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.SriRamakrishnaVijayam November 2015 page 12
/ref> She then studied at SIET College for Women.

Career

Her novels were made into the films ''

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'' (1980) Novel ''Oru Singam Muyalagiradhu'' Directed by

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(125days) '' 47 Natkal'' (1981) directed by

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and starred

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and

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. She is the author of the novel, which was made into a TV series called ''

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'' on Doordarshan in 1987.

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

Filmography

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'' (1980) *'' 47 Natkal'' (1981) *'' Nandu'' (1981) *'' 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