Eminent Tamil writer Ki Rajanarayanan is no more
The Hindu
In his young age, Ki.Ra suffered from poor health and was afflicted by tuberculosis.
Ki. Rajanarayanan the grand old man of modern Tamil literature and winner of Sahitya Akademi award, died in Puducherry on Monday night. He was 98 and is survived by two sons. Born in Idaiseval near Kovilpatti, Rajanarayanan popularly known as Ki.Ra, moved to Puducherry in 1989 after his appointment as the professor of folklore of the Tamil Department of Pondicherry University. “A pioneer in writing stories in dialects, Ki.Ra. also authored a dictionary of dialect — Karisal Kaatu Sollagarathi — which paved way for similar dictionaries from other regions of the state,” said advocate K.S. Radhakrishnan, a close associate of Ki.Ra.More Related News

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