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Karichan Kunju (July 10, 1919 – January 17, 1992) was a Tamil writer, Translator trained in Indian philosophies. The novel 'Pasitthamanudam' written by him is said to be the first Transgressive text in Tamil. The novel Pasitha Manudam''<nowiki/>' written by him is said to be the first allegorical text in Tamil. He has translated the famous Marxist philosopher Deviprasad Chattopadhyay's book 'Indiya Thathuvangalil Nilaithanavum Azinthanavum' (''What is Living and What is Dead in Indian Philosophy)'' into Tamil.
Karichaan Kunju (July 10, 1919 – January 17, 1992) was a Tamil writer, Translator trained in Indian philosophies. The novel ''<nowiki/>'Pasittha Maanudam'<nowiki/>'' (starving humanity) written by him is said to be the first allegorical and transgressive text in Tamil. Hence, Karichaan Kunju is considered to be the pioneer of Tamil transgressive writing. Among many translations works, He has translated the eminent Marxist scholar Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya's 1976 book 'What is Living and What is Dead in Indian Philosophy' into Tamil as ''<nowiki/>'Indiya Thathuvangalil Nilaithanavum Azinthanavum''' (what survived and perished in Indian Philosophy) into Tamil.
== Birth, Education==
== Birth, Education==
[[File:Karichan kunju.jpg|thumb|Karichan Kunju]]
[[File:Karichan kunju.jpg|thumb|Karichan Kunju]]
R. Narayanasamy, popularly known as Karichan Kunju, was born on July 10, 1919, to Ramamrutha Shastri and Easwari Ammal couple in Thanjai District, Nannilam Vattam Setaneepuram. As his father passed away at a young age, Easwari Ammal worked as a cook at an inn in Kumbakonam. Karichan Kunju also worked as a handyman there. His maternal uncle took him at the age of eight and enrolled him in a free seminary in Bangalore. Karichan Kunju studied Sanskrit and Vedas there. He came to Madurai at the age of fifteen and learned Tamil and North Indian Language at the Devasthanam school while working in different temples and gaduated in Tamil and Sanskrit. Later attended Devasthana School in Rameswaram. He lived as a student till the age of 22.
R. Narayanasamy, popularly known as Karichaan Kunju, was born on July 10, 1919, to the couple  Ramamrutha Shastri and Easwari Ammal in Sethanee puram (Chaitanyapuram), Nannilam Taluk, Thanjavur District. As his father passed away at a young age, Easwari Ammal worked as a cook at an inn in Kumbakonam. Karichaan Kunju also worked as a kitchen hand there. At the age of eight, his maternal uncle took him to Bangalore and enrolled him in a free Veda paathsala. Karichaan Kunju studied Sanskrit and Vedas there. He came to Madurai at the age of fifteen and earned 'Vidwan' in Tamil and Sanskrit at the Devasthanam school (schools attached to Temples) while simultaneously working in different temple shrines. He Later attended Devasthana School in Rameswaram. He lived as a student till the age of 22.
==Personal Life==
==Personal Life==
[[File:Karichan-Kunju2.png|thumb|Karichan Kunju]]
[[File:Karichan-Kunju2.png|thumb|Karichan Kunju]]
Karichan Kunju worked as a Tamil teacher at Ramakrishna School in Chennai. After that he worked as a teacher in Kumbakonam Native High School, Vishnupuram High School, Mannargudi National High School. But not having a formal degree, he often worked for meager salaries.
Karichaan Kunju worked as a Tamil teacher at Ramakrishna School in Chennai. He continued to work as a teacher in Kumbakonam Native High School, Vishnupuram High School, Mannargudi National High School. He often worked for a meagre salary, as he did not possess a statutory degree.


