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Vaithamanithi Mudumbai Kothainayaki Ammal | |
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| Born | 1 December 1901 Nirvalur, British India |
| Died | 20 February 1960 (aged 58) Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | novelist, writer, publisher, singer, composer, social activist |
| Nationality | Indian people |
| Genre | detective fiction, society and culture |
| Spouse | Parthasarathy |
Vaithamanithi Mudumbai Kothainayaki Ammal (1 December 1901 – 20 February 1960), familiarly known as Vai Mu Ko,[1] was an Indian writer, novelist, and journalist who was the first woman to occupy the editorial board of a Tamil magazine. She wrote 115 books and published a monthly Tamil magazine, Jaganmohini.
Kothainayaki was the first female writer in Tamil to write a detective novel.[2][3] She was interested in a variety of topics and excelled in fields like public speaking, social service, music composition, and fiction writing. Kothainayaki was also a feminist and a freedom fighter.[1] She was hailed as the "Queen of Fictions" by contemporary authors.[not verified in body] However, Kothainayaki was not well recognized in books about the history of Tamil literature.[4]
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- ^ "An icon in her time". The Hindu. 10 January 2002. Archived from the original on 8 October 2002. Retrieved 22 November 2018.