Pen name Prabanjan Ethnicity Tamil Occupation writer and critic Citizenship Indian Name Prapanchan Prapanchan | Role Writer Nationality Indian | |
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Books Yata giya da minissu, Beyond the Sky | ||
Prapanchan 55 | எழுத்துலகில் பிரபஞ்சன் 55 | பிரபஞ்சன் சிறுகதைகள் - பவா செல்லத்துரை
Prapanchan (Tamil: பிரபஞ்சன்), is the pseudonym of S. Vaidyalingam (Tamil: சாரங்கபாணி வைத்தியலிங்கம், b. 27 April 1945) a Tamil, writer and critic from Pondicherry, India.
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Biography
Prapanchan was born in Pondicherry and did his schooling there. His birth name was Vaidyalingam. His father ran a toddy shop. He attended the Karandhai College and graduated as a Tamil Vidwan. He started his career as a Tamil teacher in Thanjavur. He also worked as a journalist in Kumudam, Ananda Vikatan and Kungumam. In 1961, he published his first short story Enna ulagamada in the magazine Bharani. He was influenced by the Self-Respect Movement. He has published 46 books so far. In 1995, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for his historical novel Vaanam Vasapadum (lit. The Sky will be ours) set in the times of Ananda Ranga Pillai. His works have been translated into Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, German, French, English and Swedish. His play Muttai is part of the curriculum in Delhi University and his short story collection Nerru Manidhargal is a textbook in many colleges. He is married to Pramila Rani and they have three sons. He lives in Chennai and Pondicherry.