Pa. Singaram
இந்தப் பக்கத்தை தமிழில் வாசிக்க: ப.சிங்காரம்
Pa. Singaram (August 12, 1920 - December 30, 1997) is a Tamil novelist. He has written two popular novels in the backdrop of Tamil diaspora. Puyalile Oru Thoni, a forerunner in the non linear narration is one among them. This novel is considered as a work of art in which the satire of high quality is depicted.
Birth, Education
Pa. Singaram was born on August 12, 1920 to K. Palanivel Nadar and Unnamulai Ammal at Singampunari, Sivagangai District a
as their third son. Subramaniyan and Baskaran were his siblings. His family winto gn garment business along with his grand father Kumarasamy Nadar. Pa. Singaram had his primary education at Singampunari Primary School and then completed his high school education at St. Mary's High School, Madurai.
Personal Life
After completing his high school education at Madurai, Pa. Singaram moved to Medan, Indonesia to work with his relative S. K. Chinnamuthu Pillai. He got married in Medan. When Pa. Singaram was 25 years old, his wife and child passed away during labour. After living in Malaya for 8 years (1938 - 1946), Pa. Singaram returned to India after the Second World War in the year 1946 and was living in Madurai thereafter. He was employed as a proof reader in the Madurai edition of Thina Thanthi daily and got retired in the year 1987 due to his detoriating health conditions. Pa. Singaram was living alone in a rented room in the YMCA hostel, Madurai for 50 years. He stayed aloof and had not participated in any literary events. After YMCA management forcefully sent him out in the year 1996, he was living in another hotel room till his death.
Literary Contribution
Pa. Singaram got introduced to magazines like Manikodi and Kalaimagal when he was at school. His letters got published in these magazines. He started reading in English after he moved to Indonesia. Pa. Singaram's vision and style had the influence of American novelist Ernest Hemingway.
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