Jeyamohan

Tamil Writer and Literary

Critic

By Siva Kumar B

Naan Kadavul

Angaadi Theru

*Born: April 22, 1962 at Thiruvattaru, kanyakumari

*Parents: S.Baghuleyan Pillai and Lakshmi Kutty Amma

*Siblings: 1 brother - S.Sudarsan & 1 sister -Sarojini

* Nagercoil & kanyakumari*Avid reader in school time itself, spent

most of the time in Library , well versed in both malayalam & tamil

*Personal tragedies made him restless*Met his mentor Sundara ramasamy in 1985*Married Arunmozhi whom he met as

regular Reader of his writings on 1990* Working in BSNL* Claims that tamil is a comfortable vehicle

because of richness

*A prolific writer and avid reader*60+ short stories, 7 novels , Articles*Made seminal contribution on Literary

criticism*Views on many subjects stirred lot of

controversy and debate*Considered by many to have changed

literary landscape of Tamil writing*His interpretation of Hindu traditional

values are considered significant by many*Sense of humor and satirist

*First novel 1988*Won Akilan Memorial

award in 1991* Environmental

degradation*Rubber replaces

Banana Trees for Commercialization of forest

*Nagercoil accent used

*Children’s literature novel*Fantasy, Science fiction*An Army officer and a

Doctor follows the footsteps of a Snow man

called yathi*Written in Simple

language, <6 words in sentence, <3000 words used in entire novel

*6th novel , 2004 and Critically acclaimed novel

*Intense and hard hitting novel yet has comical moments

*Depicts downtrodden people and beggars life

*National award winning Naan kadavul movie based on this novel

*5th novel , 2003*First love of a forest officer

with a tribal lady*Widely attacted novel*Beautiful descriptions of

forest and various animals

* Translated in to English with same name

*Magnum opus , Imaginary City called Vishnupuram

*Best-known, and critically most acclaimed

* Spiritual quest through Indian philosophical schools

*Hinduism intersecting Buddhism

*Non Linear narration 10th to 4th then 13th Century

* http://www.jeyamohan.in* http://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/ஜெ�யமோ��கன்* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeyamohan

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