Ramaswamy Sundara

One of the most versatile and innovative of Tamil writers, a great modernist and a dazzling stylist, Sundara Ramaswamy (1931 – 2005 ) wrote in many genres – poetry, novel, short story, play, personal essay and literary criticism – making real interventions in Tamil writing. Each of his three novels is recognized as path – breaking, and he also edited and published a notable literary magazine, Kalachuvadu, which became a forum for new writing and literary debate.