 2009. p. 112.
- ^ SriRamakrishnaVijayam November 2015 page 12
External links
- http://www.sivasankari.com/
- Sivasankari novels are available as e-books at http://www.pustaka.co.in/home/author/18/Sivasankari
- Library of Congress page on Sivasankari
- Woman of the Week,The hindu March 25, 2006