• Source: Pa. Raghavan

      • Pa. Raghavan, a well known Tamil writer, winner of the prestigious ‘Bharathiya Basha Parishad Award’ in 2004. His best known and most appreciated work is Yathi, a Novel, which shows the world of Indian Sanyasis (Monks). His non fictions like Dollar Desam (Political History of America) and Nilamellam Raththam (History of the Israel – Palestine Conflict) are considered to be the milestones in Tamil non-fiction writing.


      Life and education


      Pa. Raghavan, often called Para, was born on 8 October 1971 to R.Parthasarathy and P. Ramamani in Adayar, Chennai. His father hailed from Thanjavur District of Tamilnadu and is from a family of teachers. His father had a career in education starting as a teacher and held various posts such as Head Master, District Education Officer before retiring as the Deputy Director in the Department of Education. He wrote short stories and poems under the pen name R.P. Sarathy. He has also translated books such as Baburnama, Mahavamsa and India After Gandhi. Due to the nature of his father’s job, the family had to shift to various places and Para attended different schools in these places to complete his education. The family finally settled in Chennai and Para completed his diploma in Mechanical Engineering in the Central Polytechnic Chennai. Today, Para lives with his wife and daughter in Chromepet, Chennai.


      Career




      = Professional career

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      Para was very interested in writing from early days. His first published work was a Children’s Poem in the Tamil Magazine 'Gokulam'. Although he was writing continuously from then on, Para says he was able to master the technic of writing only after he got the friendship of Ma.Ve. Sivakumar, one of the great Tamil writers in 1989. In 1990, a story of his was published in the reputed magazine ‘Kanaiyazhi’ which got him the attention of the Tamil Literary community.
      Para entered into the Tamil magazine arena through his story ‘Mohenjodaro’, a critical review of the events that happened due to the Ram Janma Bhoomi - Babar Masjid issue, which was published in the magazine ‘Kalki'. He joined the magazine and was its Assistant Editor from 1992 to 2000. He worked in ‘Kumudam’ after that for three years. He became the editor of ‘Kumudam Junction’ when it was launched.
      In 2004, he quit the magazines and entered the publishing industry. He joined as the Chief Editor of ‘Kizhakku Publications’ and was instrumental in bringing out their ’Nalam’, “Varam’ and “Prodigy’ line of books. He was in charge of the publication of over a thousand books and his work in publishing is still spoken about. He left this and turned a full-time writer in 2011. He has penned Thirteen novels and over 50 political history books.


      = Writing career

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      Till the year 2000, Para had been writing only short stories and novels. When he joined ‘Kumudam’ he wrote a series on the political history of Pakistan. The success of that prompted him to concentrate more on political history. He then wrote ‘Dollar Desam’ (American Political History), ’Nilamellam Raththam’ (On Israel - Palestine issues), ‘Mayavalai’ (On International Terrorism) amongst many other books in this genre. He was known to explain complex political issues in simple language for a layman to understand.
      He returned to fiction, in the year 2017, with his novel ‘Poonai Kathai’ based on his experiences in the entertainment industry. He followed that up with ‘Yathi’ exploring the world of Sanyasis. Para had spent time with sanyasis for a brief period to satisfy his spiritual needs. He says his meeting with Swami Thapasyananda of Ramakrishna Mutt gave him the balance he was looking for and he realized that his mission is to write. After Yathi, his new novel Iravaan was published in 2020 January.


      = Television career

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      When he turned a full time writer, Para also started writing screen plays and dialogues for television serials. He has worked in over 15 serials. He has penned the screen play and dialogues for the serial ‘Vani Rani’ from 2011 to 2018 encompassing over 1750 episodes. This is considered a record in the Indian television industry.


      = Film career

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      Para has also written the dialogs for two Tamil movies - ‘Kanakavel Kakka’ in 2010 and ’Thambi Vettothi Sundaram’ in 2011.


