The word Kavyan refers to a group of
Malaysian writers of
Indian descent who write in
Bahasa Malaysia, the national language of Malaysia. Kavyan Writers (or ''Sasterawan Kavyan'') contribute
novel
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...
s,
short stories, and
poems to the Malaysian literary scene, occasionally in
English and
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nati ...
as well. The ''Kumpulan Sasterawan Kavyan'' ''(Kavyan Writers' Group)'' is an association of Kavyan Writers.
The Kavyan set a record in ''
The Malaysia Book of Records
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'' for a continuous 96
hour
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s & 32
minute
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s recital of short stories in August–September 2003. Its founder president is
Uthaya Sankar SB
Uthaya Sankar SB (born Taiping, Perak) is a Malaysian writer who writes in Bahasa Malaysia.
Early life and education
Uthaya Sankar SB grew up in Lorong B, Aulong Lama village in Taiping, Perak, where the majority of people along the lane were ...
.
References
External links
*http://www.kavyan.blogspot.com
Malaysian writers
Malaysian people of Indian descent
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