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[[File:எழுத்தாளர் யுவன் சந்திரசேகர் .jpg|thumb|Writer Yuvan Chandrasekar]]
[[File:எழுத்தாளர் யுவன் சந்திரசேகர் .jpg|thumb|Yuvan Chandrasekar]]
Yuvan Chandrasekar (born December 14, 1961) is a Tamil writer and poet whose works bring out a postmodern aesthetic. He wrote poetry under the name of M. Yuvan. Yuvan Chandrasekar's works chronicle a kind of magical realism which he classifies as alternate reality.
[[File:Yuvan1.jpg|thumb|vishnupuram Award 2023]]
Yuvan Chandrasekar (Born December 14, 1961) is a Tamil writer, poet, and translator whose works bring out a postmodern aesthetic. He wrote poetry under the name M. Yuvan. Yuvan Chandrasekar's works express a kind of magical realism which he classifies as 'alternate reality'.
==Birth, Education==
==Birth, Education==
[[File:யுவன் மின்தமிழ் சிறப்பிதழ்.jpg|thumb|Yuvan Online Magazine Special]]
[[File:யுவன் மின்தமிழ் சிறப்பிதழ்.jpg|thumb|Yuvan Online Magazine Special]]
[[File:Yuvan.jpg|thumb|Yuvan]]
[[File:Yuvan.jpg|thumb|Yuvan]]
Yuvan Chandrasekar whose birth name was Chandrasekaran was born in Karattupatti, a village near Cholavandan in Madurai district to M.S. Ramanathan - B.S. Parvatham Ammal couple on December 14, 1961.
Yuvan Chandrasekar whose birth name was Chandrasekaran was born in Karattupatti, a village near Cholavandan in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu to M.S. Ramanathan and B.S. Parvatham Ammal on December 14, 1961.


Yuvan Chandrasekar's father ran a small restaurant near Cholavandan and was also a priest at a temple in Karattupatti. When Yuvan Chandrasekar was ten years old, his father passed away due to a liver disease. Yuvan's father being a storyteller, humorist and simple-minded person had a profound influence on his personality. He is a recurring character in Yuvan Chandrasekar's stories. Yuvan Chandrasekar says "He could recite the whole of ''Kambaramayanam'' from memory. He had all the acts memorized including its lections. He would even sing few verses".
His father ran a small restaurant near Cholavandaan and was also a priest at a temple in Karattupatti. When Yuvan Chandrasekar was ten years old, his father passed away due to ascites, a liver disease. Yuvan's father being a storytelling, jovial, and down-to-earth person had a profound influence on Yuvan's personality. His father is a recurring character in many of Yuvan Chandrasekar's stories. "He could recite the whole of ''Kambaramayanam'' from memory. He had all the acts memorized including those in lection. He would even sing few verses" says Yuvan of his father.


Yuvan Chandrasekar's elder brother got a job and his family moved to Madurai. He grew up under the support of his elder brother.
Yuvan's family moved to Madurai town when his older brother got a job. Yuvan grew up under his brother's support.


Yuvan Chandrasekar did his schooling up to class ten at Karattupatti, classes six and seven at Melanachikulam Government School and class eight at Periyakulam. He then completed his schooling at Shenainagar Corporation School, Madurai, and completed his Bachelor of Commerce degree at Madurai American College. Yuvan Chandrasekar was known as a singer during his college days.
Yuvan Chandrasekar did his schooling up to class ten at Karattupatti, classes six and seven at Melnaachikulam Government School, and class eight in Periyakulam. He then completed his schooling at Shenoynagar Corporation School, Madurai, and graduated in Bachelor of Commerce degree at Madurai American College. He used to sing in college and was popular for it.
==Personal Life==
==Personal Life==
Yuvan Chandrasekar after completing his college, passed the banking examination and joined the State Bank of India in Ramanathapuram. On August 8, 1987, he married Usha Bhagawathi from Kovilpatti and settled there. Yuvan Chandrasekar's son Aravindan is a Computer Engineer and daughter Meera is a Food Scientist.
Yuvan Chandrasekar, after completing college, passed the bank recruitment examinations and joined the State Bank of India in Ramanathapuram. On August 8, 1987, he married Usha Bhagawathi from Kovilpatti and settled there. Yuvan Chandrasekar's son Aravindan is a computer engineer and daughter Meera is a food scientist.