Karichan Kunju married Sarada Amma. They have four daughters namely Lakshmi Baby, Prabha, Vijaya and Shantha. Poverty in his youth, the unsupportiveness of his childhood relationships, his childhood spent as an orphan on the roads, and the Vedantic philosophy he studied, all combined to keep him firmly detached to worldly life. But Ravi Subramaniam notes that she was very determined to educate her daughters.
Karichaan Kunju married Sharada Amma. They have four daughters namely Lakshmi Baby, Prabha, Vijaya and Shantha. The Poverty in his youth, the unsupportive family, his schooling deprived of care, and the Vedantic philosophy he learned and studied, all combined to keep him firmly detached from the worldly life. But he was determined to get his daughters well educated, notes Writer Ravi Subramaniam.
==Literary Contribution==
==Literary Contribution==
While working as a teacher in Kumbakonam, he was close friends with writers [[K.P. Rajagopalan]], [[T. Janagiraman]], [[M.V. Venkatram]]. He lost his father at a young age and considered his idol K.P. Rajagopalan as his father. K.P. Rajagopalan used to write articles under the pseudonym Karichan, the first bird that calls at dawn. He named himself 'Karichan Kunju' after his paternal name and started writing. Karichan Kunju's plays were compiled and published under the name "Kalugu". He wrote in many magazines like Kalamohini, Kalaimamal, Ajantha. He worked as an assistant editor in the magazine "Thanee" run by M.V. Venkatram. His short novel Sukhavasigal''<nowiki/>' was made into a TV serial called 'Manithargal'.
While working as a teacher in Kumbakonam, he became close to writers [[கு.ப. ராஜகோபாலன்|K.P. Rajagopalan]], [[தி.ஜானகிராமன்|T. Janakiraman]], [[எம்.வி. வெங்கட்ராம்|M.V. Venkatram]]. Since Karichaan Kunju lost his father at a young age, he considered his ideal K.P. Rajagopalan, as his father. K.P. Rajagopalan used to write under the pseudonym ''Karichaan'' (drongo), the first bird that calls at dawn. Hence, he named himself ''<nowiki/>'Karichaan Kunju'<nowiki/>'' (the juvenile drongo). Karichaan Kunju's plays were collected and published as a compilation titled 'Kazhugu' (eagle). He wrote in many magazines like ''Kalaamohini, KalaimagaL, Ajantha.'' He worked as an assistant editor in the magazine ''<nowiki/>'Thenee'<nowiki/>'' (honeybee) run by M.V. Venkatram. His novella ''<nowiki/>'Sukhavaasigal'<nowiki/>'' was later made into a Television serial called ''<nowiki/>'Manithargal'.'' Karichaan Kunju's 1982 book ''<nowiki/>'Bharathi Thediyathum Kandathum''' (what Bharati discovered and found) was about [[சி.சுப்ரமணிய பாரதியார்|Mahakavi Bharathiyar]]'s spiritual maturity is an important work in view of Vedanta. 
===== Short Stories=====
===== Short Stories=====
[[File:காதம்பரி சிறுகதை .jpg|thumb|Kathampari Short Story]]
[[File:காதம்பரி சிறுகதை .jpg|thumb|Kaadhambari Short Story]]
In 1940, Karichan Kunju's first short story Malarch''i' under the pseudonym Ekanthi was published in Kalaimagal magazine. He continued to write stories in the magazine Sivaji ran by Thiruloka Sitaram from Trichy. He has written about two hundred stories, most of it was unedited.
In 1940, Karichaan Kunju's first short story ''<nowiki/>'Malarchi''' (bloom) under the pseudonym Ekaanthi, was published in ''Kalaimagal'' magazine. He continued to write stories in the magazine ''Sivaji'' published from Trichy by [[திருலோக சீதாராம்|Triloka Sitaram]]. Karichaan Kunju had written about two hundred stories, most of them remains uncompiled.
=====Novels=====
=====Novels=====
The first novel in modern Tamil literature dealing with homosexuality is Karichan Kunju's Pasithta Manudam''<nowiki/>'. It is considered to be one of the Transgressive novels of Tamil literature. "''Underlying the novel is a theoretical position that transcends intellectually rejected egoistic atheism and pseudo-inert theism''" says critic M.V. Venkatram.
The first novel in modern Tamil literature that dealt with homosexuality is Karichaan Kunju's ''<nowiki/>'Pasittha Maanudam'.'' It is considered to be one of the first Transgressive novels of Tamil literature. ''"''Underlying the novel is a theoretical position that transcends intellectually rejected egoistic atheism and pseudo-inert theism''"'' says critic Venkat swaminathan.
=====Translations=====
=====Translations=====
Karichan Kunju has translated many books from Sanskrit, Hindi and English into Tamil. Among his other language contributions to Tamil is '<nowiki/>''Toni Vilakku''<nowiki/>' translation of Anandavarthanar's 'Dvanya Logavat' who lived in ninth century Kashmir. His interest in Marxist philosophies led him to translate Marxist genius Deviprasad Chattopadhyay's book "What is living and what is dead in Indian Philosophy" under the title Indiya Thathuvangalil Nilaithanavum Azinthanavum''<nowiki/>' into Tamil. It is noteworthy that Saratchandra's book was translated as "''Pennin Perumai''".
