Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam ( ta, விஷ்ணுபுரம் இலக்கிய வட்டம்) is a literary organization created by Tamil writer

Jeyamohan Bahuleyan Jeyamohan (born 22 April 1962) is an Indian Tamil and Malayalam language writer and literary critic from Nagercoil in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. His best-known and most critically acclaimed work is ''Vishnupuram'', a fantasy ...

and his readers and fans. It is named after his noted work Vishnupuram. It is currently based out of Coimbatore in

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and is being coordinated by K.V.Arangasamy. It awards the

Vishnupuram Award Vishnupuram Award is a literary award instituted by '' Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam'', the literary organization created by writer Jeyamohan and his readers. The award was named after the writer's famous novel in Tamil, ''Vishnupuram''. This awar ...

every year.

Purpose

The Vattam was created in 2009 with the purpose of promoting quality literature among the

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community in the world and to create attention for high quality writing and writers. To that effect, the organization periodically conducts literary meetups, seminars, conferences and informal gatherings to discuss literary works and other arts. In 2010, the Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam instituted the annual

that recognizes under-recognized stalwarts of Tamil literature.

Events organized by Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam

Vishnupuram Award ceremonies

for Aa Madhavan (2010) * Vishnupuram Award for

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(2011), Coimbatore * Vishnupuram Book Reading Colloquium (2012),

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* Vishnupuram Award for poet Devadevan (2012), Coimbatore * Vishnupuram Award for

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writer Thelivathai Joseph (2013), Coimbatore * Vishnupuram Award for poet

Gnanakoothan R. Ranganathan (7 October 1938 – 27 July 2016), known professionally as Gnanakoothan, was an Indian poet. Writing in Tamil, he was the author of ''Anru veru kizhamai'' ("That was another day"), ''Suriyanukku Pinpakkam'' ("The rear side of Sun") ...

(2014), Coimbatore * Vishnupuram Award for poet Devathachan (2015), Coimbatore * Vishnupuram Award for Writer Vannadasan (2016). Coimbatore * Vishnupuram Award for Writer C.Muthusamy (2017). Coimbatore * Vishnupuram Award for Writer Raj Gauthaman (2018) Coimbatore * Vishnupuram Award for poet Abi (Habibullah) (2019) Coimbatore * Vishnupuram Award for writer Sureshkumara Indrajith (2020) Coimbatore * Vishnupuram award for poet Vikramadityan (2021) - announced

Literary Conferences

* Kalapria Padaippukkalam (2010), Coimbatore, Critical review of the creative world of poet Tk Kalapria * Ooty Poetry Conference (2010), Narayana Gurukulam,

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Coimbatore * Devadevan Poetry Conference (2011), Thiruparappu * Ooty Conference on Epics (2011), Narayana Gurukulam,

* Devadevan Poetry Conference (2011), Thiruparappu * Yuvan Chandrasekhar Poetry Conference (2011),

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* Vishnupuram Book Reading Colloquium (2012),

* Ooty Literature Conference (2012), Narayana Gurukulam,

* Kalpetta Narayanan Poetry Conference (2012), Alappuzha * Literature Conference (2013),

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* Conference on Venmurasu (2014),

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* Ooty Literature Conference (2014), Narayana Gurukulam,

Felicitation Events

* Nanjilnadan Felicitation (2011),

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* Felicitation event for writer

on winning the

Sahitya Academy Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ...

(2015),

Others

* Venmurasu books release event (2014), Chennai{{cite web, title=Venmurasu event, url=http://kaviyam.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=563:2014-11-30-17-24-27&catid=38:-2014, website=Kaviyam.in, accessdate=29 May 2016

References

External links

* Vishnpuram Ilakkiya Vattam website -https://vishnupuramvattam.in/ * Jeyamohan website - http://www.jeyamohan.in Indian writers' organisations Tamil-language literature