Yuvan Chandrasekar was then transferred to Chennai from Kovilpatti and he worked as an accountant in the State bank till his retirement. Tuvan Chandrasekar lives in Chittlapakkam, Chennai. Yuvan Chandrasekar's wife Usha was an employee at the Postal department and has now retired voluntarily.  
Yuvan Chandrasekar was then transferred to Chennai from Kovilpatti where he worked as an SBI accountant until his retirement. His wife Usha took voluntary retirement from the postal department where she was employed. They live in the Chitlapakkam suburb in Chennai.  
==Literary Life ==
==Literary Life ==
[[File:யுவன், ஜெயமோகன், எம்.கோபாலகிருஷ்ணன்.jpg|thumb|Yuvan, Jeyamohan, M. Gopalakrishnan]]
[[File:யுவன், ஜெயமோகன், எம்.கோபாலகிருஷ்ணன்.jpg|thumb|Yuvan, Jeyamohan, M. Gopalakrishnan]]
Yuvan Chandrasekar took interest in literature when he was at the Madurai American College. Yuvan's first short story was published in the College Annual Edition and Saavi Magazine. Yuvan Chandrasekar wrote his first poem in English on the occasion of his father's death when he was in seventh grade.
Yuvan Chandrasekar took interest in literature owing to the conducive environment at the Madurai American College. Yuvan's first short story was published in the College Annual Edition and later in ''Saavi'' Magazine. When he was in seventh grade, Yuvan Chandrasekar wrote his first poem in English on his father's death.  
[[File:யுவன் சந்திரசேகர் சிறப்பிதழ் சொல்புதிது.png|thumb|Yuvan Chandrasekar Special Solputhithu Magazine]]
[[File:யுவன் சந்திரசேகர் சிறப்பிதழ் சொல்புதிது.png|thumb|Yuvan Chandrasekar Special Solputhithu Magazine]]
Yuvan Chandrasekar met the poet [[Devadachan]] when he settled in Kovilpatti. Devadachan introduced Yuvan to Modern Literature and Philosophy. Yuvan Chandrasekar was one of the group of modern literati who surrounded Devadachan at Kovilpatti. Another literary figure who influenced Yuvan Chandrasekar was the Poet Anand. Conversations with the writer [[சுந்தர ராமசாமி|Sundara Ramasamy]] also shaped Yuvan Chandrasekar's personality.
When Yuvan Chandrasekar settled in Kovilpatti , he was acquainted with the poet [[தேவதச்சன்|Devathatchan]], who introduced him to modern literature and philosophy. Thus, Yuvan became one among the group of modern literati gathering around poet Devathatchan. Another literary figure who influenced Yuvan Chandrasekar was poet the [[ஆனந்த் (கவிஞர்)|Anand]]. Later, his conversations with the writer [[சுந்தர ராமசாமி|Sundara Ramasamy]] shaped Yuvan Chandrasekar's literary personality.
[[File:யுவன் விஷ்ணுபுரம் சந்திப்பு.jpg|thumb|Yuvan in Vishnupuram Function]]
[[File:யுவன் விஷ்ணுபுரம் சந்திப்பு.jpg|thumb|Yuvan Attending The Vishnupuram Function]]
===== Poems=====
===== Poetry=====
Yuvan Chandrasekar initially wrote only poems. Yuvan's Modern Poems were published in 1988 in the magazine Kanavu. Later he wrote in Kalachuvadu magazine run by Sundara Ramasamy. The first collection of poems ''Ottrai Ulagam'' was published in 1996. He was closely acquainted with Sundara Ramasamy and often went to Nagercoil to stay at Sundara Ramasamy's house and engaged in literary discussions. He continuously wrote in Writer [[பிரம்மராஜன்|Brahmarajan's]] in ''Meetchi'' magazine.
Yuvan Chandrasekar initially only wrote poetry. Yuvan's modern poems were brought out in 1988 in the magazine ''Kanavu''. Later he wrote in ''Kalachuvadu'' magazine run by Sundara Ramasamy. His first collection of poems ''Ottrai Ulagam'' (single world) was published in 1996. His affinity to Sundara Ramasamy led Yuvan to visit and stay often at his Nagercoil residence to engage in literary discussions. Yuvan continuously contributed to ''Meetchi'' magazine run by writer [[பிரம்மராஜன்|Brahmarajan.]]
[[File:யுவன்2.jpg|thumb|R. Sivakumar, Yuvan, Siva Subramaniam]]
[[File:யுவன்2.jpg|thumb|R. Sivakumar, Yuvan, Siva Subramaniam]]
===== Alternate Reality=====
===== Alternate Reality=====
Yuvan Chandrasekar was traveling from Trichy to Uyyankondan with his father-in-law when he was robbed by a gang who threatened them and stole their jewellery and money. That incident gradually took a toll on him and he started feeling the stress and underwent some treatment. He says that the incident and the stress it caused changed his outlook of life. He realized that the random occurences we witness may be connected in ways we do not comprehend and that what we perceive as co-incidences may have a different logic that we do not understand. Yuvan Chandrasekar refers to it as Alternate Reality.
Once when Yuvan Chandrasekar was traveling from Trichy to Uyyakkondan with his father-in-law, he was robbed by a gang who threatened them and stole their jewelry and money. That incident gradually took a toll on his mind and he underwent psychological treatment. He says the consequential state changed his outlook of life to a great extent. He realized that random occurrences we witness may be connected in ways we do not comprehend and that what we perceive as coincidences may have a connection that we do not understand. Yuvan Chandrasekar refers to this as Alternate Reality.


