M. V. Venkatram

M. V. Venkatram (Tamil: எம். வி. வெங்கட்ராம்; 18 May 1920 – 14 January 2000), was a Tamil, writer and translator from Tamil Nadu, India.

M. V. Venkatram
Born	18 May 1920 Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
Died	14 January 2000(2000-01-14) (aged 79)
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Writer

Biography

Venkatram was born in Kumbakonam in a Saurashtra Brahmin family. He obtained a B.A degree in Economics and was involved in silk Zari business. He first started publishing in the literary magazine Manikodi in the 1930s, while he was still a college student. He was influenced by Ku. Pa. Rajagopalan and was part of a literary circle that included Karichan Kunju (R. Narayanaswami), Thi. Janakiraman, Thiruloka Seetaram, Dhenuka, Thanjai Prakash, Na.Vichuvanathan, C.M.Muthu and Podhikaiverkpan. His works have been published in magazines like Kaalamohini, Grama Ooozhiyan and Sivaji. He also ran a literary magazine named Thenee briefly. He has written over two hundred short stories and novels. Nithyakanni Kathukal and Velivithee are his most noted works. He also wrote more than 60 short biographies for Palaniappa Brothers and translated over 10 books for the National Book Trust of India. In 1993, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for novel Kathukal (lit. Ears).[1][2][3][4][5]

Partial bibliography

Novels

• Nithyakanni(1955)
• Uyirin yathirai (1957)
• Iruttu (1957)
• Arumbu (1965)
• Velvithee (1963)
• Oru pen poradukiral (1975)
• Kathukal (1992)

Short story collections

• Mallikai vasam (1964)
• Sukam enge (1966)
• Kuyili (1964)
• Varavum selavum (1964)
• Vyasar padaitha penmanikal (1966)
• Mohini (1964)

Translations

• Rajani Palme Dutt's India Today

Centenary

In connection with his centenary (18 May 2020) among others, the following articles appeared, by way of tribute to him.

• The centenary celebrations of M.V.Venkatram [6]
• M.V.Venkatram in his centenary [7]
• The continuous rain known as M.V.V.[8]
• On the novel Kathukal of M.V.V. [9]
• Special commemoration volume by Adavi on M.V.Venkaram [10]

References

1. Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007 Archived 2010-01-24 at the Wayback Machine Sahitya Akademi Official website.
2. Datta, Amaresh (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay-Zorgot. Sahitya Akademi. p. 4546.
3. S. Ramakrishnan (10 April 2005). "எம்.வி. வெங்கட்ராம்". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Retrieved 5 June 2010.
4. "M. V. Venkatram's biographies". Viruba.com. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
5. Thi. Ka. Sivasankaran. "M. V. Venkatram Obituary". Ambalam (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 4 November 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
6. இல.சொ.சத்தியமூர்த்தி, எம்.வி.வெங்கட்ராம் நூற்றாண்டு, தினமணி, 26 சனவரி 2020
7. சூரியசந்திரன், நூற்றாண்டு விழா காணும் எம்.வி.வெங்கட்ராம், புக்டே, பாரதி புத்தகாலயம், 2 மே 2020
8. ரவி சுப்பிரமணியன், எம்.வி.வி. என்னும் பெருமழை, இந்து தமிழ் திசை, 17 மே 2020
9. ஷங்கர்ராமசுப்ரமணியன், மனிதனின் தனி நரகத்தைச் சொல்லும் ‘காதுகள்’, இந்து தமிழ் திசை, 17 மே 2020
10. அடவி, எம்.வி.வெங்கட்ராம் சிறப்பிதழ், 19 மே 2020

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