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Perundevi (May 19, 1966) writes modern poetry in Tamil. She is interested in the anti-poetry movement and writes aesthetic theories about poetry. Her research interests are in the fields of sociology and politics.
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Perundevi (born May 19, 1966) is a poet who writes modern poetry in Tamil. She has a strong interest in the anti-poetry movement. She writes on aesthetic theories related to poetry and also engages in sociological and political research.


== Early Life & Education ==
== Birth and Education ==
Perundevi was born on May 19, 1966 for Srinivasan and Seetha, in Tanjavur. She did her early education in Tiruvarur and Madurai; continued her higher secondary education in Government Girls High school, Thirupapuliyur and in Government Girls High school, T.Nagar (Chennai).
Perundevi was born on May 19, 1966, in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, to Srinivasan and Seetha. She completed her early education in Thiruvarur and Madurai. She pursued her secondary education at the Government Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Thiruppathiripuliyur, the Government Girls’ High School, T. Nagar, Chennai, and the Government Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Thiruppathiripuliyur.


Perundevi completed her B.Sc Chemistry in Kandaswami Naidu College for women, Cuddalore ; M.Sc Chemistry in Annamalai University, Chidambaram. She did M.A Women's Studies in Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal and M.A Theology in George Washington University, Washington.
She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from C.Kandaswami Naidu College for Women, Cuddalore, and a Master’s degree in Chemistry from Annamalai University, Chidambaram. She later obtained a Master’s degree in Women’s Studies from Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal, and a Master’s degree in Religious Studies from George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA.


She continued her M.Phil in Theology and received her doctorate in from George Washington University (through the fields of theology, cultural anthropology, and feminism).
She received an M.Phil. in Anthropology from The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. She earned her Ph.D. through interdisciplinary research spanning the departments of Religious Studies, Cultural Anthropology, and Women’s Studies at George Washington University.


She is currently an Associate Professor at Siena College, New York, USA.
== Personal Life ==
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Perundevi is working as a Professor at Siena University in the state of New York, USA.  


== Works ==
== Literary Career ==
Perundevi's first work was an untitled poem published in 1995 in ''Navina Virutcham'' magazine. First work of fiction was a short story titled ‘''Pen Vedamitta Pen''’ that got published in Munril magazine.
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Perundevi’s first work was an untitled poem published in Naveena Virutcham magazine in 1995. Her first piece of fiction was the short story “Pen Vedamitta Pen” (A Woman Disguised as a Woman), published in Munril magazine.


She feels that, her works are influenced by Puthumaipithan, Asokamitran, Atmanam, Emily Dickinson, Rilke, Charles Bukowski and Nicanor Parra.
Perundevi acknowledges the influence of writers such as [[Pudhumaipithan]], [[Ashokamitran]], [[Atmanam]], [[Emily Dickinson]], [[Rainer Maria Rilke]], [[Charles Bukowski]], and [[Nicanor Parra]] on her works.


== Contributions ==
== Aesthetics ==
Perundevi was fascinated by post-modern and post-colonial thinking. She is an analyst of literature through academic research methods. She continues to write on sociology, politics and feminism. Through her writing, she continues to influence the thinking process of Tamil literary world.
Perundevi is drawn to postmodern and post-structuralist thought. She approaches literature through academic and theoretical research methodologies. She has written extensively from sociological, political, and feminist perspectives, and in doing so has fostered a sustained and dynamic engagement within Tamil intellectual discourse.


By bringing in Nicanor Parra’s anti-poetry movement to Tamil, she created an ongoing discussion in poetic aesthetics.
By introducing Nicanor [[Nicanor Parra|Parra’s]] anti-poetry movement into Tamil, she initiated an ongoing critical debate in the aesthetics of poetry.


She has done research on the works of Puthumaipithan. Coordinated a study group on Asokamitran.
== Organizational Activities ==
Perundevi has conducted scholarly research on the works of Pudhumaipithan. She also organized a research seminar focused on Ashokamitran.


== Awards ==
== Awards ==


* 2016: ''Manal Veedu'' (''Vasagar Vattam'') Rajam Krishnan Award
* Manal Veedu (Vaasagar Vattam) Rajam Krishnan Award – 2016
* 2021: Canada Tamil Literary Garden Award (for poetry)
* Canada Tamil Literary Garden Award (for Poetry) – 2021
 
== Literary Significance ==
Regarding Perundevi’s poetry, [[Suneel Krishnan|Sunil Krishnan]] notes: “When one approaches her work with an open mind, we can perceive numerous nuances and subtle layers, as well as the states of minds and lives - sometimes abandoned by oneself or others.”
 
[[லதா|Latha]] comments: “Perundevi’s short stories provide examples of how modernism and postmodernism should manifest not just in literary forms, but also in thought and perspectives on life.”


