Sureshkumara Indrajith
Sureshkumara Indrajith (October 5, 1953) is a Tamil writer. He has been writing short stories, novels, short stories, articles and reviews. He writes on the issues of male-female relationships, lust and social woes.
Birth, Education
Sureshkumara Indrajith was born on October 5, 1953 in Rameswaram to Ramanathan and Gandhimathi. His birth name is N.R. Sureshkumar. He moved to Madurai after completing his schooling. Sureshkumara Indrajith completed his freshman year in the Vellaisamy Nadar College, Nagamalai, Madurai. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Majura College, Madurai. He graduated with a Master’s degree in Political Science.
Personal Life
Sureshkumara Indrajith married Mallika in 1983 and the couple has two daughters, Abinaya and Srijanani. He retired as a Tahsildar in Tamil Nadu Government. He has an interest towards Carnatic Music.
Literary Life
Sureshkumara Indrajith has been writing short stories since 1979. His first short story collection 'Alayum Siragugal' was published in 1982. He was introduced to the world of fiction through Writer Jayakanthan’s stories. In 1986, he organized literary meetings on second Sundays of every month under the name 'Sandhippu'. Rajamarthandan spoke in its first official meeting and Sureshkumar Indrajit spoke in the second meeting. A large gathering attended by Sundara Ramasamy was also organized through ‘Sandhippu’. He has written more than 80 short stories and two novels. He has written sixty flash fictions during the Corona lockdown period. He continues to write short stories, novels, flash fictions, articles and reviews.
Literary Place
Any qualified reader who relates to Sureshkumara Indrajit’s fictional world, based on their own reading experiences, can transform the creative experiences. Most of his short stories are related to lust and problems in male - female relationships. Apart from this, social woes which cannot be ignored by the sensitivity of a superior artist are also featured in his short stories.
Sureshkumara Indrajit’s style of writing is to frame his fiction in as few words as possible. His works cannot be generalized based on any other category. He has successfully used all kinds of storytelling techniques in his short stories which is one of his unique specialties. Sureshkumara Indrajit cannot fit into any line up of creators in tamil. There are a few short stories that have tremendous elements of satire.
Sureshkumar Indrajith's real contribution is in short stories. He extended the boundaries set for short stories. His storytelling did not comprise landscape or external descriptions. His stories very rarely exhibited cultural background. His philosophy was based on existentialism. He also rarely dealt with poetic imagery. Usage of emotion and dramatic ending was also rare in Sureshkumar Indrajit’s stories. These boundaries also happen to be his uniqueness. Through narrative gaps, his storytelling portrays what’s in the minds of the characters. Writer Jeyamohan said during the release of 'Idapakka Mookkuthi' that “Sureshkumara Indrajith only provides the map, the reader has to travel and understand the real meaning of the story.”
Award
- Vishnupuram Literary Award 2020
- M. Aranganathan Award 2023
Books
Novels
- Kadalum Vannathupoochiyum
- Ambigavum Edward Jennerum
- Oru Paadagi Oru Maaya Piravi
Short Story Collections
- Alaiyum Siragugal
- Maraindhu Thiriyum Kizhavan
- Maaberum Soodhaatam
- Avaravar Vazhi
- Naanum Oruvan
- Nadana Mangai
- Nalliravil Suriyan
- Pinnavinathuvavaadhiyin Manavi
- Pinnani Paadagar
- Idappakka Mookuthi
- Oru Pen Oru Siruvan - Irandu Kadhaigal
Links
- Vishnupuram Literary Award 2020 - Sureshkumara Indrajit
- Sureshkumara Indrajit- Kalaiyaagum Tharungal
- Sureshkumara Indrajit, Vishnupuram Literary Award-Letters
- Sureshkumara Indrajit Special Edition: Intro
- Sureshkumara Indrajit Documentary
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