Syed Abdul Rahman (9 November 1937 – 2 June 2017) was a
Tamil
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**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
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* Tamil language, nativ ...
poet from
Tamil Nadu, India
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. He was known by the title ''Kavikko'' (lit. Emperor among poets). He was ex-chairman of
Waqf
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board of Tamil Nadu.
Biography
Syed Abdul Rahman was born in
Madurai
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in 1937 and died on 2 June 2017. He was a professor of Tamil for 29 years at Islamiah College,
Vaniyambadi
Vaniyambadi () is a town in the Tirupattur district of Tamil Nadu and the headquarter for the Vaniyambadi Revenue district comprising Vaniyambadi and Ambur. It is located about 200 km from Chennai and 178 kilometer from Bengaluru. The Van ...
. He belonged to the ''Vanambadi'' literary movement. He won the
Sahitya Akademi award
The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ...
in 1999 under
Tamil language
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category for his Poetry ''Aalaapanai''. In 2009, he was made the chairman of the
Waqf
A waqf ( ar, وَقْف; ), also known as hubous () or '' mortmain'' property is an inalienable charitable endowment under Islamic law. It typically involves donating a building, plot of land or other assets for Muslim religious or charitab ...
board of Tamil Nadu. He was also a member of the Tamil Language Promotion Board of the
Central Institute of Classical Tamil
The Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT) is a body established by the Government of India with a view to promoting the cause of Classical Tamil. It is located in Chennai.
History
The CICT was formerly known as the Centre of Excellence ...
.
Books
* Avalukku nila endru peyar / அவளுக்கு நிலா என்று பெயர்
* Aalapanai / ஆலாபனை
* Ithu siragugalin neram / இது சிறகுகளின் நேரம்
* Ilayilum irukiran / இல்லையிலும் இருக்கிறான்
* Urangum Alagi / உறங்கும் அழகி
* Emoliyum semmolzhi / எம்மொழி செம்மொழி
* Kadavulin mugavari / கடவுளின் முகவரி
* Kaneer thuligalukku mugavari illai / கண்ணீர்த் துளிகளுக்கு முகவரி இல்லை
* Kambanin arasiyal kotpadu / கம்பனின் அரசியல் கோட்பாடு
* Karaigalae Nathiyavathuillai / கரைகளே நதியாவதில்லை 9
* Kavaikko kavithaigal / கவிக்கோ கவிதைகள்
* kavaithai or arathanai / கவிதை ஓர் ஆராதனை
* kakai soru / காக்கைச் சோறு
* Katru en manaivi / காற்று என் மனைவி
* Silanthiyin veedu / சிலந்தியின் வீடு
* Suttu Viral / சுட்டு விரல்
* Sontha siraikal / சொந்தச் சிறைகள்
* Sothimigu navakavithai / சோதிமிகு நவகவிதை
* Thattathe thiranthirukirathu / தட்டாதே திறந்திருக்கிறது
* Tagorin chitra / தாகூரின் சித்ரா
* Devaganam / தேவகானம்
* Tholaipesi kaneer / தொலைபேசிக் கண்ணீர்
* Nilavilirunthu vanthavan / நிலவிலிருந்து வந்தவன்
* Nerupai anaikkum nerupu / நெருப்பை அணைக்கும் நெருப்பு
* Neyar viruppam / நேயர் விருப்பம்
* Pasi entha sathi / பசி எந்தச் சாதி
* Paravaiyin pathai / பறவையின் பாதை
* Palveethi / பால்வீதி
* Pitthan / பித்தன்
* Pookaalam / பூக்காலம்
* Poopadaintha saptham / பூப்படைந்த சப்தம்
* Magarantha siragu / மகரந்தச் சிறகு
* Maram muttru pulli alla / மரணம் முற்றுப்புள்ளி அல்ல
* muttaivasigal / முட்டைவாசிகள்
* Muthangal oivathillai / முத்தங்கள் ஓய்வதில்லை
* Muthamilin mugavari / முத்தமிழின் முகவரி
* Vithaipol vilundhavan / விதைபோல் விழுந்தவன்
* Vilangugal illatha kavithai / விலங்குகள் இல்லாத கவிதை
Awards and recognitions
*
Kalaimamani
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award (1989)
*
Bharathidasan
Bharathidasan Birth name: K. Subburathinam, the person's given name: Subburathinam, father's given name: Kanagasabai. (K. Subburathinam by the prevalent patronymic initials as prefix naming system in Tamil Nadu and it is Subburathinam Kanag ...
award (1989)
* Ashara Award (1992)
* Sirpi Trust Award (1996)
* Kalaigner award (1997)
* Rana Literature award (1998)
*
Sahitya Akademi Award -Tamil language (1999)
* Kambar Kavalar - Colombo Kamban Kalagam, Sri Lanka (2006)
* Kamban Kazhagam's Kambar award (2007)
* Podhigai TV's Pothigai award (2007)
*
S. P. Adithanar Literary award (2007)
* Umaru Pulavar award (2008)
References
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1937 births
2017 deaths
Writers from Madurai
Poets from Tamil Nadu
Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Tamil
Tamil writers
Indian Tamil people
20th-century Indian poets
21st-century Indian poets