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''Kollipavai'' (1976) was a Tamil little magazine published from Nagercoil. It is primarily known for the articles authored by [[Sundara Ramaswamy]], [[Venkat Swaminathan]] and [[Rajamarthandan]]. | ''Kollipavai'' (1976) was a Tamil little magazine published from Nagercoil. It is primarily known for the articles authored by [[Sundara Ramaswamy]], [[Venkat Swaminathan]] and [[Rajamarthandan]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
''Kollipavai'' was brought out by Rajamarthanadan, while he was a research student specializing in literature under the guidance of Professor Jesudasan. He published the magazine with the help of [[M. Vethasagayakumar]], his fellow student. The first issue came out in October 1976. Rajamarthandan later revealed that the magazine's name was chosen by the poet [[பிரமிள்|Pramil]]. ''Kollipavai'' was a | ''Kollipavai'' was brought out by Rajamarthanadan, while he was a research student specializing in literature under the guidance of Professor Jesudasan. He published the magazine with the help of [[M. Vethasagayakumar]], his fellow student. The first issue came out in October 1976. Rajamarthandan later revealed that the magazine's name was chosen by the poet [[பிரமிள்|Pramil]]. ''Kollipavai'' was a big-sized, thick quarterly. The first issue contained 52 pages. Only one issue was published in the year 1977. The publication stopped after twelve issues came out at varying frequencies. It was later revived by Kattaikkadu Rajagopalan in July 1985. He published eight issues between July 1985 and June 1988, before the publication shut down. In total, 20 issues of the magazine were published. | ||
Rajamarthandan narrates the events leading up to the launch of the ''Kollipavai'' magazine in one of his interviews, thus<ref>https://azhiyasudargal.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA/</ref> | Rajamarthandan narrates the events leading up to the launch of the ''Kollipavai'' magazine in one of his interviews, thus<ref>https://azhiyasudargal.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA/</ref>: When he was a research student at the University of Kerala, he started ''Kogayam'', a bi-monthly little magazine, along with A. Thirumalinthrasingh, A. Rajendran, and A. Dasarathan, with Thirmalinthrasingh as its editor. The publication of ''Kogayam'' stopped in February 1976 after the fourth issue came out. | ||
Meanwhile, in Nagercoil, Umapathi was preparing for the publication of the second issue of his magazine ''Therigal.'' Owing to the Emergency and the consequent clampdowns, he tried to publish the second issue in a different name - ''Kali -'' under the editorship of artist Sakthi Ganapathi from Suchindram. As this attempt also failed, he handed over the magazine - printed from cover to cover and containing forty pages in all (including a short story by Sundara Ramaswamy, a long | Meanwhile, in Nagercoil, Umapathi was preparing for the publication of the second issue of his magazine ''Therigal.'' Owing to the Emergency and the consequent clampdowns, he tried to publish the second issue in a different name - ''Kali -'' under the editorship of artist Sakthi Ganapathi from Suchindram. As this attempt also failed, he handed over the magazine - printed from cover to cover and containing forty pages in all (including a short story by Sundara Ramaswamy, a long poem by Nakulan, an essay by [[Krishnan Nambi]], a letter titled "''Sakithya Akademi Patri''" written at the request of ''Ananda Vikatan'' but subsequently returned) to Rajamarthandan and asked him to publish them as part of ''Kogayam''. Since Rajamarthandan did not have any intention to restart ''Kogayam'', he decided to publish ''Kali'' from Trivandrum. He wrote to Pramil with the intention of adding more content to the magazine. Pramil wrote an essay for it, titled "''Kalainganum Kotpaadum''". In addition, he renamed the magazine as ''Kollipavai'', redesigned it and sent it back to Rajamarthandan. The first issue of ''Kollipavai'' was published in October 1976, along with Pramil's essays and Umapathi's poems. | ||
The second issue of ''Kollipavai'' came out between January and March 1977. The stated publication frequency of four issues a year was achieved only in 1978. | The second issue of ''Kollipavai'' came out between January and March 1977. The stated publication frequency of four issues a year was achieved only in 1978. Issues number three to twelve were published intermittently from the Kanyakumari district. ''Kollipavai'' was revived in July 1985 under the editorship of R.K. Rajagopalan who committed to bringing out eight issues of the magazine. The publication stopped after the promised eight issues were brought out. | ||