Karichaan Kunju has translated many books from Sanskrit, Hindi and English into Tamil. Among his other linguistic contributions to Tamil is ''<nowiki/>'dhoni viLakku','' a translation of Anandavarthana's 'Dhvanya Loga' from 9th CE Kashmir. His interest in Marxist philosophies led him to translate eminent Marxist Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya's 1976 book 'What is living and what is dead in Indian Philosophy' into Tamil as 'Indiya Thathuvangalil Nilaithanavum Azinthanavum''<nowiki/>'<nowiki/>'' (what survived and perished in Indian Philosophy). His translation of Bengali Writer Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyaya's ''Naarir Mulya'' as ''<nowiki/>'Pennin perumai''' (the Value of women) is noteworthy.  
=====Articles =====
=====Articles =====
In view of Vedanta, Karichan Kunju wrote about Bharati's Atma Pakuvam, the book Bharati Thediyathum Kandathum''<nowiki/>', his extensive collection of essays about K.P. Rajagopalan are also important in his contribution to Tamil literature.
Karichaan Kunju's extensive collection of essays about his mentor K.P. Rajagopalan is his important contribution to Tamil literature.
==Demise==
==Demise==
Karichan Kunju died on January 17, 1992 at the age of 73.
At the age of 73, Karichaan Kunju died on 17th January,1992.
==Autobiographies==
==Biography==
Karichan Kunju Vazhkai Varalaaru - Seshatri (Inthiya Ilakkiya Sirpigal Varisai)
''Karichaan Kunju Vazhkai Varalaaru'' - by Seshadri (''Inthiya Ilakkiya Sirpigal Varisai,'' Sahitya Akademi publishing)
==Literary Place==
==Literary Position==
Literature explores the essence of man in two ways. One is on a virtually normal site, another, in transgression or extremity. The methodology of realism is to examine the value of man in his natural state. Judging by the extremes is the methodology of the two aesthetics. Romanticism elevates human values ​​to a peak. Taking it to its opposite extremes, transgressive writing explores human virtues. Karichan Kunju's Pasitha Manudam''<nowiki/>' is somewhat of the second type. This type of writing is called transgressive fiction in literary criticism. Karichan Kunju is considered to be the pioneer of Tamil transliteration.
Literature explores the essence of man in two ways. One in reality in a normal level. and the other, in Idealist and extreme. The methodology of realism is to examine the value of man in his natural state. Judging by these two extremes is the methodology of the two aesthetics. Romanticism elevates human values ​​to its zenith. Taking this to its opposite extremes, transgressive writing explores human virtues. Karichaan Kunju's ''<nowiki/>'Pasittha Manudam''' is of the latter. In Literary criticism, it is termed as transgressive fiction. Karichaan Kunju is considered to be the pioneer of Tamil transgressive writing.  
==Books==
==Books==
=====Short Story Collections=====
=====Short Story Collections=====
* ''Ezhiya Vazkkai Muthaliya Kathaigal - Kathal Kalpam (1955)''
* ''ELiya Vaazkkai Muthaliya Kathaigal - Kaathal Kalpam (1955)''
*''Vamsarathinam (1964)''
*''Vamsarathinam (1964)''
*''Kubera Tharisanam (1964)''
*''Kubera Dharisanam (1964)''
*''Deiveegam (1964)''
*''Deiveegam (1964)''
*''Amma Itta Kattalai (1975)''
*''Amma Itta Kattalai (1975)''
*''Andrirave (1983)''
*''Andriravey (1983)''
*''Karichan Kunju Kathaigal (1985)''
*''Karichaan Kunju Kathaigal (1985)''
*''Thelivu (1989)''
*''TheLivu (1989)''
* ''Ethu Nirkum (2016)''
* ''Ethu Nirkum ? (2016)''
*''Karichan Kunju Kathaigal - Full Collection (2021)''
*''Karichaan Kunju Kathaigal - Full Collection (2021)''
=====Novel=====
=====Novel=====
*''Pasitha Manudam''
*''Pasittha Maanudam''  
=====Short Novel=====
=====Short Novel=====
*''Sugavasigal (1990)''
*''SukhavaasigaL (1990)''
=====Plays=====
=====Plays=====
*''Kazhugu (1989)''
*''Kazhugu (1989)''
*''Kalathin Kural''
*''Kaalatthin Kural''
=====Translations=====
=====Translations=====
*''Inthiya Thathuvangalil Nilaithanavum Azhinthanavum - (Deviprasad Chattopadhyay - [https://archive.org/details/whatislivingwhat0000chat What is living and what is dead in Indian Philosophy])''
*''Inthiya Thathuvangalil Nilaithanavum Azhinthanavum -'' (of Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya - [https://archive.org/details/whatislivingwhat0000chat What is living and what is dead in Indian Philosophy])
* ''Toni Vilakku''
* ''dhoni ViLakku -'' (of 9th CE Kashmiri Pundit Anandavardhana's ''Dhvanya Loga'')
*''Pennin Perumai - Sarathchandra''
*''Pennin Perumai -'' (of Sarath Chandra Chattopadhyaya's Bengali Essays ''<nowiki/>'Naarir Moolya''')
*''Sankarar - D.M.B. Mahadevan''
*''Shankara -'' (of T.M.P Mahadevan's ''Shankaracharya'', 1968 National Book trust)
*''Suriya Kanthi Poovin Ninaivu - Syed Abdul Malik''
*''Suriya Kaanthi Poovin Ninaivu -'' (of Assamese Writer Syed Abdul Malik's ''Shurujmukhir Shapna'' 1960)
=====Essay Books=====
=====Essay Collections=====
*''Bharathiyar Thediyathum Kandathum (1982)''
*''Bharathi Thediyathum Kandathum (1982)''
*''Ku.Pa.Ra - Vanathi Pathipagam (1990)''
*''Ku.Pa.Raa -'' Vaanathi Pathippagam (1990)
==References==
==References==
*[http://www.tamilonline.com/mobile/article.aspx?aid=4833 Tamilonline - Thendral Tamil Magazine - Writer - Karichan Kunju]
*[http://www.tamilonline.com/mobile/article.aspx?aid=4833 Tamilonline - Thendral Tamil Magazine - Writer - Karichan Kunju]