== Works ==
== Works ==


===== '''Poetry Collections''' =====
==== Poetry ====
 
* ''Un Chinna Ulagathai Tharumaaragathaan Punarnthirukkiraarai'' (Uyirmmai, 2021)
* ''Irandhavanin Nizhalodu Thattaamaalai Aadumpodhu Keezhe Vizhaadhiruppadhu Mukkiyam'' (Uyirmmai, 2020)
* ''Vilayaada Vantha Enthira Bootham'' (Yaavarum, 2019)
* ''Pen Manasu Aazham Ena 99.99 Sadhavikithaa Aangal Karuthugirargal'' (Virutcham, 2017)
* ''Azhukku Socks'' (Virutcham, 2016)
* ''Vaayaadik Kavithaigal'' (Virutcham, 2016)
* ''Uloga Ruchi'' (Kaalachuvadhu, 2010)
* ''Ikkadal Ichchuvai'' (Kaalachuvadhu, 2006)
* ''Theeyurai Thookkam'' (Virutcham-Sahana, 1998)
 
==== Collections ====


* ''Un chinna ulakathai thaarumaaragthaan punarnthirukkiraai'' (Uyirmai, 2021)
* ''Asokamitranai Vaasiththal'' (Kaalachuvadhu, 2018)
* ''Iranthavanin nizhalodu thattaamaalai aadum pothu keezhe vizhaathiruppathu mukkiam'' (Uyirmai, 2020)
* ''Vilaiyaada vantha yenthira bootham'' (Yaavarum, 2019)
* ''Pen manasu aazham yena 99.99% aangal karuthikiraarkal'' (Virutcham, 2017)
* ''Azhukku'' socks (Virutcham, 2016)
* ''Vaayadi kavithaikal'' (Virutcham, 2016)
* ''Uloga rusi'' (Kalachuvadu, 2010)
* ''Ikkadal ichuvai'' (Kalachuvadu, 2006)
* ''Theeyurai thookam'' (Virutcham-Sahana, 1998)


===== '''Compilations''' =====
==== Essays ====


* Asokamitranai vaasithal (Kalachuvadu, 2018)
* ''Desam-Saathi-Samayam: Adhigaarathai Purindhukollal'' (Kaalachuvadhu, 2020)


===== '''Essay Collections''' =====
* ''Udhal-Paal-Porul: Paaliyal Vanmurai Ennum Samooka Seyarpadu'' (Kaalachuvadhu, 2019)


* ''Thesam saathi samayam : Athikarathai purinthukollal'' (Kalachuvadu, 2020)
* ''Kavithai Porul Kollum Kalai'' (Ezhuthu, 2023)
* ''Udal – paal – porul'' : ''Paaliyal vanmurai yenum samooga seyarpaadu'' (Sahana, 2020)


===== '''Short Story Collections''' =====
==== Short Stories ====


* ''Kothe yenna solliirunthaal yenna''? (Kalachuvadu, 2022)
* ''Goethe Enna Solliyirundhaal Enna?'' (Kaalachuvadhu, 2022)
* Haines hall ''kattidathil vaazhum pei'' (Sahana, 2020)
* ''Heinz Hall Kattidathil Vaazhum Pey'' (Sahana, 2020)


===== '''Translation''' =====
==== Translations ====


* ''Mooche narumanamaanaal, Akkamahadevi'' (Kalachuvadu, 2022)
* ''Moochche Narumanamaanaal, Akkamagaadevi'' (Kaalachuvadhu, 2022)
* ''Sonnadhaiyellam Thirumba Eduththukolgiren'' (Nicanor Parra, 2023)


===== '''Links''' =====
== References ==


* Inna pira – Perundevi Website
* [https://innapira.blogspot.com/ ''Innapira'' - Perundevi’s Official Website]
* [https://youtu.be/K5_bPOIPqyM Perundevi - Video of Her Talk]
* [https://youtu.be/O63-v9WhRPk Perundevi - Video of Her Talk]
* [https://kanali.in/perundevi-kavithaikal/ Perundevi’s Poems - ''Kanali'']
* [https://manalveedu.org/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D/ Perundevi’s Poems - ''Manal Veedu'']
* [https://lakshmimanivannan.blogspot.com/2017/09/blog-post_30.html Perundevi: ''Irandaam Darisanam'' - Lakshmi Manivannan]
* [https://www.hindutamil.in/news/literature/62197-.html?utm_source=site&utm_medium=author_page&utm_campaign=author_page Perundevi - Tamil Hindu]
* [https://thinaigal.com/author/perundevi/ Perundevi - ''Thinaikal'']
* [http://www.kavithaigal.in/2022/03/blog-post_91.html Perundevi’s Poems - Sunil Krishnan]
* [https://www.keetru.com/puthuezhuthu/jul06/perundevi.php Perundevi’s Poems - ''Keetru'' Website]
* [https://vanemmagazine.com/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D/ Perundevi’s Short Stories - ''Vanam'']
* [https://tamizhini.in/2019/07/12/%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%87-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2/ ''Perundeviyin Kaviyulagam'' - Sunil Krishnan]
* [https://saravananmanickavasagam.in/2022/07/07/%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87-%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A9-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE/ Perundevi’s Stories - Saravanan Manikkavasagam]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eINQjbo94RA&ab_channel=ShrutiTV Perundevi - Video of Her Talk]
* [https://vallinam.com.my/version2/?p=9206 Perundevi’s Short Stories: A New Movement in Tamil Fiction]
* [https://neeli.co.in/category/%e0%ae%a8%e0%ae%b5%e0%ae%ae%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%aa%e0%ae%b0%e0%af%8d-2024/ Perundevi Special Issue - November 2024 – Neeli e-Magazine]