Yuvan Chandrasekar expands his inner creative landscape with ideas from the physicist Roger Penrose on the one hand, and mystical fiction writers such as Carlos Castaneda on the other. Carlos Castaneda's Dan Juan was a character that deeply influenced Yuvan Chandrasekar. He also extended his views on life based on the philosophy of Indian philosophers like Ramana Maharishi. Tiruvannamalai forms the backdrop in several of Yuvan Chandrasekar's stories.
Yuvan Chandrasekar expands his inner creative landscape with ideas from the physicist Roger Penrose on the one hand, and mystical fiction writers such as Carlos Castaneda on the other. Carlos Castaneda's Don Juan was a character that deeply influenced Yuvan Chandrasekar. He also extended his views on life based on the philosophy of Indian philosophers like Ramana Maharishi. Thiruvannamalai forms the backdrop in several of Yuvan Chandrasekar's stories.


To understand Yuvan Chandrasekar's fictional world, it is essential to know the concept of Alternate Reality that he presents. Yuvan Chandrasekar says that what we normally perceive is a reality made of facts and rationality that are required for the mundane, ordinary life but underneath this reality exist other truths that make up the cosmos of which our lives are a small part. He says that there are many layers of these truths and they come to our knowledge at certain moments of our life. It is for this very reason, the element of coincidence is so important in Yuvan Chandrasekar's stories.
To understand Yuvan Chandrasekar's fictional world, it is essential to know the concept of Alternate Reality that he puts forth. Yuvan Chandrasekar says that what we normally perceive is a reality made of facts and rationality that are required for the mundane, ordinary life, but underneath this reality exist other truths that make up the cosmos of which our lives are a small part. He says that there are many layers of these truths and they come to our knowledge at certain moments of our life. It is for this very reason, the element of coincidence is so important in Yuvan Chandrasekar's stories.
=====Fiction=====
=====Fiction=====
Yuvan Chandrasekar found that poetry was not the best form to present his vision of Alternative Reality and he turned to fiction. Yuvan Chandrasekar's fictional world is characterized by the fact that many events that seem unrelated on the surface are integrated by a alternate logic, through which a truth unknowable by everyday life emerges. Therefore, his short stories basically appear like a collection of spare stories. As an alternative to the unified story telling aspect of modern short stories, he employed multiple narratives and metafiction where the story talks about its own constructedness. These Postmodern elements distinguishes him as a Postmodern fiction writer.
Yuvan Chandrasekar found that poetry was not the best form to present his vision of Alternative Reality and so he turned to fiction. Yuvan Chandrasekar's fictional world is characterized by the fact that many events that seem unrelated on the surface are integrated by an alternate logic, through which a truth unknowable by everyday life emerges. Therefore, his short stories basically appear like a collection of spare tales. As an alternative to the unified story-telling aspect of modern short stories, he employed multiple narratives and metafiction where the story explores its own evolution. These elements identifiable in post-modernism, distinguish him as a Postmodern fiction writer.


