Raghavan Chudamani (10 January 1931
[ – 13 September 2010) was an Indian writer]Tamil
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. She also wrote short stories in English as Chudamani Raghavan.[ Her name also appears as Choodamani.]
Early life
She was born in Chennai
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[ She published her first story "Kaveri" in 1957. In 1960, she published her first novel ''Manathukku Iniyaval'' (Beloved woman). Her 1961 play ''Iruvar Kandanar'' (Two persons witnessed), which has been performed many times,][ received the Ananda Vikatan award. Her stories have been translated into other Indian languages. She also translated stories from other Indian languages into Tamil.][
She received the ]Tamil Nadu Government
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Award in 1966, the Lilly Devasigamani Award in 1992[ and the Kalagnar Mu Karunanidhi Award at the ]Chennai Book Fair
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in 2009.[
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Selected works
Source:[
* ''Pinju Mukham'' (Tender Face), novella (1959)
* ''Punnagai Poongothu'', novel (1965)
* ''Magalin Kaigal'' (The Daughter's Hands), novella][
* ''Pinju Mukham'' (Tender Face), novella][
* ''Iravuchchudar'' (Night spark), novella (1974); translated into English as ''Yamini'' (1996)][
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See also
* List of Indian writers
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References
1931 births
2010 deaths
Indian women novelists
Indian women short story writers
Tamil-language writers
Women writers from Tamil Nadu
20th-century Indian translators
20th-century Indian novelists
20th-century Indian short story writers
Writers from Chennai
20th-century Indian women writers
Novelists from Tamil Nadu
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