R. Giridharan
R Giridharan alias Giridharan Rajagopalan is a Tamil writer. He has been continuously writing short stories, essays on music and critic articles. His stories, which happen in the backdrop of western music, have introduced a new domain for the Tamil Literature.
Birth & Youth
Girdharan is the son of Rajagopalan and Padma. He was born on June 11, 1979 in Tindivanam. After completing his schooling at Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School in Pondicherry, he completed his Engineering degree in the Pondicherry Engineering College.
Private life
Giridharan married Chithralekha in 2006. They have two daughters – Aathira and Akshara. Currently Giridharan lives in England, working in an Insurance software development firm.
Literary contribution
In 2010, Giridharan translated into Tamil a book for a simple introduction to Carnatic Music. His first short stories collection “'காலத்தின் முடிவுக்காக ஒலித்த இசை' was published in 2020 as a Tamizhini publications release. He considers writers Asogamithran, Pramil, Sundara Ramaswamy and Jeyamohan as his literary Ideals. He has been part of the editorial boards of Tamil internet magazines Solvanam, Padhagai, Omnibus. He is one of the establishing members of the London Tamil Literary group.
Giridharan’s short stories span across a variety of backgrounds and terrain. Specifically his two stories “ இருள் முனகும் பாதை “ and “காலத்தின் முடிவுக்காக ஒலித்த இசை” which were written on the background of the lifes of two great musical geniuses , had received critical acclaim. The depth and intensity of Art, its greatness, the downfall of the artists are some of the themes that repeat in Giridharan’s creations. Giridharan has also written science fiction stories that deal with the existential questions about the lifes of humans.
Giridharan’s writing style is intense, free flowing with metaphors. This language style is an alternate to modernist style of writing. “Giri’s stories underly a uniqueness which is expressed from a historical perspective. This makes his story world Singular” says critic and writer Suresh Pradeep.
“ Giri’s story world is singular due to the uniqueness expressed from a historical perspective that underly the stories”
Prizes / Awards
Winner in Aroo 2019 Science fiction short stories contest - 'பல்கலனும் யாம் அணிவோம்
Vamsi Short stories contest 2012
Newham London short story winner 2009
Books
கர்நாடக சங்கீதம் ஒரு எளிய அறிமுகம் - மொழிபெயர்ப்பு, கிழக்கு வெளியீடு, 2010
காலத்தின் முடிவுக்காக ஒலித்த இசை - சிறுகதைத் தொகுப்பு, 2020
காற்றோவியம் - இசை கட்டுரைகள், 2022