== Content == | == Content == | ||
Works by Pramil, Sundara Ramaswamy, Nakulan, Vannanilavan, N. Muthusamy, S. Ramanujam, K. Rajanarayanan, Devathachan, Kalapriya and Sukumaran were published in ''Kollipavai''. In 1985, Sundara Ramaswamy penned 13 poems for a single issue under the pseudonym of Pasuvayya. The scholarly essays written by Rajamarthandan, analysing the work of emerging poets are of critical significance. The first literary work of Jeyamohan's, a poem titled Kaithi'','' was published in the ''Kollipavai'' 1986 issue. Other noteworthy features in the magazine | Works by Pramil, Sundara Ramaswamy, Nakulan, Vannanilavan, N. Muthusamy, S. Ramanujam, K. Rajanarayanan, Devathachan, Kalapriya and Sukumaran were published in ''Kollipavai''. In 1985, Sundara Ramaswamy penned 13 poems for a single issue under the pseudonym of Pasuvayya. The scholarly essays written by Rajamarthandan, analysing the work of emerging poets are of critical significance. The first literary work of Jeyamohan's, a poem titled Kaithi'','' was published in the ''Kollipavai'' 1986 issue. Other noteworthy features in the magazine included ''Udal'', a play written by Sundara Ramaswamy, his introductory essays about many Nobel laureate-writers, an essay by Venkat Swaminathan titled "''Irandu Thalaimuraigalukku Idaiye''" and related debates. The short stories of Puthumaipithan - "''Saamavin Thavaru''", "''Nambikkai''", "''Saalaram''" and "''Kannan Kuzhal''" were republished in ''Kollipavai'' after they were featured in the magazine run by M. Vethasagayakumar. These short stories were included in the collected works of Puthumaipithan only after their republication in ''Kollipavai''. | ||
== Contribution to Literature == | == Contribution to Literature == | ||
''Kollipavai'' had a small circulation and a niche readership. It provided a platform for Sundara Ramaswamy's works even before he started the ''Kalachuvadu'' magazine''.'' ''Kollipavai'' is remembered primarily for featuring the literary debates of the eighties. In the essay "''Irandu Thalaimuraigalukku Idaiye''" by Venkat Swaminathan, the magazine reproduced Sundara Ramaswamy's letter-essay in which he dismisses the idea of temples being cultural hubs that promoted fine arts, as well as Swaminathan's rebuttal. Following this, the magazine published Pramil's essay "''Vegusana Rasanayum Madha Marbum''". Vethasagayakumar's essay on the short story form and S. Ramanujam's essay on the drama form, amongst others, evoked wide-ranging discussions. | ''Kollipavai'' had a small circulation and a niche readership. It provided a platform for Sundara Ramaswamy's works even before he started the ''Kalachuvadu'' magazine''.'' ''Kollipavai'' is remembered primarily for featuring the literary debates of the eighties. In the essay "''Irandu Thalaimuraigalukku Idaiye''" by Venkat Swaminathan, the magazine reproduced Sundara Ramaswamy's letter-essay in which he dismisses the idea of temples being cultural hubs that promoted fine arts, as well as Swaminathan's rebuttal. Following this, the magazine published Pramil's essay "''Vegusana Rasanayum Madha Marbum''". Vethasagayakumar's essay on the short story form and S. Ramanujam's essay on the drama form, amongst others, evoked wide-ranging discussions. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
* [https://selvanraman.blogspot.com/2012/02/blog-post_16.html Kollipavai magazine complete collection | * [https://selvanraman.blogspot.com/2012/02/blog-post_16.html Kollipavai magazine - an evaluation of the complete collection] | ||
* [https://www.jeyamohan.in/108415/ ''Kaithi'' poem by Jeyamohan] | * [https://www.jeyamohan.in/108415/ ''Kaithi'' poem by Jeyamohan] | ||
* [https://azhiyasudargal.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA/ About Kollipavai by Rajamarthandam] | * [https://azhiyasudargal.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA/ About Kollipavai by Rajamarthandam] | ||
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Kollipavai (1976) was a Tamil little magazine published from Nagercoil. It is primarily known for the articles authored by Sundara Ramaswamy, Venkat Swaminathan and Rajamarthandan.