      Writings




      = Political

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      Prabhakaran Vaazvum Maranamum
      Mayavalai
      Taliban
      Pervez Musharaf
      En Peyar Escobar
      ETA : Or Arimugam
      Aum Shinrikyo : Or Arimugam
      ISI Nizhal Arasin Nija Mugam
      Lakshar E Taiba : Or Arimugam
      Jama Islamia : Or Arimugam
      Hezbollah : Or Arimugam
      Al Qaeda : Or Arimugam
      Iraq Plus Saddam Minus Saddam
      Hitler
      Nilamellam Raththam
      Dollar Desam
      9/11 : Soozchi Veezchi Meetchi
      Pak Oru Puthirin Sarithiram
      Kashmir 100 C
      Maoist : Abayangalum Pinnanigalum
      RSS: Varalarum Arasiyalum
      Sarvathikarathil Irundhu Jananayagathirku
      Oil Rekhai
      Kalavara Kaala Kurippugal
      Adipparu Mangaththa
      Ponnana Vaakku
      ISIS- Kolaikaran Pettai


      = Biographies

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      Yanni: oru kanavin kathai
      Poliga Poliga - Ramanujar


      = Novels

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      Alai Urangum kadal
      Puviyiloridam
      Mellinam
      Alagilaa Vilayaattu
      Thoonilum Iruppaan
      Rendu
      Poonai Khadhai
      Yadhi
      Kosu
      Kal Kilo Kadhal Arai Kilo Kanavu
      Bulbulthara
      Iravaan
      Kabadavedathari


      = Short story collections

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      Nilaa Vaettai
      Moovar
      Paravai Yuddham
      Kudhiraigalin Kadhai
      Munnooru Vayadhu Penn
      Oorvana


      = Humor

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      Unsize
      Kutriyalulakam
      Inky Pinky Pongy
      Sindhu Veli Nagarigam
      Uyy
      Veettodu Mappillai


      = Essay Collections

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      Excellent!
      Jeyitha Kathai
      154 Kilo Byte
      24 Karat
      Pin Kathai Surukkam
      Unavin Varalaaru
      Open Ticket
      Moondrezhuththu
      Mozart
      Hitler
      Jaina Madham
      Irandam Ulagap Por
      America Viduthalaip Por
      Islamiya Madham


      = Audio Books

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      Hezbollah : Bayangarathin Mugavari
      Hitler


      = Television Serials

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      Ketti Melam (Jaya TV)
      Malargal
      Sivasakthi (Sun TV)
      Vani Rani (Sun TV)
      Kalyana Parisu (Sun TV)
      Kanmani (Sun TV)
      Uthiri Pookkal (Sun TV)
      Chellame (Sun TV)
      Munthanai Mudichu (Sun TV)
      Mane Devuru (Udaya TV)
      Muththaram (Sun TV)
      Chellakkili (Sun TV)
      Devathai (Sun TV)
      Puthukkavithai (Vijay TV)
      Kalyana Parisu (Sun TV)
      Siva Sankari (Sun TV)
      En Iniya Thoziye (Raj TV)
      Arundhathi (Raj TV)
      kalyanamalai (SunTV)
      Chithi 2


      Awards


      Bharathiya Basha Parishad Award(2004)
      Ilakkiyapeetam Award (For the novel Alagila Vilayaattu)
      Thiruppur Tamil Sangam Award (For the novel Mellinam)
      Kambam Bharathi Ilakkiya Peravai Award for Iraq Plus Saddam Minus Saddam (2008)
      Sun Best Dialog Writer Award for Vani Rani Serial (2018)
      Vasaka Salai Best Novelist Award for Poonai Kathai (2018)
      Lilli Deivasikamani Memorial award (For the collection Paravai yuddham)


      See also


      List of Indian writers


      Notes




      External links


      Pa. Raghavan's Home Page
      Sun Best Dialog Writer Award for Vani Rani Serial (2018) news
      Best Novelist by Ilakkiya Peetam for his novel Alakila Vilaiyattu (2003) event notes
      Video of Vasaka Salai Best Novelist Award for Poonai Kathai (2018) - Event video of award

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