Vannadasan

Vannadasan
Born
Siva Kalyana Sundaram

(1946-08-22) 22 August 1946 (age 80)
OccupationsPoet, short story writer
RelativesThi. Ka. Sivasankaran (father)
Writing career
Pen nameVannadasan, Kalyanji
LanguageTamil
SubjectLiterature
Notable awards

Vannadasan, aka Kalyanji is a Tamil writer from India. He was born as Siva Kalyana Sundaram in Tirunelveli in 1946, where he currently resides.. He is a son of Thi. Ka. Sivasankaran, a renowned Tamil writer. He writes short stories and non fiction articles under the pseudonym of Vannadhasan and poems under Kalyanji..He is a retired State Bank of India employee.

Bibliography

Short Story

  • Vannadasan Sirukadhaigal - 3 Volumes (வண்ணதாசன் சிறுகதைகள் - 3 தொகுதிகள்)
  • Kalaikka Mudiyaatha Oppanaigal (கலைக்க முடியாத ஒப்பனைகள்) -1976
  • Thottathukku Veliyilum Sila Pookkal (தோட்டத்துக்கு வெளியிலும் சில பூக்கள்) -1978
  • Samaveli (சமவெளி)-1983
  • Peyar Theriyamal Oru Paravai (பெயர் தெரியாமல் ஒரு பறவை) -1985
  • Manusha Manusha (மனுஷா மனுஷா) -1990
  • Kanivu (கனிவு)-1992
  • Nadugai (நடுகை)-1996
  • Krishnan Vaitha Veedu (கிருஷ்ணன் வைத்த வீடு)-2000
  • Oliyile Therivadhu (ஒளியிலே தெரிவது)-2010
  • Oru Siru Isai (ஒரு சிறு இசை)-2013
  • Naabi kamalam (நாபிக்கமலம்)-2015

Poetry

  • Uyara Parathal (உயரப் பறத்தல்)-1998

Some of his poems are translated by Jayanthasri Balakrishnan in English in her blog, though not published.

Articles

  • Agam Puram in Anandha Viktan.

Awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Award 2016" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  2. ↑ Mohan Lal (1992). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot. Sahitya Akademi. p. 4490. ISBN 978-81-260-1221-3. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "jayanthasri translations". Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  4. ↑ 2006_கலைமாமணி_விருது_வழங்கும்_விழா_சிறப்பு_மலர் (Report) (in Tamil). தமிழ்நாடு இயல் இசை நாடக மன்றம் : சென்னை. 1 September 2007. pp. 14–15. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
  5. ↑ Kolappan, B (21 December 2016). "Vannadasan wins Sahitya Akademi award". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "vannadasans-stories-resonate-with-tamiraparani". The Hindu. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2026.