Kalam Selvam

இந்தப் பக்கத்தை தமிழில் வாசிக்க: காலம் செல்வம் ‎

Selvam

'Kalam' Selvam (Selvam Arulanantham) (June 30 , 1953) is the Editor of Canada-based literary magazine Kalam . Founder of the literary organization 'VazhumTamil'. Writer. An active participant in street theaters along with literary activities.

Birth, Education

Selvam was born on June 30, 1953 to Savarimuthu-Thiresamma in Jaffna Sillalai. He completed his primary education at Sillalai Roman Catholic School and his bachelor’s degree at St. Henry’s College .  He learnt French language at St. Augustine French Language School Paris, France and obtained diploma in nursing from St. Daniel College, Toronto .

Personal Life

Selvam married Thevarani on October 29, 1986. He has three children named Nirupan, Senthuri and Kasturi . He works as a medical assistant .

Literary Life

Selvam wrote his first poem in 1975 in the magazine Naan. He considered Jayakanthan, S. Ponnuthurai, Sundara Ramaswamy and Janagraman as his literary pioneers. Selvam initially wrote poems and he stopped writing after that for a long time . His book Ezhuthi Theera Pakkangal which is about his refugee life is famous for its natural humor . He wrote the book’s sequel named Sorkalil Suzhalum Ulagam .

Journalism

Selvam organized two magazines on his diaspora life . The magazine ‘Kalam’ which he started with his friend Kumar Murthy has been published in Toronto, Canada for thirty years . Kalam published featured literary documentations for Eelam and Tamil literary scholars ,

• Paarvai Sanjigai (1987-1989) (Writer) (Montreal, Canada)

• Kalam Sanjigai (1990 - Present) (Toronto).

Organizational Activities

Selvam is a member and administrator of several literary organizations operating from Canada . The Vazhum Tamil organization , he coordinates, conducts book fairs and literary meetings every year.

• Tamil Literary Garden (2001 - Present) (Founding Member / Board Member) (Toronto)

• Tamil Resource Center (1989 - Present) (Founding Member) (Toronto)

• Vazhum Tamil (Book Exhibition Series) (1990 - Present) (Toronto)

• Literary Meeting Organizer (1990 - Present) (Toronto).

Literary Significance

Literary organizations and literary magazines have been published in the Eelam Tamil diaspora since 1990. Among them Kalam is the magazine, which has been published continuously for thirty years.Vazhum Tamil is a literary organization that has been operating continuously for thirty years. Selvam laid the foundation for the formation of literary movements in Canada . The periodicals published for writers by Kalam magazine are important . He penned the tragedies of refugee life with humor .

Literary Works

• Kattidakadu (Poems)

• Ezhuthi Theera Pakkangal  ( Autobiography)

• Sorkalil Suzhalum Ulagam ( Autobiography)

Links

• https://www.jeyamohan.in/140282/
• https://akazhonline.com/?p=2917
• https://www.hindutamil.in/news/literature/537687-selvam-alunandham-interview.html
• https://maduraivaasagan.wordpress.com/2018/03/11/%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D/

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