Thursday, February 28, 2008

RIP Writer Sujatha


Writer Sujatha (Srirangam Rangarajan (1935-2008)) - one of the greatest and versatile Tamil writers passed away on Feb 27, 2008.

Please check this article written by him after he turned 70. Looks like he sort of knew that his end was near.

May his soul rest in peace.

Aadhalinaal Kaadhal Seyveer is one of my favorites. I read this for the first time about 20 years ago. I still remember this incident from that novel written in his inimitable style - one of the character has to explain how to use an Indian toilet to a visiting American Professor who had a little too much of Molagapodi with dosai :-)). Of course, how can any fan forget his "Srirangaththu Devadhaigal"?

Sujatha's famous "mexico salavaikari joke" remains untold !

Picture courtesy: www.desikan.com

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