R. Parthasarathy, commonly known as Indira Parthasarathy or Ee. Paa., is an Indian author and playwright who writes in

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. He has published 16 novels, 10 plays, anthologies of short stories, and essays. He is best known for his plays, "Aurangzeb", "Nandan Kathai" and "Ramanujar". He has been awarded the Saraswati Samman (1999), and is the only Tamil writer to receive both the

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(1977) and the

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(2004). He received

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in the year 2010, given by Government of India. Press Information Bureau Padma Shri # 37
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Biography

He was born on 10 July 1930 in Chennai in a traditional

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family. He has written several short stories, plays and novels in Tamil that have been translated into several Indian and world languages. He has carved a special niche for himself in Tamil literature - his characters, mostly urban intellectuals, speak very openly and analyze deeply what others say. Most of his novels are set in Delhi, where he lived during his working years, or in the

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area of

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, where he spent his childhood. Some of his novels, such as ''Kuruthi Punal'' intermingle these two milieus. He has won several awards including the Sangeeth Natak Academy, Sahitya Academy and Saraswathi Samman Award. He is the only Tamil writer to have won both the Sangeeth Natak and Sahitya Academy Award.

Works

Some of Ee. Paa.'s novels are:

''Thiraigalukku Appaal''
'' Kuruthi Punal'' (

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-winning novel)
''Aakasa Thamarai''
''Helicoptergal Keezhe Irangi Vittana''
''Mayaman Vettai''
''Theevukal''
''Yesuvin Thozhargal''
''Suthanthira Bhoomi''
''Krishna Krishna''

Plays by Ee. Paa.:
''Uchchi Veyyil''
''Porvai Porthiya Udalgal''
''Aurangazeb''
''Nandan Kathai''
''Ramanujar''

Works in adaptation

'' Marupakkam'' (1991) directed by K.S. Sethu Madhavan, is based on his novel ''Uchi Veyyil'', and won the

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References

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Biography

Works

Works in adaptation

See also

References