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Kairchan Kunju

Karichaan Kunju (July 10, 1919 – January 17, 1992) was a Tamil writer, Translator trained in Indian philosophies. The novel 'Pasittha Maanudam' (starving humanity) written by him is said to be the first allegorical and transgressive text in Tamil. Hence, Karichaan Kunju is considered to be the pioneer of Tamil transgressive writing. Among many translations works, He has translated the eminent Marxist scholar Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya's 1976 book 'What is Living and What is Dead in Indian Philosophy' into Tamil as 'Indiya Thathuvangalil Nilaithanavum Azinthanavum' (what survived and perished in Indian Philosophy) into Tamil.

Birth, Education

Karichan Kunju

R. Narayanasamy, popularly known as Karichaan Kunju, was born on July 10, 1919, to the couple Ramamrutha Shastri and Easwari Ammal in Sethanee puram (Chaitanyapuram), Nannilam Taluk, Thanjavur District. As his father passed away at a young age, Easwari Ammal worked as a cook at an inn in Kumbakonam. Karichaan Kunju also worked as a kitchen hand there. At the age of eight, his maternal uncle took him to Bangalore and enrolled him in a free Veda paathsala. Karichaan Kunju studied Sanskrit and Vedas there. He came to Madurai at the age of fifteen and earned 'Vidwan' in Tamil and Sanskrit at the Devasthanam school (schools attached to Temples) while simultaneously working in different temple shrines. He Later attended Devasthana School in Rameswaram. He lived as a student till the age of 22.

Personal Life

Karichan Kunju

Karichaan Kunju worked as a Tamil teacher at Ramakrishna School in Chennai. He continued to work as a teacher in Kumbakonam Native High School, Vishnupuram High School, Mannargudi National High School. He often worked for a meagre salary, as he did not possess a statutory degree.

Karichaan Kunju married Sharada Amma. They have four daughters namely Lakshmi Baby, Prabha, Vijaya and Shantha. The Poverty in his youth, the unsupportive family, his schooling deprived of care, and the Vedantic philosophy he learned and studied, all combined to keep him firmly detached from the worldly life. But he was determined to get his daughters well educated, notes Writer Ravi Subramaniam.