Yuvan Chandrasekar's story ''Thayamma Patti Sonna Narpathiyoru Sirukathaigal'' is a best example of the 'story collection' format, which were published in the ''Sol Puthithu'' magazine. He applied the same style and format in his novels. Novels such as ''[[குள்ளச் சித்தன் சரித்திரம்|Kulla Chithan Sarithiram]] [[பகடையாட்டம்|Pagadaiyattam]], [[வெளியேற்றம்|Veliyettram]]'' have the structure of disparate events being unified by a mysterious thread. Stories told by different people, Conversations about the events within the story, book references, and historical events are mixed and weaved together to form part of the fictional reality of these novels.
Yuvan Chandrasekar's story which was published in ''Solputhithu'' magazine, ''Thayamma Paatti Sonna Naarpatthiyoru Sirukathaigal'' (41 short fables recounted by Old Thayamma) is a best example of the 'story cluster' format. He applied the similar style and format to his novels. His ''[[குள்ளச் சித்தன் சரித்திரம்|Kulla Chitthan Charithiram]], [[பகடையாட்டம்|Pagadaiyaattam]],'' and ''[[வெளியேற்றம்|Veliyettram]]'' have the structure of disparate events fastened by a seemingly mysterious thread. He discovers his subjects accordingly.  Tales by different characters, conversations about the events within the story, book references, and historical snippets are all mixed and woven together to form part of the fictional reality in these novels.


Yuvan Chandrasekar also writes microfiction. These are another form of story cluster. In all the stories the character Krishnan is written with characteristics of the author and these stories are also connected by a single idea.
Yuvan Chandrasekar also keeps producing micro fiction. These are another form of story cluster. In all the stories, a character named Krishnan appears with characteristics of the author and these stories are also connected by a single idea.
==Music ==
==Music ==
[[File:யுவன் ஜெயமோகன். ருத்ரபியராகையில்.jpg|thumb|Yuvan and Jeyamohan in Rudraprayagai]]
[[File:யுவன் ஜெயமோகன். ருத்ரபியராகையில்.jpg|thumb|Yuvan and Jeyamohan in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand]]
Yuvan Chandrasekhar has a fascination for Hindustani music and constantly travels to Hindustani music festivals. He has interviewed Karnatic singer Sanjay Subramaniam. Yuvan Chandrasekar has written two novels with the backdrop of Hindustani music. The two novels ''Kanalnadhi'' and ''Ninaivudir Kalam'' are important among Tamil novels written with a musical backdrop.
Yuvan Chandrasekhar is fascinated by Hindustani Classical music and regularly attends Hindustani music festivals. He has conducted a long interview of renowned Karnatic Classical singer Sanjay Subramaniam. Yuvan has authored two novels with Hindustani music as the backdrop. The two novels ''[[கானல்நதி|Kaanalnadhi]]'' and ''Ninaivuthir Kaalam'' are important among Tamil novels written with a musical milieu.
==Literary Place==
==Literary Position==
Yuvan Chandrasekar (M. Yuvan) has written poems that represent one of the last pinnacles of Modern Poetry. They are poems that are expressive, concentrated, nuanced, impersonal and contains external depictions. Later he moved from those to poems with postmodern elements.
Yuvan Chandrasekar (M. Yuvan) has written poems that represent one of the last pinnacles of Modern Poetry. Poems that are expressive, concentrated, nuanced, impersonal, and contain external depictions. Later, he moved from those to poems with postmodern elements.


Yuvan Chandrasekar is one of the creators of who paved the way for Tamil literature to go beyond its modernist aesthetics. Yuvan Chandrasekar's stories rejected the three basic norms such as minimalist narration, unified form and central theme, developed by the pioneer authors till then. His stories and novels are characterized by their verbose language, incoherent form within subtexts, with decentralized arguments.
Yuvan Chandrasekar is one of the creators who paved the way for Tamil literature to march beyond its modernist aesthetics. His stories disregarded the three basic norms developed by established pioneer authors till then, viz: a rigid and laconic narration, unified form, and a central theme. His stories and novels are characterized by their verbose language, a form incoherent within subtexts, with decentralized themes.


Until then, Tamil modern literature had published works that spoke of external reality and works that presented the inner world of the individual. Yuvan Chandrasekar crossed these two platforms and presented a mystical platform beyond the external reality and beyond the understanding of individuals. A world constructed entirely of fiction having its own norms and systems, an 'Alternate Reality' connected by unknowable strings. Only left-wing political philosophy and individualistic existentialist philosophy were mostly elaborated in Tamil fiction until then. Yuvan Chandrasekar created a philosophical discussion in his fiction that presented a non-religious spirituality. Yuvan Chandrasekar's fictional world contains several realistic characters from our daily lives and their local dialects meticulously crafted for a great reading experience. His artistry lies in his micro narration.
Until then, Tamil modern literature had published works that spoke of outward reality and works that presented the inner world of the individual. Yuvan Chandrasekar crossed these two platforms and presented a mystical platform beyond the external reality and beyond the understanding of individuals. A world constructed entirely of fiction having its own norms and systems, an 'Alternate Reality' connected by unknowable strings.  


