B. S. Ramaiya
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Batlagundu Subramanian Ramaiya was a Tamil
, writer, journalist, and critic from Tamil Nadu
, India
. He was also a script and dialogue writer in Tamil films.
in 1905. He came to Madras in 1921. He was involved in the Indian independence movement
and was jailed for his participation in the Salt Satyagraha
. His first short story Malarum Manamum (lit. The flower and the scent) was published in Ananda Vikatan
in 1933 (it won third prize in the magazine's short story competition). He worked in the literary magazine Manikodi and was a writer in the literary movement of the same name. He was a contemporary of Manikodi writers like C. S. Chellappa
, Va. Ramasamy, Pudumaipithan and Ku. Pa. Rajagopalan
. During 1935-38 and later briefly in the 1950s he ran the magazine himself. He has written a number of short stories, novels and plays. According to C. S. Chellappa
Ramaiya wrote 304 short stories in total. Most of his plays were written for S. V. Sahasranamam's "Seva Stage" drama troupe. His works have been published in Ananda Vikatan, Kalki
, Kumudam
, Dina Mani
, Gandhi, Jeyakodi.
In 1982, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award
for Tamil for his literary history of the Manikodi movement - Manikodikalam (lit. The Manikodi Era). He also wrote a number of original screenplays for Tamil films and a few of his works were also made into films.
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
, writer, journalist, and critic from Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He was also a script and dialogue writer in Tamil films.
Biography
B. S. Ramaiya was born in BatlagunduBatlagundu
Batlagundu [pronounced Vathalakkundu] is a panchayat town in Dindigul district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The town is about an hour and a half from Kodaikanal....
in 1905. He came to Madras in 1921. He was involved in the Indian independence movement
Indian independence movement
The term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide area of political organisations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending first British East India Company rule, and then British imperial authority, in parts of South Asia...
and was jailed for his participation in the Salt Satyagraha
Salt Satyagraha
The Salt March, also known as the Salt Satyagrahah began with the Dandi March on March 12, 1930, and was an important part of the Indian independence movement. It was a campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly in colonial India, and triggered the wider...
. His first short story Malarum Manamum (lit. The flower and the scent) was published in Ananda Vikatan
Ananda Vikatan
Ananda Vikatan ஆனந்த விகடன் is the leading Tamil language weekly magazine published from Chennai, India. It is part of the Vikatan group which also publishes Junior Vikatan , Chutti Vikatan , Aval Vikatan , Naanayam Vikatan , Sakthi Vikatan , Motor Vikatan and Pasumai Vikatan Ananda Vikatan ஆனந்த...
in 1933 (it won third prize in the magazine's short story competition). He worked in the literary magazine Manikodi and was a writer in the literary movement of the same name. He was a contemporary of Manikodi writers like C. S. Chellappa
C. S. Chellappa
Cinnamanur Subramaniam Chellappa was a Tamil writer, journalist and Indian independence movement activist. He belonged to the "Manikodi" literary movement along with Pudhumaipithan, Ku Pa Ra, Va. Ramasamy, N. Pichamurthy and A. N. Sivaraman...
, Va. Ramasamy, Pudumaipithan and Ku. Pa. Rajagopalan
K. P. Rajagopalan
Kumbakonam P. Rajagopalan , known by his pen name Ku. Pa. Ra. was a Tamil writer, translator and journalist.- Early life :Rajagopalan was born in 1902 in Kumbakonam, Madras Presidency. He had his education in Kumbakonam and joined the services of the Madras government...
. During 1935-38 and later briefly in the 1950s he ran the magazine himself. He has written a number of short stories, novels and plays. According to C. S. Chellappa
C. S. Chellappa
Cinnamanur Subramaniam Chellappa was a Tamil writer, journalist and Indian independence movement activist. He belonged to the "Manikodi" literary movement along with Pudhumaipithan, Ku Pa Ra, Va. Ramasamy, N. Pichamurthy and A. N. Sivaraman...
Ramaiya wrote 304 short stories in total. Most of his plays were written for S. V. Sahasranamam's "Seva Stage" drama troupe. His works have been published in Ananda Vikatan, Kalki
Kalki (magazine)
Kalki is a Tamil magazine published from Chennai, Tamilnadu. The magazine was established by Kalki Krishnamurthy, a popular Tamil novelist and Indian freedom fighter. The magazine was very famous for its publication of historic novels by Kalki such as Ponniyin Selvan and Sivagamiyin Sabadham....
, Kumudam
Kumudam
Kumudam is a Tamil language weekly magazines published in Chennai, India. The group also publishes other Tamil magazines including Kumudam Reporter, Kumudam Snehidi, Kumudam Bhakti, Kumudam Jothidam, Kumudam Theeranadhi. At the sametime kumudam group started a telugu spiritual magazine called...
, Dina Mani
Dina Mani
Dina Mani is daily Tamil newspaper printed and published from Chennai, Coimbatore, Vellore, Trichy, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Dharmapuri, Bangalore, and New Delhi in India. The newspaper was established in 1933 and owned by The New Indian Express Group.The first edition came in 1934 september 11...
, Gandhi, Jeyakodi.
In 1982, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award
Sahitya Akademi Award
Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in one of the following twenty-four major Indian languagesAssamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri,...
for Tamil for his literary history of the Manikodi movement - Manikodikalam (lit. The Manikodi Era). He also wrote a number of original screenplays for Tamil films and a few of his works were also made into films.
Plays
- Therotti magan
- Policekaaran maga1
- President Panchatcharam (adaptation of Gogol's The Government Inspector)
- Malliyam Mangalam
- Poovilangu
- Panjali sabadham
- Kalappali
Novels
- Vithiyin vilayattu komala
- Kailasa Iyerin kedumathi
- Premaharaam
- Nandha Vilakku
- Thinai vidaithavan
- Sandhaipettai
Filmography
- Boologa Rambai (1940)
- MadanakamarajanMadanakamarajanMadanakamarajan is a 1941 Tamil film directed by B. N . Rao and produced by S. S. Vasan. It was the first film for Vasan as producer.-Production:...
(1941) - Baktha Naradhar (1942)
- Kubera Kusela (1943)
- Paranjothi (1945)
- Saalivahan (1945)
- Arthanaari (1946)
- Visithira Vanidha(1947)
- Dhana Amaravathi (1947)
- Mahatma Udangkar (1947)
- Devadasi (1948)
- Rathan Kumar (1949)
- Maaya Rambai (1952)
- President Panchatcharam (1959)
- Raja Magudam (1960)
- Panathottam (1963)
Further reading
- B. S. Ramaiyya by Palani Rahuladasan (Sahitya Akademi's India Ilakkiya Sirpigal Series)
- மணிக்கொடியை உயர்த்திய பி.எஸ்.ராமையா