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Perundevi
Perundevi

Perundevi (born May 19, 1966) is a poet who writes modern poetry in Tamil. She has a strong interest in the anti-poetry movement. She writes on aesthetic theories related to poetry and also engages in sociological and political research.

Birth and Education

Perundevi was born on May 19, 1966, in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, to Srinivasan and Seetha. She completed her early education in Thiruvarur and Madurai. She pursued her secondary education at the Government Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Thiruppathiripuliyur, the Government Girls’ High School, T. Nagar, Chennai, and the Government Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Thiruppathiripuliyur.

She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from C.Kandaswami Naidu College for Women, Cuddalore, and a Master’s degree in Chemistry from Annamalai University, Chidambaram. She later obtained a Master’s degree in Women’s Studies from Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal, and a Master’s degree in Religious Studies from George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA.

She received an M.Phil. in Anthropology from The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. She earned her Ph.D. through interdisciplinary research spanning the departments of Religious Studies, Cultural Anthropology, and Women’s Studies at George Washington University.

Personal Life

Young Perundevi

Perundevi is working as a Professor at Siena University in the state of New York, USA.

Literary Career

Perundevi

Perundevi’s first work was an untitled poem published in Naveena Virutcham magazine in 1995. Her first piece of fiction was the short story “Pen Vedamitta Pen” (A Woman Disguised as a Woman), published in Munril magazine.

Perundevi acknowledges the influence of writers such as Pudhumaipithan, Ashokamitran, Atmanam, Emily Dickinson, Rainer Maria Rilke, Charles Bukowski, and Nicanor Parra on her works.

Aesthetics

Perundevi is drawn to postmodern and post-structuralist thought. She approaches literature through academic and theoretical research methodologies. She has written extensively from sociological, political, and feminist perspectives, and in doing so has fostered a sustained and dynamic engagement within Tamil intellectual discourse.

By introducing Nicanor Parra’s anti-poetry movement into Tamil, she initiated an ongoing critical debate in the aesthetics of poetry.

Organizational Activities

Perundevi has conducted scholarly research on the works of Pudhumaipithan. She also organized a research seminar focused on Ashokamitran.

Awards

  • Manal Veedu (Vaasagar Vattam) Rajam Krishnan Award – 2016
  • Canada Tamil Literary Garden Award (for Poetry) – 2021

Literary Significance

Regarding Perundevi’s poetry, Sunil Krishnan notes: “When one approaches her work with an open mind, we can perceive numerous nuances and subtle layers, as well as the states of minds and lives - sometimes abandoned by oneself or others.”

Latha comments: “Perundevi’s short stories provide examples of how modernism and postmodernism should manifest not just in literary forms, but also in thought and perspectives on life.”

Works

Poetry

  • Un Chinna Ulagathai Tharumaaragathaan Punarnthirukkiraarai (Uyirmmai, 2021)
  • Irandhavanin Nizhalodu Thattaamaalai Aadumpodhu Keezhe Vizhaadhiruppadhu Mukkiyam (Uyirmmai, 2020)
  • Vilayaada Vantha Enthira Bootham (Yaavarum, 2019)
  • Pen Manasu Aazham Ena 99.99 Sadhavikithaa Aangal Karuthugirargal (Virutcham, 2017)
  • Azhukku Socks (Virutcham, 2016)
  • Vaayaadik Kavithaigal (Virutcham, 2016)
  • Uloga Ruchi (Kaalachuvadhu, 2010)
  • Ikkadal Ichchuvai (Kaalachuvadhu, 2006)
  • Theeyurai Thookkam (Virutcham-Sahana, 1998)

Collections

  • Asokamitranai Vaasiththal (Kaalachuvadhu, 2018)

Essays

  • Desam-Saathi-Samayam: Adhigaarathai Purindhukollal (Kaalachuvadhu, 2020)
  • Udhal-Paal-Porul: Paaliyal Vanmurai Ennum Samooka Seyarpadu (Kaalachuvadhu, 2019)
  • Kavithai Porul Kollum Kalai (Ezhuthu, 2023)

Short Stories

  • Goethe Enna Solliyirundhaal Enna? (Kaalachuvadhu, 2022)
  • Heinz Hall Kattidathil Vaazhum Pey (Sahana, 2020)

Translations

  • Moochche Narumanamaanaal, Akkamagaadevi (Kaalachuvadhu, 2022)
  • Sonnadhaiyellam Thirumba Eduththukolgiren (Nicanor Parra, 2023)

References

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