"Yuvan stands out from other existential modernists because of the philosophical and spiritual ground achieved in his stories" [[சுனில் கிருஷ்ணன்|Sunil Krishnan]] assesses Yuvan Chandrasekhar([https://tamizhini.in/2019/10/26/%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF/ 1]). "Yuvan stories can also be identified as history told through memories" says [[சுரேஷ் பிரதீப்|Suresh Pradeep]]([https://www.jeyamohan.in/122567/ 2]).
Earlier, left-wing political philosophy and individualistic existentialist philosophy were only explored in Tamil fiction. Yuvan Chandrasekar created a philosophical discussion in his fiction that presented a non-religious spirituality. His fictional world contains several realistic characters from our daily lives and their local dialects meticulously crafted for a great reading experience. His artistry lies in his micro narration.
 
"Yuvan stands out from other existential modernists because of the philosophical and spiritual ground achieved in his stories" [[சுனில் கிருஷ்ணன்|Suneel Krishnan]] assesses Yuvan Chandrasekhar([https://tamizhini.in/2019/10/26/%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF/ 1]). "Yuvan's stories can also be identified as history told through memories" says [[சுரேஷ் பிரதீப்|Suresh Pradeep]]([https://www.jeyamohan.in/122567/ 2]).
==Awards ==
==Awards ==
*[[Vishnupuram Literary Award|2023 Vishnupuram Literary Award]], conferred
*Sparrow Literary Award for Tamil Poetry in 2019
*Sparrow Literary Award for Tamil Poetry in 2019
*2011 Canadian Literary Garden Award for ''Payanakathai'' Novel
*2011 Canadian Literary Garden Award for ''PayaNakkathai'' Novel
*Tirupur Tamil Sangam Award
*Tirupur Tamil Sangam Award
*[[Vishnupuram Literary Award|Vishnupuram]] Award 2023
==Creations==
==Creations==
=====Poem Collections=====
=====Poem Collections=====
*''Ottrai Ulagam''
*''Ottrai Ulagam ,''1996, (Single World)
*''Verorukalam''
*''Verorukalam,'' 1999, (Another Time)
*''Pugaichuvarukku Appal''
*''Pugaichuvarukku Appaal,'' 2002, (Beyond The Veil of Smoke)
*''Kai Marathiyai Vaitha Naal''
*''Kai Marathiyaai Vaitha Naal,'' 2005, (A Forgetfully Kept Day)
*''Muthal 74 Kavithaigal''
*''Muthal 74 Kavithaigal , 2005,'' (The First 74 Verses)
*''Thotrap pizhai,'' 2009, (Mirage)
*''Theeraap pagal,'' complete works, 2016, (Endless Noon)
=====Novels =====
=====Novels =====
*''[[குள்ளச் சித்தன் சரித்திரம்|Kulla Chithan Sarithiram]] (Tamilini Publications)''
*''[[குள்ளச் சித்தன் சரித்திரம்|Kulla Chitthan charithiram]]'' (Tamilini Publications)
*''[[பகடையாட்டம்|Pagadaiyattam]] (Tamilini Publications)''
*''[[பகடையாட்டம்|Pagadaiyaattam]]'' (Tamilini Publications)
*''[[கானல்நதி|Kanalnathi]] (Uyirmai Publications)''
*''[[கானல்நதி|Kaanalnadhi]]'' (Uyirmai Publications)
*''Manalkeni (Uyirmai Publications)''
*''[[வெளியேற்றம்|Veliyettram]]'' (Uyirmai Publications)
*''[[வெளியேற்றம்|Veliyettram]] (Uyirmai Publications)''
*''PayaNakkathai'' (Kalachuvadu Publications)
