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== Private Life == | == Private Life == | ||
Cho Dharman married Mariyammal and they have two sons: Vinod Madhavan and Vijaya Srinivasan. He worked for twenty years from 1976 to 1996 at the Loyal Textile Mill, a private industrial unit in Kovilpatti. Post retirement, he became a full-time writer living in Kovilpatti. Cho Dharman was in trade union for twenty years and was in charge of the All India Trade Union Congress. | Cho Dharman married Mariyammal (daughter of writer [[Poomani]]) and they have two sons: Vinod Madhavan and Vijaya Srinivasan. He worked for twenty years from 1976 to 1996 at the Loyal Textile Mill, a private industrial unit in Kovilpatti. Post retirement, he became a full-time writer living in Kovilpatti. Cho Dharman was in trade union for twenty years and was in charge of the All India Trade Union Congress. | ||
== Literary Life == | == Literary Life == | ||
Kovilpatti literary atmosphere which was steered by writers [[Ki. Rajanarayanan]], [[C. Kanakasabapathy]], [[Jyothi Vinayakam]] and [[Devathachan]] prepared him towards literature. Cho Dharman became a writer inspired by the writings of Ki. Rajanarayan, the pioneer of Karisal stories. Cho Dharman published his first short story ''Viruvu'' in [[Mahanadhi]] magazine issued from Madurai. | |||
Cho Dharman started writing in 1980. So far, he published 13 books, 8 collections of short stories including ''Anbin Sippi, Eeram, Sogavanam and Vanakumaran''and and 4 novels. The first novel, Thoorvai, was published by Sivagangai Annam Publishing House in 1996. His role models include [[Ki. Rajanarayanan]], [[Jeyamohan]], [[S. Ramakrishnan]] and [[Venkataswaminathan]] and he was in conversation with them. | |||
Cho Dharman wrote a biography on Villisai (musical bow) artist Pitchaikutty. He received Sahitya Akademi Award in 2019 for his novel Sool published in 2016. Cho Dharman is interested in writing about environmental awareness and, knowledge and culture of traditional life in harmony with nature. It is noteworthy that the Madurai High Court ruled a verdict citing his concern on face book post “Goats and cows are not allowed to drink water in government leased tanks, and shepherd are beaten up and driven away”. | |||
== Literary Significance == | |||
Most of Cho Dharman's novels are based in his hometown, Urulaikudi. The theme is on problems that arise in human relations due to the decline of agriculture over last fifty year and the consequent deterioration of village social order. Critic Jeyamohan assesses Cho Dharman as a realistic and aesthetic writer. Cho Dharman's writing is about creating a credible field of life through the author's uninterrupted depiction of factual information and emotionless unexaggerated portrayals, to steer readers on their conclusions from it. | |||
Cho Dharman's Thoorvai (1996) talks about the story of a dalit couple: Minuthan and Madathi, revolving around the lives of two generations of people in Urulakudi village. At the end, the village of Urulaikudi is dry and is occupied by match and sack factories. Those who worked on the agricultural land move to work in factories. | |||
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Cho Dharmaraj also known as Cho Dharman (born August 8, 1953) is a novel and short story writer of modern Tamil literature. He is a writer of the lives of agricultural people on Karisal soil, and was acknowledged for a special place in the naturalism wave emerged in the 90s in Tamil literature. He received the Kendriya Sahitya Akademi Award in 2019 for his novel Sool.
Birth, Education
Cho Dharman was born on August 8, 1953, to M. Solaiyappan and Ponnuthai belonging to a farming family. His hometown is Urulaikudi near Kadalaiyur in Kovilpatti Taluk of Thoothukudi District. He completed primary education at Urulaikudi Panchayat Union School, secondary education at Tirunelveli Diocesan Trust Association School (TDTA), Kadalaiyur and higher secondary education at Nadar Higher Secondary School, Nellai. He finished his professional education at St. Mary College, Thoothukudi.
Private Life
Cho Dharman married Mariyammal (daughter of writer Poomani) and they have two sons: Vinod Madhavan and Vijaya Srinivasan. He worked for twenty years from 1976 to 1996 at the Loyal Textile Mill, a private industrial unit in Kovilpatti. Post retirement, he became a full-time writer living in Kovilpatti. Cho Dharman was in trade union for twenty years and was in charge of the All India Trade Union Congress.
Literary Life
Kovilpatti literary atmosphere which was steered by writers Ki. Rajanarayanan, C. Kanakasabapathy, Jyothi Vinayakam and Devathachan prepared him towards literature. Cho Dharman became a writer inspired by the writings of Ki. Rajanarayan, the pioneer of Karisal stories. Cho Dharman published his first short story Viruvu in Mahanadhi magazine issued from Madurai.
Cho Dharman started writing in 1980. So far, he published 13 books, 8 collections of short stories including Anbin Sippi, Eeram, Sogavanam and Vanakumaranand and 4 novels. The first novel, Thoorvai, was published by Sivagangai Annam Publishing House in 1996. His role models include Ki. Rajanarayanan, Jeyamohan, S. Ramakrishnan and Venkataswaminathan and he was in conversation with them.
Cho Dharman wrote a biography on Villisai (musical bow) artist Pitchaikutty. He received Sahitya Akademi Award in 2019 for his novel Sool published in 2016. Cho Dharman is interested in writing about environmental awareness and, knowledge and culture of traditional life in harmony with nature. It is noteworthy that the Madurai High Court ruled a verdict citing his concern on face book post “Goats and cows are not allowed to drink water in government leased tanks, and shepherd are beaten up and driven away”.
Literary Significance
Most of Cho Dharman's novels are based in his hometown, Urulaikudi. The theme is on problems that arise in human relations due to the decline of agriculture over last fifty year and the consequent deterioration of village social order. Critic Jeyamohan assesses Cho Dharman as a realistic and aesthetic writer. Cho Dharman's writing is about creating a credible field of life through the author's uninterrupted depiction of factual information and emotionless unexaggerated portrayals, to steer readers on their conclusions from it.
Cho Dharman's Thoorvai (1996) talks about the story of a dalit couple: Minuthan and Madathi, revolving around the lives of two generations of people in Urulakudi village. At the end, the village of Urulaikudi is dry and is occupied by match and sack factories. Those who worked on the agricultural land move to work in factories.
