Ashokamithran | |
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| Born | Thyagarajan 22 September 1931 |
| Died | 23 March 2017 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Awards | Sahitya Akademi Award |
Ashokamitran (September 22, 1931 – March 23, 2017) was the pen name of Jagadisa Thyagarajan, an Indian writer. He was sometimes called one of the most influential figures in post-independent Tamil literature. He began his prolific literary career with the prize winning play "Anbin Parisu" and went on to author more than two hundred short stories, and a dozen novellas and novels.
Ashokamitran died on 23 March 2017 in Chennai from cardiac arrest at the age of 85.