*''Payanakathai (Kalachuvadu Publications)''
*''Ninaivuthir Kaalam'' (Kalachuvadu Publications)
*''Ninaivuthir Kalam (Kalachuvadu Publications)''
* ''[[ஊர்சுற்றி|Oorsuttri]]'' (Kalachuvadu Publications)
* ''[[Oorsuttri]] (Kalachuvadu Publications)''
*''Vethaalam Sonna Kathai'' (Kalachuvadu Publications)
*''Neerparavaigalin Thiyanam (Kalachuvadu Publications)''
*''EnkoNa Manithan'' (Zero Degree Publications)
*''Vethalam Sonna Kathai (Kalachuvadu Publications)''
*''Enkona Manithan (Zero Degree Publications)''
===== Flash Fiction =====
===== Flash Fiction =====
* Manarkeni (''Uyirmai Publications) (2008'')
* Manarkeni (Uyirmai Publications) (2008)
=====Short Story Collections=====
=====Short Story Collections=====
*''Yuvan Chandrasekar Short Stories (Kizhakku Publications)''
*''Yuvan Chandrasekar Short Stories'' (Kizhakku Publications)
*''Ozhivilagal''
*''OLivilagal, 2001''
*''Erkanave''
*''Erkanave, 2003''
*''Kadalil Erinthavai''
*''Kadalil Erinthavai''
*''Emaarum Kalai''
*''Emaarum Kalai, 2012''
*''Kadal Konda Nilam''
*''Kadal Konda Nilam, 2009''
*''Thalaippillathavai''
*''Thalaippillaathavai''
*''Ottrarithal (Kalachuvadu Publications)''
*''Ottrarithal'' (Kalachuvadu Publications)
*''Neerparavaigalin Dhiyaanam'' (Kalachuvadu Publications)
===== Translations =====
===== Translations =====
*''Peyarattra Yaathreegan (Jen Poem Collection)''
*''Peyarattra Yaathreegan'' (Zen Poetry Collection)
*''Enathu India (Jim Carpet)''
*''Enathu India'' (of 'My India' by Jim Corbett)
*''Kuthirai Vettai (Per Petherson)''
*''Kuthirai Vettai'' (of 'Out stealing horses' by Per Peterson)
*''Koottuvizhigal Konda Manithan (Vu Ming Yi)''
*''Koottuvizhigal Konda Manithan'' (of 'The Man with the Compound eyes' by Wu Ming Yi)
*''Bommai Arai (Lawrence Villalonga)''
*''Bommai Arai'' (of Llorenç Villalonga's 'Bearn o La sala de les nines')
==References==
==References==
*[https://tamilmagazine2.pressbooks.com/chapter/%e0%ae%85%e0%ae%a8%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%a4%e0%ae%b0%e0%ae%a4%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%a4%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%b2%e0%af%8d-%e0%ae%87%e0%ae%b0%e0%af%81%e0%ae%95%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%95%e0%af%81%e0%ae%ae%e0%af%8d-%e0%ae%a4/ Antharathil Irukkum Thaniyan Naan! - Interview: Yuvan Chandrasekar - tamilmagazine2.pressbooks.com]
*[https://tamilmagazine2.pressbooks.com/chapter/%e0%ae%85%e0%ae%a8%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%a4%e0%ae%b0%e0%ae%a4%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%a4%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%b2%e0%af%8d-%e0%ae%87%e0%ae%b0%e0%af%81%e0%ae%95%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%95%e0%af%81%e0%ae%ae%e0%af%8d-%e0%ae%a4/ Antharathil Irukkum Thaniyan Naan! - Interview: Yuvan Chandrasekar - tamilmagazine2.pressbooks.com]
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இந்தப் பக்கத்தை தமிழில் வாசிக்க: யுவன் சந்திரசேகர் ‎