History
Kollipavai was brought out by Rajamarthanadan, while he was a research student specializing in literature under the guidance of Professor Jesudasan. He published the magazine with the help of M. Vethasagayakumar, his fellow student. The first issue came out in October 1976. Rajamarthandan later revealed that the magazine's name was chosen by the poet Pramil. Kollipavai was a big-sized, thick quarterly. The first issue contained 52 pages. Only one issue was published in the year 1977. The publication stopped after twelve issues came out at varying frequencies. It was later revived by Kattaikkadu Rajagopalan in July 1985. He published eight issues between July 1985 and June 1988, before the publication shut down. In total, 20 issues of the magazine were published.
Rajamarthandan narrates the events leading up to the launch of the Kollipavai magazine in one of his interviews, thus[1]: When he was a research student at the University of Kerala, he started Kogayam, a bi-monthly little magazine, along with A. Thirumalinthrasingh, A. Rajendran, and A. Dasarathan, with Thirmalinthrasingh as its editor. The publication of Kogayam stopped in February 1976 after the fourth issue came out.
Meanwhile, in Nagercoil, Umapathi was preparing for the publication of the second issue of his magazine Therigal. Owing to the Emergency and the consequent clampdowns, he tried to publish the second issue in a different name - Kali - under the editorship of artist Sakthi Ganapathi from Suchindram. As this attempt also failed, he handed over the magazine - printed from cover to cover and containing forty pages in all (including a short story by Sundara Ramaswamy, a long poem by Nakulan, an essay by Krishnan Nambi, a letter titled "Sakithya Akademi Patri" written at the request of Ananda Vikatan but subsequently returned) to Rajamarthandan and asked him to publish them as part of Kogayam. Since Rajamarthandan did not have any intention to restart Kogayam, he decided to publish Kali from Trivandrum. He wrote to Pramil with the intention of adding more content to the magazine. Pramil wrote an essay for it, titled "Kalainganum Kotpaadum". In addition, he renamed the magazine as Kollipavai, redesigned it and sent it back to Rajamarthandan. The first issue of Kollipavai was published in October 1976, along with Pramil's essays and Umapathi's poems.
The second issue of Kollipavai came out between January and March 1977. The stated publication frequency of four issues a year was achieved only in 1978. Issues number three to twelve were published intermittently from the Kanyakumari district. Kollipavai was revived in July 1985 under the editorship of R.K. Rajagopalan who committed to bringing out eight issues of the magazine. The publication stopped after the promised eight issues were brought out.
Content
Works by Pramil, Sundara Ramaswamy, Nakulan, Vannanilavan, N. Muthusamy, S. Ramanujam, K. Rajanarayanan, Devathachan, Kalapriya and Sukumaran were published in Kollipavai. In 1985, Sundara Ramaswamy penned 13 poems for a single issue under the pseudonym of Pasuvayya. The scholarly essays written by Rajamarthandan, analysing the work of emerging poets are of critical significance. The first literary work of Jeyamohan's, a poem titled Kaithi, was published in the Kollipavai 1986 issue. Other noteworthy features in the magazine included Udal, a play written by Sundara Ramaswamy, his introductory essays about many Nobel laureate-writers, an essay by Venkat Swaminathan titled "Irandu Thalaimuraigalukku Idaiye" and related debates. The short stories of Puthumaipithan - "Saamavin Thavaru", "Nambikkai", "Saalaram" and "Kannan Kuzhal" were republished in Kollipavai after they were featured in the magazine run by M. Vethasagayakumar. These short stories were included in the collected works of Puthumaipithan only after their republication in Kollipavai.
Contribution to Literature
Kollipavai had a small circulation and a niche readership. It provided a platform for Sundara Ramaswamy's works even before he started the Kalachuvadu magazine. Kollipavai is remembered primarily for featuring the literary debates of the eighties. In the essay "Irandu Thalaimuraigalukku Idaiye" by Venkat Swaminathan, the magazine reproduced Sundara Ramaswamy's letter-essay in which he dismisses the idea of temples being cultural hubs that promoted fine arts, as well as Swaminathan's rebuttal. Following this, the magazine published Pramil's essay "Vegusana Rasanayum Madha Marbum". Vethasagayakumar's essay on the short story form and S. Ramanujam's essay on the drama form, amongst others, evoked wide-ranging discussions.
References
- Kollipavai magazine - an evaluation of the complete collection
- Kaithi poem by Jeyamohan
- About Kollipavai by Rajamarthandam
Other Notes
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