Sivasankari (born 14 October 1942) is an Indian author and activist who writes in

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. She is one of the four Tamil writers asked by the

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to record their voice as part of the South Asian article on Sivashankari.

Early life

Sivasankari was born in

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. Including herself, all the children in her family were educated in the Sri Ramakrishna Mission and Sarada Vidyalaya schools. She then studied at SIET College for Women. She worked for Citibank as a public relations officer.

Career

Her novels were made into the films ''

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'' (1980), based on ''Oru Singam Muyalagiradhu'' and directed by

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(125days) ''

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'' (1981) directed by K. Balachander and starring

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and

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. She is the author of the novel, which was made into the 1987 Doordarshan TV series ''

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''.

Books

*47 Naatkal *Aatril Oru Kaal Setril Oru Kaal *Aayiram Kaalathu Payir *Adimaadugal *Anilgal *Amma Pillai *Amma, Please, Enakkaga *Appa *Aval *En? *Ini *Innoruthi + Innoruthi *Karunai Kolai *Kinattru Thavalaigal *Kulappangal *Malaiyin Adutha Pakkam *Mella Mella *Mudhal Konal *Naan Naanaga *Nandu *Nerunji Mul *Nooleni *

Oru Manithanin Kathai ''Oru Manithanin Kathai'' () is a Tamil-language novel by Sivasankari. It was serialised in the magazine ''Ananda Vikatan'' from 1978 to 1979. The novel was translated in English under the title ''Tyagu'' by Uma Narayanan in 1990. Plot Backg ...

*Paalangal *Pogapoga *Suriya Vamsam Ninaivalaigal - 1 *Suriya Vamsam Ninaivalaigal - 2 *Sutta Man *Theppakulam *Thirisangu Sorgam *Uyarnthavargal *Vaanathu Nila

Filmography

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'' (1980) *''

'' (1981) *'' Nandu'' (1981) *''Thiyagu'' (1990) *Kutty (2001) *

Notes

External links

* http://www.sivasankari.com/
Library of Congress page on Sivasankari
1942 births Living people Recipients of the Saraswati Samman Award Writers from Chennai 20th-century Indian novelists Indian women novelists International Writing Program alumni Women writers from Tamil Nadu 20th-century Indian women writers Novelists from Tamil Nadu Tamil-language writers {{India-writer-stub