Tag: Mayamaan

Statue erected for Rajanarayanan. Rajanarayanan, fondly known as Ki Ra who popularised black literature ('Karisal') worldwide, passed away recently. The Tamil Nadu government renovated the Edaiseval Panchayat Union Middle School in Kovilpatti where the writer studied, without altering its architectural and heritage values and converted it into a museum in his memory. The museum will house his works and rare photographs to help the public and students learn about his literary skills. His first short story "Mayamaan" was published in 1959. About Ki.Ra He was an eminent folklorist and acclaimed writer from Kovilpatti. Some of his popular works include Gopalla Grammam   Gopallapurathu Makkal  Mayamaan  Nattuppura Kadhai Kalanjiyam  Awards and Honour Tamil valarchi araichi mandram award - 1971 Ilakkiya chinthanai award - 1979 Santhome International Christian Society Best Writer Award - 1990 Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Gopallapurarthu Makkal - 1991 M.A. Chidambaram award - 2008 Literary achievement special award from The Tamil Literary Garden - 2016  TN inaugurates medical centers at five temples Chief Minister M.K. Stalin in Chennai virtually inaugurated medical centres at five temples under the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) Department. Medical centres have been set up at Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple in Madurai Arulmigu Mariamman temple at Irukkankudi Arulmigu Bannariamman temple at Bannari Arulmigu Kallazhagar temple at Alagarkoil, Madurai Arulmigu Sankaranarayanaswamy temple at Sankarankoil.