R. Dhandayudham

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R. Dhandayudham (b. 1939 – d. ?)[1] was a Tamil scholar, writer, critic and translator from Tamil Nadu, India.[2]

Biography

Dhandyudham was a senior lecturer in the Indology department of

Tamil for his literary criticism Tharkaala Tamil Illakkiyam (lit. Modern Tamil literature).[3]
A literary organisation (Doctor Dhandayudham Ilakkiya Peravai) has been established in his memory in Malaysia.

Partial bibliography

Non-fiction

  • Tharkaala Tamil Illakkiyam
  • Malaysia Tamil ilakkiya varalaaru
  • A study of the sociological novels in Tamil
  • Aalaya vazhipattil Tamil
  • A survey of modern Tamil literature,

Fiction

  • Malarum Malar
  • Poyyana nyayangal

References

Further reading

  • Ninratupōl ninranaiyē neṭuntūram cenranaiyē (Dhandayudham commemoration volume) by V. Selvaraj