Yuvan Chandrasekar
Yuvan Chandrasekar
vishnupuram Award 2023

Yuvan Chandrasekar (Born December 14, 1961) is a Tamil writer, poet, and translator whose works bring out a postmodern aesthetic. He wrote poetry under the name M. Yuvan. Yuvan Chandrasekar's works express a kind of magical realism which he classifies as 'alternate reality'.

Birth, Education

Yuvan Online Magazine Special
Yuvan

Yuvan Chandrasekar whose birth name was Chandrasekaran was born in Karattupatti, a village near Cholavandan in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu to M.S. Ramanathan and B.S. Parvatham Ammal on December 14, 1961.

His father ran a small restaurant near Cholavandaan and was also a priest at a temple in Karattupatti. When Yuvan Chandrasekar was ten years old, his father passed away due to ascites, a liver disease. Yuvan's father being a storytelling, jovial, and down-to-earth person had a profound influence on Yuvan's personality. His father is a recurring character in many of Yuvan Chandrasekar's stories. "He could recite the whole of Kambaramayanam from memory. He had all the acts memorized including those in lection. He would even sing few verses" says Yuvan of his father.

Yuvan's family moved to Madurai town when his older brother got a job. Yuvan grew up under his brother's support.

Yuvan Chandrasekar did his schooling up to class ten at Karattupatti, classes six and seven at Melnaachikulam Government School, and class eight in Periyakulam. He then completed his schooling at Shenoynagar Corporation School, Madurai, and graduated in Bachelor of Commerce degree at Madurai American College. He used to sing in college and was popular for it.

Personal Life

Yuvan Chandrasekar, after completing college, passed the bank recruitment examinations and joined the State Bank of India in Ramanathapuram. On August 8, 1987, he married Usha Bhagawathi from Kovilpatti and settled there. Yuvan Chandrasekar's son Aravindan is a computer engineer and daughter Meera is a food scientist.

Yuvan Chandrasekar was then transferred to Chennai from Kovilpatti where he worked as an SBI accountant until his retirement. His wife Usha took voluntary retirement from the postal department where she was employed. They live in the Chitlapakkam suburb in Chennai.

Literary Life

Yuvan, Jeyamohan, M. Gopalakrishnan

Yuvan Chandrasekar took interest in literature owing to the conducive environment at the Madurai American College. Yuvan's first short story was published in the College Annual Edition and later in Saavi Magazine. When he was in seventh grade, Yuvan Chandrasekar wrote his first poem in English on his father's death.

Yuvan Chandrasekar Special Solputhithu Magazine

When Yuvan Chandrasekar settled in Kovilpatti , he was acquainted with the poet Devathatchan, who introduced him to modern literature and philosophy. Thus, Yuvan became one among the group of modern literati gathering around poet Devathatchan. Another literary figure who influenced Yuvan Chandrasekar was poet the Anand. Later, his conversations with the writer Sundara Ramasamy shaped Yuvan Chandrasekar's literary personality.

Yuvan Attending The Vishnupuram Function
Poetry

Yuvan Chandrasekar initially only wrote poetry. Yuvan's modern poems were brought out in 1988 in the magazine Kanavu. Later he wrote in Kalachuvadu magazine run by Sundara Ramasamy. His first collection of poems Ottrai Ulagam (single world) was published in 1996. His affinity to Sundara Ramasamy led Yuvan to visit and stay often at his Nagercoil residence to engage in literary discussions. Yuvan continuously contributed to Meetchi magazine run by writer Brahmarajan.

R. Sivakumar, Yuvan, Siva Subramaniam
Alternate Reality

Once when Yuvan Chandrasekar was traveling from Trichy to Uyyakkondan with his father-in-law, he was robbed by a gang who threatened them and stole their jewelry and money. That incident gradually took a toll on his mind and he underwent psychological treatment. He says the consequential state changed his outlook of life to a great extent. He realized that random occurrences we witness may be connected in ways we do not comprehend and that what we perceive as coincidences may have a connection that we do not understand. Yuvan Chandrasekar refers to this as Alternate Reality.

Yuvan Chandrasekar expands his inner creative landscape with ideas from the physicist Roger Penrose on the one hand, and mystical fiction writers such as Carlos Castaneda on the other. Carlos Castaneda's Don Juan was a character that deeply influenced Yuvan Chandrasekar. He also extended his views on life based on the philosophy of Indian philosophers like Ramana Maharishi. Thiruvannamalai forms the backdrop in several of Yuvan Chandrasekar's stories.

To understand Yuvan Chandrasekar's fictional world, it is essential to know the concept of Alternate Reality that he puts forth. Yuvan Chandrasekar says that what we normally perceive is a reality made of facts and rationality that are required for the mundane, ordinary life, but underneath this reality exist other truths that make up the cosmos of which our lives are a small part. He says that there are many layers of these truths and they come to our knowledge at certain moments of our life. It is for this very reason, the element of coincidence is so important in Yuvan Chandrasekar's stories.

Fiction

Yuvan Chandrasekar found that poetry was not the best form to present his vision of Alternative Reality and so he turned to fiction. Yuvan Chandrasekar's fictional world is characterized by the fact that many events that seem unrelated on the surface are integrated by an alternate logic, through which a truth unknowable by everyday life emerges. Therefore, his short stories basically appear like a collection of spare tales. As an alternative to the unified story-telling aspect of modern short stories, he employed multiple narratives and metafiction where the story explores its own evolution. These elements identifiable in post-modernism, distinguish him as a Postmodern fiction writer.

Yuvan Chandrasekar's story which was published in Solputhithu magazine, Thayamma Paatti Sonna Naarpatthiyoru Sirukathaigal (41 short fables recounted by Old Thayamma) is a best example of the 'story cluster' format. He applied the similar style and format to his novels. His Kulla Chitthan Charithiram, Pagadaiyaattam, and Veliyettram have the structure of disparate events fastened by a seemingly mysterious thread. He discovers his subjects accordingly. Tales by different characters, conversations about the events within the story, book references, and historical snippets are all mixed and woven together to form part of the fictional reality in these novels.

