Ki. Rajanarayanan
Ki. Rajanarayanan (1922-2021), popularly known as Ki. Ra., was Tamil Nadu's preeminent folklorist, as well as a writer of powerful fiction with roots deep in the soil of Tamil Nadu. His 1958 short story "Mayamaan" is often seen as marking the beginning of the Golden Age of modern Tamil literature. Veering away from the European influences that characterised much of the fiction from the Tamil revivalist period, Ki. Ra. chose to relate tales in the spoken dialect of the land in which he was born. He was a recipient of the prestigious Kalaimamani and Sahitya Akademi awards.
He continued producing work well into this century, even helping launch a new literary magazine at the age of 97.
He was cremated in 2021 with full state honours.
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