Stella Bruce
இந்தப் பக்கத்தை தமிழில் வாசிக்க: ஸ்டெல்லா புரூஸ்
Stella Bruce (Ram Mohan) (August 08, 1941 - March 1, 2008) wrote leisure stories in Tamil. He was loved for his soft love stories. Under the pen name Kalidas wrote poems in literary magazines. Stella Bruce worked in cinema industry. He was interested in philosophies of J.Krishnamoorthy and Pondichery Annai
Birth, Education
Stella Bruce was born on August 08,1941 in Virudhu Nagar. His family was in business and trade and wealthy. Stella Bruce's father was a friend of Kamarajar. Stella Bruce parted his family business and came to Chennai to be in cinema industry. He was involved in movie discussions. But no movies were made in Stella Bruce's name.
Personal Life
Stella Bruce had a TVS Agency(franchise) in Virudhunagar. He lived alone in Chennai. Stella Bruce married Hemambujam a 32 year old fan on January 18, 1987. Stella Bruce was 48 then. They had no children. They both loved to read and listening to music.
Death
Stella Bruce's wife Hema died in July 2007 due to kidney failure. 6 months later Stella Bruce committed suicide on his 67th birth day on March 01, 2008.
The below was from Stella Bruce's last note. The life that I and Hema had was wonderful, spiritual and epic. My death would make my mom sad. What to do? I could not bear. Loneliness crushes me. So I am opening the doors of the death and going to Hema. When your lonely life becomes a punishment, death becomes freedom. I bid farewell.
When Athmanaam died, Stella Bruce wrote that the soul of persons who dies of suicide, violence and accident had to struggle a lot in certain levels. They were unbearably cruel. After 24 years Athmanaam passed, Stella Bruce committed suicide.
Literature Life
Stella Bruce got the reading habit from his father in his childhood. His first story published in Gnana ratham in 1970 where Jeyakanthan was the editor. Stella Bruce wrote poems as Kalidas. Many poems were published in Zha a magazine started by Athmanaam. Stella Bruce was the name of his friend's sister with intellectual disability. He chose the name in her memory. Stella Bruce wrote his first story titled Oliver in Dinamani Kathir as Stella Bruce. After writing few love stories in Kumudam, he wrote "Oru muraidhan pookum" a serial in Anandavikatan in 1984. The story, Adhu oru kanakalam was very famous. The series of articles he wrote in Virutcham literary magazine were the last.
Literary Significance
Stella Bruce was noted for his style in leisure reading. It closely resembles Sujatha's short, brisk writing style. But satire and externalization of Sujatha were not in his style. They were similar to Balakumarans soft sensational love stories. He was known for that combination. But Stella Bruce's most important novel Panankaatu Annachi does not have these styles but realistically narrated. Stella Bruce wrote philosophical poems as Kalidas.
Books list
Novels
- Aayiram Kadhavugal thirakkattum
- Karpanai Sangiligal
- Maaya nadhigal
- meendum andha gnabagangal
- Suriyam miga arugil
- Vithiyasamana kalam
- Ellachalaigalum kutrangalai nokki
- Ulle eriyum sudar
- Orumuraidhan pookum
- Adhu oru mazhai kalam
- Adhu oru nila kalam
- Panankaatu annaachi (Family novel)
- Engirundho oru nizhal
Poems
- Naanum naanum (Written as Kalidas) 1996
- Udambu
Articles
- Marangal Written in Navina Virutcham
- En nanbar Athmanaam A long article
References
- En nanbar Athamanaam - 1 Stella Bruce Katturaigal Navina Virutcham.in
- En nanbar Athamanaam - 2 Stella Bruce Katturaigal Navina Virutcham.in
- En nanbar Athamanaam - 3 Stella Bruce Katturaigal Navina Virutcham.in
- Stella Bruce, Aravindh Thendral Tamil Online April 2011
- Stella Bruce Sila ninaivugal Azhagiya Singer Navina Virutcham.in August 2014
- Stella Brucein Appa : Writer Jeyamohan
Links
En Nanbar Athamanaam - Stella Bruce - Solvanam | Issue 269 | 24 April 2022 (Solvanam.com)
