Kalaiselvi
இந்தப் பக்கத்தை தமிழில் வாசிக்க: கலைச்செல்வி (எழுத்தாளர்)
Kalaiselvi (Kalaiselvi Lakshmanan Subramanian) (Born May 03, 1968) is a Tamil writer of short stories and novels. Kalaiselvi's stories based on the life of Gandhi were widely noticed.
Birth, Education
Kalaiselvi was born as the daughter to the couple L. Subramanian and S. Rajeshwari in Neyveli in 1972. Her father worked as a senior officer in the Neyveli Lignite Corporation. Kalaiselvi finished her schooling at NLC Girls Higher Secondary School, Neyveli and obtained her Bachelor's degree in Commerce from Annamalai University, Chidambaram.
Personal Life
Kalaiselvi married S. Govindaraju on October 25, 1995. Govindaraju is running a mining business and a ginning business on his own. They have two daughters: G. Shanmathi and G. Shurthi. Kalaiselvi works as a personal assistant in the Public Works Department in Trichy.
Literary Life
Short stories
Kalaiselvi wrote her debut short story Vaidehi Kathirundhal for the Dinamani-Neyveli Book Fair short story competition in 2012 and won the second prize. Kalaiselvi then authored short stories and novels. Kalaiselvi's short stories with Gandhi as protagonist received attention.
Novels
Kalaiselvi's dubut novel Sakkai was published in 2015. It is a story about stone masons. Kalaiselvi's novel Attrai Thingal focuses on the issue of tribal suppression and deforestation, and her Punitham can be categorized as a feminist novel. Kalaiselvi also wrote Harilal, a novel based on the relationship between Gandhi and his elder son Harilal.
Place in Literary world
Kalaiselvi does not identify herself as a feminist writer. Kalaiselvi believes that the creation does not require gender identity. Kalaiselvi describes herself as writer of moral issues. Kalaiselvi writes about inner world narratives, and has been creating rich fictions with the outside world elements based on historical studies.
Speaking about Kalaiselvi's writings, Pavannan critiques, "Kalaiselvi is an author who continues to produce notable short stories and her stories depict the desire of depth of human mind based on real life experiences. All the incidents depicted in her stories occur in most natural way and give authenticity to the stories. It comes very naturally to Kalaiselvi the form of stories as the perfectly crafted costumes".[1]
Kalaiselvi says Gandhi as her ideal writer. Her stories portray Gandhi as a common man who oscillates between emotions. Thus, enhancing the extraordinary nature of his life. Harilal is an important work in that respect. Kalaiselvi is the one who writes most Tamil stories with Gandhi as the protoganist.
Awards
- Sparrow Award (2021)
- Illakiya Sindanai Award (2018)
- Kanaiyazhi Short story category
- Vaduvur Pulavar K. Seetharaman Memory Award (2017)
- Tiruppur Lions Club - Sakthi Award (2016)
- Best Novel Award for Sakkai from Kalai Illakiya Forum (2016)
- Best Novel Award for Punitham from Ezhuthu Competition.
Books
Short story collections
- Vazhi (Kavya 2015)
- Iravu (New Century Book House 2016)
- Chitravuku Aangilam Theriyathu (Vasagasalai Pathippagam 2017)
- Maayanadhi (Yaavarum Publishers 2018)
- Koodu (Yaavarum Publishers 2020)
- Samarkkalam (Ethir Veliyeedu 2024)
Novels
- Sakkai (New Century Book House 2015)
- Punitham (Ezhuthu Pathippagam 2016)
- Attrai Thingal (Yaavarum Publishers 2017)
- Aalakaalam (Yaavarum Publishers 2022)
- Harilal s/o Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Thannaram Publications 2022)
- Theipuri Pazhangairu (Ethir Veliyeedu 2023)
Non-Fiction
- Eaetrathirkaana Matram - (Public works department 2015)
- Gandhiyaith Tavira Gandhiyai Veru Yaaral Kollamudiyum (Ethir Veliyeedu 2024)
References
Footnotes
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First published on: 29-Jan-2026, 17:32:26 IST
