Ilango Krishnan

Ilango Krishnan

இந்தப் பக்கத்தை தமிழில் வாசிக்க: இளங்கோ கிருஷ்ணன் ‎

Ilango Krishnan (born March 15, 1979) is a poet in Tamil and writes Modern poems. Ilango Krishnan writes poems with Metaphors and Musicality. He is also known as a critic and for his discussions on aesthetic principles of poetry.

Birth, Education

Ilango Krishnan was born on March 15, 1979 in Coimbatore to the couple of Balakrishnan and Saraswati.

Young Ilango Krishnan

Ilango Krishnan completed his primary education at CSI Primary school, Pappanayakkan Palayam, Coimbatore and higher education at R.K. Sreerangammal Kalvi Nilayam, Coimbatore. Ilango Krishnan completed his higher education in Corporation Men's Higher Secondary School, Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore. He studied Chartered Accountancy at CA Foundation and Inter ICAI in Coimbatore. He also completed Bachelor of Commerce through postal education in Annamalai University.

Personal Life

Ilango Krishna's wife's name was Yuvarani. They got married on on November 02, 2011 and have a daughter named Layasree (2012).

Ilango Krishnan worked as an assistant in the office of the Chartered Accountant. Now he has been working as a journalist.

Movie Industry

Ilango Krishnan is making his debut as a songwriter in the upcoming film Ponniyin Selvan directed by by Mani Ratnam.

Political Views

Ilango Krishnan is one of the poets who writes about poems related to politics. When talking about his thought process "Even though I am interested in Dialectical Materialism, I believe in allowing Idealistic views to an extent, which will help with my philosophical thought process. In politics it an be called Liberal Left Democratic View". Ilango Krishnan also says his political views are influenced by Kovai Gnani.

Literary Life

Ilango Krishnan started writing poetry during his college days. His poems from 2003 to 2005 were published in 2007 as Kayasandigai. He says his poems are influenced by C. Subramania Bharathiar, Athmanaam and Manushya Puthiran, for fiction and his thoughts are influenced by Kovai Gnani, Jeyakanthan, Jeyamohan, Ramesh Predahan. Ilango Krishnan writes Poems as well as micro narrative stories which are close to poems. He writes Literary Critical Essays and General Political and Societal Critical essays.

Organizational Tasks

Ilango Krishnan gives Literary lectures on poetry. Conducts Literary Introductory Classes through online media.

Literary Place

Ilango Krishnan is considered to be an important poet in modern Tamil poetry for his handling of traditional poetic images and myths in a new way, setting of musical lines and his aesthetic expression of conscious political views and satire.

Critic Azhagunila states "When I finished reading 'Kayasandigai', 'Patchiyin Saritham', 'Basheerukku Ayiram Veligal Theriyum', 'Viyanulagu Vathiyum Perumalar' collections all at once, as a reader, I saw Ilango as a bird who who clings to the tail of a two thousand year old bird which wanders between Sublimation and Epiphany".

Awards

• Devamagal Arakattalai Virudhu (2008)
• Chennai Ilakkiya Virudhu (2015)
• Vaasagasalai Virudhu (2021)

Books

• Kayasandigai (Poems)
• Patchiyin Saritham (Poems)
• Basheerukku Ayiram Velaigal Theriyum (Poems)
• Viyanulagu Vathiyum Perumalar (Poems)
• Marutham Meetpom (Articles)

References

• Ilango Krishnan Inaiyapakkam
• Thinnai Ilango Krishnan Kavithaigal
• Basheerukku Ayiram Velaigal Theriyum - Vimarsanam - Omnibus
• Ilango Krishnan Kavithaigal - Sarvothaman Sadagopan
• Manithanin Viyakoolamum Kuthookalamum - Tamil Hindu Katturai December, 2013
• Ilango Krishnan Kadakkum Ellai - Sangararamasubramaniam
• Yathreegan Ilango Krishnan Kavithaigal
• Ilango Krishnan Kavithaigal pattri C. Muthuvel
• Thinaigal, Ilango Krishnan Articles
• Ilango Krishnan - Selvaraj Jegadeesan Katturai - Anthimazhai
• Ilango Krishnan Kavithaigal - Balaji Raju
• Karavupathaigal - Jeyamohan
• Viyanulagu Vathiyum Perumalar - Ilango Krishnan Erpurai
• Basheerukku Ayiram Velaigal Theriyum - Ilango Krishnan Erpurai
• Ilango Krishnan Uma Mithravudan Kalanthuraiyadal Kanoli youtube.com
• Viyanulagu Vathiyum Perumalar - Jeyamohan Vimarsana Urai

Related Links

• Unmathathirkum Perarivukkum Idaiye - Azhagunila