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Renowned Tamil writer, Sahitya Academy awardee Ki Ra dies at 98

Rajanarayanan was ailing from age related health conditions for some time and breathed his last at the government quarters in Puducherry on Monday night.

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Renowned Tamil writer, Sahitya Academy awardee Ki Ra dies at 98

Renowned Tamil writer, novelist and recipient of Sahitya Akademi award K Rajanarayan, popularly known as Ki Ra died here, family sources said. He was 98 and is survived by two sons. NE FILE PHOTO

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PUDUCHERRY, MAY 18

Renowned Tamil writer, novelist and recipient of Sahitya Akademi award K Rajanarayan, popularly known as Ki Ra died here, family sources said. He was 98 and is survived by two sons.

Rajanarayanan was ailing from age related health conditions for some time and breathed his last at the government quarters here Monday night.

Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Tuesday visited the writer’s residence and paid her last respects to him. Later, she told reporters that a representation was made by Tamil writers that the house where Ki Ra lived be converted into a memorial library. “This request would be considered,” she said.

Paid last respects to the legend Ki Rajanarayanan at #Pudhucherry, a Tamil folklorist & acclaimed writer, Sahitya Akademy Awardee.
Huge respect to all his works which are remarkable.
I am deeply saddened for his loss & My most sincere condolences to his family members & friends. pic.twitter.com/On3W3zeo3S

— Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan (மோடியின் குடும்பம் ) (@DrTamilisai4BJP) May 18, 2021

State honour accorded by #Pudhucherry govt for the Veteran Tamil writer & forklorist Shri Ki.Rajanarayanan for the departed noble soul while in this soil as
a small token of gratitude for the master of Tamil writing who was gifted many awards by his exceptional literary work. pic.twitter.com/UY5rlUIU7U

— Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan (மோடியின் குடும்பம் ) (@DrTamilisai4BJP) May 18, 2021

Rajanarayanan served as Professor of Folklore Department in Pondicherry University in 1980s. He was an eminent writer of short stories, novels, folklores and essays.

He won the Sahitya Akademi award in 1991 for his novel ”Gopallapurathu Makkal”. He was known for the depiction of the people and culture of ”Karisal bhoomi”- the hot and dry land of southern Tamil Nadu.

Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin condoled the veteran’s death and said the final rites of Ki Ra, a native of the neighbouring state, will be held with state honours.

The DMK leader paid rich tributes to the writer and said his demise has put a “full stop to Karisal literature.”

Ki Ra was born in Idaiseval village near Kovilpatti in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district in 1923.

'கரிசல் குயில்' கி.ரா அவர்களின் மறைவால் தமிழ்த்தாய் தன் அடையாளங்களுள் ஒன்றை இழந்து தேம்புகிறாள்!

கரிசல் இலக்கியமும், இந்த மண்ணும், தமிழும் உள்ளவரை அவரது புகழ் வாழும்!

அரசு மரியாதையுடன் இறுதிச் சடங்கு நடைபெறும்.

குடும்பத்தினர் – வாசகர்கள் அனைவருக்கும் எனது ஆழ்ந்த இரங்கல்!

— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) May 18, 2021

தமிழ் இலக்கியத்திற்குச் செழுமை சேர்த்த கரிசல்காட்டு எழுத்தாளர் கி.ராஜநாராயணன் அவர்களுக்கு கோவில்பட்டியில் தமிழக அரசு சார்பில் சிலை அமைக்கப்படும்.

மேலும், அவர் படித்த இடைசெவல் ஊராட்சி ஒன்றிய நடுநிலைப்பள்ளி புதுப்பிக்கப்பட்டு அங்கு அவருடைய புகைப்படங்கள் – படைப்புகள் வைக்கப்படும். pic.twitter.com/oIksxm2sU0

— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) May 18, 2021

“We have lost the greatest story teller of Tamil… his fame will live in our hearts till the time of this land and the Karisal literature,” Stalin said in a statement in Chennai. Rajanarayanan has not died but continues to live through his words, he said and expressed his sympathies with the family of the author and others. Stalin further said that the last rites of the writer will be held with state honours.

சாகித்ய அகாடமி விருது பெற்ற எழுத்தாளர் கி.ரா என்கிற கி.ராஜநாராயணன் (99) காலமானார் என்ற செய்தி அறிந்து மிகுந்த மன வேதனை அடைந்தேன்,அன்னாரது ஆன்மா இறைவன் திருவடி நிழலில் இளைப்பாற எல்லாம்வல்ல இறைவனை வேண்டுகிறேன்.
அவரது குடும்பத்தினருக்கு எனது ஆழ்ந்த இரங்கலை தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறேன்.

— Edappadi K Palaniswami – Say No To Drugs & DMK (@EPSTamilNadu) May 18, 2021

AIADMK joint coordinator K Palaniswami, PMK founder Ramadoss and MDMK supremo and Rajya Sabha MP Vaiko also condoled Rajanarayanan’s death.

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