Ki. Rajanarayanan

Ki. Rajanarayanan
Born(1923-09-16)16 September 1923
Idaiseval, Tinnively District, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died17 May 2021(2021-05-17) (aged 97)
Lawspet, Puducherry, India
Pen nameKi. Ra.
LanguageTamil
Period1938–2021
GenreShort story, novel
SubjectFolklores, Rural life
Notable works
  • Gopalla Grammam
  • Gopallapurathu Makkal
  • Nattuppura Kadhai Kalanjiyam
Notable awardsSahitya Akademi Award
1991
Spouse
Kanavathi Ammal
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(m. 1954; died 2019)​
Children
  • Diwakar
  • Prabhakar
Website
writerkira.com

Rayangala Shri Krishna Raja Narayana Perumal Ramanujam Naicker (16 September 1923 – 17 May 2021[1][2]), shortened to Ki. Rajanarayanan and popularly known by his Tamil initials as Ki. Ra., was an Indian Tamil language folklorist and acclaimed writer from Kovilpatti, in Tamil Nadu. Some of his popular works include Gopalla Grammam (transl. Gopalla Village), Gopallapurathu Makkal (transl. The People of Gopallapuram), Mayamaan (transl. The Magical Deer), and Nattuppura Kadhai Kalanjiyam (transl. Collection of Country Tales). He was a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1991.The Times of India called him the "Guardian of Tamil oral tradition".[3]

  1. ^ "Writer Ki Rajanarayanan passes away at 98 in Puducherry". The New Indian Express. Chennai. Express News Service. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ^ Kolappan, B. (18 May 2021). "Eminent Tamil writer Ki Rajanarayanan is no more". The Hindu. India. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Guardian of Tamil oral tradition falls silent". The Times of India. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.