Nagasubramanian Chokkanathan (born January 17, 1977) better known by his pen name ''N.Chokkan'' is a Tamil Writer who has written two
novels
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and nearly 100 short stories. His works has been translated into other Indian languages. Apart from this, he has written columns in several Tamil magazines.
Early life
Nagasubramanian Chokkanathan graduated with a bachelor's degree in production engineering from
Government College of Technology, Coimbatore
Government College of Technology, Coimbatore (GCT) is an autonomous state-funded engineering college located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It is affiliated to Anna University.
History
Government College of Technology, Coimbatore was fou ...
in 1998. He then worked with BaaN Info Systems for two years, then with BroadVision as principal consultant for three years and as director for in InFact Infortech for four years. He is currently serving as senior software development engineer in a technology firm. He also holds a master's diploma in Business Administration from Symbiosis University, Pune.
Writing career
His interest for writing came from his blind aunt for whom he used to read a lot of books. His love for books then made him to write few detective stories, which are not yet published. His first short story was published in 1997.
His entry into non-fiction was started by a publishing house approaching him to write a biography of
Sachin Tendulkar
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. He then wrote biographies of businessmen, politicians and people who shaped the world. The list includes
Narayana Murthy,
Azim Premji
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,
Dhirubhai Ambani
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,
Walt Disney
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, and
Charlie Chaplin
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.
Bibliography
Short stories
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Pachchai Parker Pena
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En Nilaikannadiyil Un Mugam
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Mittai Kathaigal, translation of
Kahlil Gibran
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short stories.
Biographies
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A.R.Rahman: Jai Ho
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Ambani oru vetrikathai
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Mukesh Ambani (Biography)
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Anil Ambani (Biography)
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Bill Gates: Software Sultan
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Infosys Narayanamurthi: Paththaayiram roobai Paththaayiram Kodi aana Kathai
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Azim Premji: ComputerJi
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Lakshmi Mittal: Irumbukai Maayavi
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Ratan Tata (Biography)
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Ambanigal Pirintha Kathai
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Airtel (Sunil Bharti) Mittal: Pesu
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Subash Chandra: Zerovilirunthu Zee Tv varai
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Richard Branson:'Don't care' Master
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Sachin: Oru Puyalin Purvak Kathai
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Dravid:Indhiya Perunchuvar
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Shakespears:Naadagamalla Vaazhkai
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Napoleon:Porkala Puyal
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Salman Rushdie:Fatwa muthal Padma varai
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Kushwant Singh:Vaazhvellam Punnagai
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Anna(nthu paar)
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Veerappan:Vaazhvum Vathamum
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Vaathu Eli Walt Disney
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Charlie Chaplin Kathaigal
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Number 1: Saathanaiyaalargalum saagasakaaragalum
References
External links
Nagasubramanian Chokkanathan's Official WebsiteNa.Chokkan Books in AmazonNa.Chokkan Books in GoodReads
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20th-century Indian biographers
Living people
Indian male novelists
Indian male short story writers
20th-century Indian short story writers
20th-century Indian male writers
1977 births
Indian male biographers