Yuvan Chandrasekar also keeps producing micro fiction. These are another form of story cluster. In all the stories, a character named Krishnan appears with characteristics of the author and these stories are also connected by a single idea.

Music

Yuvan and Jeyamohan in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand

Yuvan Chandrasekhar is fascinated by Hindustani Classical music and regularly attends Hindustani music festivals. He has conducted a long interview of renowned Karnatic Classical singer Sanjay Subramaniam. Yuvan has authored two novels with Hindustani music as the backdrop. The two novels Kaanalnadhi and Ninaivuthir Kaalam are important among Tamil novels written with a musical milieu.

Literary Position

Yuvan Chandrasekar (M. Yuvan) has written poems that represent one of the last pinnacles of Modern Poetry. Poems that are expressive, concentrated, nuanced, impersonal, and contain external depictions. Later, he moved from those to poems with postmodern elements.

Yuvan Chandrasekar is one of the creators who paved the way for Tamil literature to march beyond its modernist aesthetics. His stories disregarded the three basic norms developed by established pioneer authors till then, viz: a rigid and laconic narration, unified form, and a central theme. His stories and novels are characterized by their verbose language, a form incoherent within subtexts, with decentralized themes.

Until then, Tamil modern literature had published works that spoke of outward reality and works that presented the inner world of the individual. Yuvan Chandrasekar crossed these two platforms and presented a mystical platform beyond the external reality and beyond the understanding of individuals. A world constructed entirely of fiction having its own norms and systems, an 'Alternate Reality' connected by unknowable strings.

Earlier, left-wing political philosophy and individualistic existentialist philosophy were only explored in Tamil fiction. Yuvan Chandrasekar created a philosophical discussion in his fiction that presented a non-religious spirituality. His fictional world contains several realistic characters from our daily lives and their local dialects meticulously crafted for a great reading experience. His artistry lies in his micro narration.

"Yuvan stands out from other existential modernists because of the philosophical and spiritual ground achieved in his stories" Suneel Krishnan assesses Yuvan Chandrasekhar(1). "Yuvan's stories can also be identified as history told through memories" says Suresh Pradeep(2).

Awards

Creations

Poem Collections
  • Ottrai Ulagam ,1996, (Single World)
  • Verorukalam, 1999, (Another Time)
  • Pugaichuvarukku Appaal, 2002, (Beyond The Veil of Smoke)
  • Kai Marathiyaai Vaitha Naal, 2005, (A Forgetfully Kept Day)
  • Muthal 74 Kavithaigal , 2005, (The First 74 Verses)
  • Thotrap pizhai, 2009, (Mirage)
  • Theeraap pagal, complete works, 2016, (Endless Noon)
Novels
  • Kulla Chitthan charithiram (Tamilini Publications)
  • Pagadaiyaattam (Tamilini Publications)
  • Kaanalnadhi (Uyirmai Publications)
  • Veliyettram (Uyirmai Publications)
  • PayaNakkathai (Kalachuvadu Publications)
  • Ninaivuthir Kaalam (Kalachuvadu Publications)
  • Oorsuttri (Kalachuvadu Publications)
  • Vethaalam Sonna Kathai (Kalachuvadu Publications)
  • EnkoNa Manithan (Zero Degree Publications)
Flash Fiction
  • Manarkeni (Uyirmai Publications) (2008)
Short Story Collections
  • Yuvan Chandrasekar Short Stories (Kizhakku Publications)
  • OLivilagal, 2001
  • Erkanave, 2003
  • Kadalil Erinthavai
  • Emaarum Kalai, 2012
  • Kadal Konda Nilam, 2009
  • Thalaippillaathavai
  • Ottrarithal (Kalachuvadu Publications)
  • Neerparavaigalin Dhiyaanam (Kalachuvadu Publications)
Translations
  • Peyarattra Yaathreegan (Zen Poetry Collection)
  • Enathu India (of 'My India' by Jim Corbett)
  • Kuthirai Vettai (of 'Out stealing horses' by Per Peterson)
  • Koottuvizhigal Konda Manithan (of 'The Man with the Compound eyes' by Wu Ming Yi)
  • Bommai Arai (of Llorenç Villalonga's 'Bearn o La sala de les nines')

References


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