Literary Contribution

While working as a teacher in Kumbakonam, he became close to writers K.P. Rajagopalan, T. Janakiraman, M.V. Venkatram. Since Karichaan Kunju lost his father at a young age, he considered his ideal K.P. Rajagopalan, as his father. K.P. Rajagopalan used to write under the pseudonym Karichaan (drongo), the first bird that calls at dawn. Hence, he named himself 'Karichaan Kunju' (the juvenile drongo). Karichaan Kunju's plays were collected and published as a compilation titled 'Kazhugu' (eagle). He wrote in many magazines like Kalaamohini, KalaimagaL, Ajantha. He worked as an assistant editor in the magazine 'Thenee' (honeybee) run by M.V. Venkatram. His novella 'Sukhavaasigal' was later made into a Television serial called 'Manithargal'. Karichaan Kunju's 1982 book 'Bharathi Thediyathum Kandathum' (what Bharati discovered and found) was about Mahakavi Bharathiyar's spiritual maturity is an important work in view of Vedanta.

Short Stories
Kaadhambari Short Story

In 1940, Karichaan Kunju's first short story 'Malarchi' (bloom) under the pseudonym Ekaanthi, was published in Kalaimagal magazine. He continued to write stories in the magazine Sivaji published from Trichy by Triloka Sitaram. Karichaan Kunju had written about two hundred stories, most of them remains uncompiled.

Novels

The first novel in modern Tamil literature that dealt with homosexuality is Karichaan Kunju's 'Pasittha Maanudam'. It is considered to be one of the first Transgressive novels of Tamil literature. "Underlying the novel is a theoretical position that transcends intellectually rejected egoistic atheism and pseudo-inert theism" says critic Venkat swaminathan.

Translations

Karichaan Kunju has translated many books from Sanskrit, Hindi and English into Tamil. Among his other linguistic contributions to Tamil is 'dhoni viLakku', a translation of Anandavarthana's 'Dhvanya Loga' from 9th CE Kashmir. His interest in Marxist philosophies led him to translate eminent Marxist Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya's 1976 book 'What is living and what is dead in Indian Philosophy' into Tamil as 'Indiya Thathuvangalil Nilaithanavum Azinthanavum' (what survived and perished in Indian Philosophy). His translation of Bengali Writer Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyaya's Naarir Mulya as 'Pennin perumai' (the Value of women) is noteworthy.

Articles

Karichaan Kunju's extensive collection of essays about his mentor K.P. Rajagopalan is his important contribution to Tamil literature.

Demise

At the age of 73, Karichaan Kunju died on 17th January,1992.

Biography

Karichaan Kunju Vazhkai Varalaaru - by Seshadri (Inthiya Ilakkiya Sirpigal Varisai, Sahitya Akademi publishing)

Literary Position

Literature explores the essence of man in two ways. One in reality in a normal level. and the other, in Idealist and extreme. The methodology of realism is to examine the value of man in his natural state. Judging by these two extremes is the methodology of the two aesthetics. Romanticism elevates human values ​​to its zenith. Taking this to its opposite extremes, transgressive writing explores human virtues. Karichaan Kunju's 'Pasittha Manudam' is of the latter. In Literary criticism, it is termed as transgressive fiction. Karichaan Kunju is considered to be the pioneer of Tamil transgressive writing.

Books

Short Story Collections
  • ELiya Vaazkkai Muthaliya Kathaigal - Kaathal Kalpam (1955)
  • Vamsarathinam (1964)
  • Kubera Dharisanam (1964)
  • Deiveegam (1964)
  • Amma Itta Kattalai (1975)
  • Andriravey (1983)
  • Karichaan Kunju Kathaigal (1985)
  • TheLivu (1989)
  • Ethu Nirkum ? (2016)
  • Karichaan Kunju Kathaigal - Full Collection (2021)
Novel
  • Pasittha Maanudam
Short Novel
  • SukhavaasigaL (1990)
Plays
  • Kazhugu (1989)
  • Kaalatthin Kural
Translations
  • Inthiya Thathuvangalil Nilaithanavum Azhinthanavum - (of Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya - What is living and what is dead in Indian Philosophy)
  • dhoni ViLakku - (of 9th CE Kashmiri Pundit Anandavardhana's Dhvanya Loga)
  • Pennin Perumai - (of Sarath Chandra Chattopadhyaya's Bengali Essays 'Naarir Moolya')
  • Shankara - (of T.M.P Mahadevan's Shankaracharya, 1968 National Book trust)
  • Suriya Kaanthi Poovin Ninaivu - (of Assamese Writer Syed Abdul Malik's Shurujmukhir Shapna 1960)
Essay Collections
  • Bharathi Thediyathum Kandathum (1982)
  • Ku.Pa.Raa - Vaanathi Pathippagam (1990)

References

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