Ku. Alagirisami or G. Alagirisami (Tamil: க௠.
அழகிரிசாமி, 23 June 1900 â€" 28 March 1949) was a
Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu, India.He was born in Idaicheval village
near Kovilpatti. He was a childhood friend of Ki. Rajanarayanan. He
completed his SSLC and worked as a teacher and then as a clerk in the
registrar office. He later became a journalist and wrote for Tamil
publications like Tamil Mani, Sakthi and Prasanda Vikatan. His first
short story Urakkam Kolluma was published in Ananda Bodhini in
1943.[1][2] He became a sub-editor at Sakthi in 1947. He was a friend
and contemporary of Vallikannan, Pudumaipithan and T. M. Chidambara
Ragunathan. His first short story collection - Ku. Alagirisamy
kathaigal was published in 1952 with a foreword from Kalki
Krishnamurthy. In 1953, he went to Malaysia to work in Tamil Nesan. He
married Seethalakshmi in 1955. During 1960-65 he worked as a
sub-editor in Navasakthi. He freelanced during 1965-70. He worked at
Soviet Nadu for a few months until his death. In 1967, the Government
of Tamil Nadu's Tamil development department awarded a prize for his
play Kavichakravarthi (lit. Emperor among poets). He was noted for his
short stories.[3] In 1970, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award
for Tamil posthumously for his short story collection
Anbalippu.[4]*Laurence Binyon's Akbar
அழகிரிசாமி, 23 June 1900 â€" 28 March 1949) was a
Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu, India.He was born in Idaicheval village
near Kovilpatti. He was a childhood friend of Ki. Rajanarayanan. He
completed his SSLC and worked as a teacher and then as a clerk in the
registrar office. He later became a journalist and wrote for Tamil
publications like Tamil Mani, Sakthi and Prasanda Vikatan. His first
short story Urakkam Kolluma was published in Ananda Bodhini in
1943.[1][2] He became a sub-editor at Sakthi in 1947. He was a friend
and contemporary of Vallikannan, Pudumaipithan and T. M. Chidambara
Ragunathan. His first short story collection - Ku. Alagirisamy
kathaigal was published in 1952 with a foreword from Kalki
Krishnamurthy. In 1953, he went to Malaysia to work in Tamil Nesan. He
married Seethalakshmi in 1955. During 1960-65 he worked as a
sub-editor in Navasakthi. He freelanced during 1965-70. He worked at
Soviet Nadu for a few months until his death. In 1967, the Government
of Tamil Nadu's Tamil development department awarded a prize for his
play Kavichakravarthi (lit. Emperor among poets). He was noted for his
short stories.[3] In 1970, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award
for Tamil posthumously for his short story collection
Anbalippu.[4]*Laurence Binyon's Akbar
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