Sengai Aaliyan
Kanthaiya Kunarasa (Senkaiahliyan) | |
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Sri Lankan Tamil |
Kanthaiya Kunarasa or Senkaiahliyan (In Tamil : செங்கை ஆழியான்) was a Sri Lankan Tamil writer who emerged after the 1960s. He is also the author of several non-fiction books. He also served as the registrar of the University of Jaffna.
Biography
Kunarasa was born in 1941 in
Sinhala and published in weeklies such as Silumina, Vivarana, Ravaya, and so on. One of his novels, named 'The Beast', was translated into English.[citation needed
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Books written
| Book | Type | Meaning in English |
|---|---|---|
| Nanthikadal | Legend | Sea of Bull |
| Aachi Payanam Pagiral | Comedy | Grandma is on a Trip |
| Akkinikunju | Short Fiction | Firebird |
| Theemtharikitathom | Novel | |
| Yalpanathu Rathirigal | Short Fiction | Nights in Jaffna |
| Vadaikkattu | Novel | The Dry Wind |
| Iravinmudivu | Novel | The End of a Night |
| Piralayam | Novel | The Tragedy |
| Kataru | Novel | The Flood |
| Kanavugal Katpanaigal Aasaigal | Novel | Dreams and Desires |
| Gangai karai oram | Novel | At the Riverbank |
| Alaikadalthan Oyatho | Novel | Will the Sea Calm Down? |
| Chithrapournami | Short Fiction | Full Moon |
| Muttathu Ottaipanai | Novel | Palmyra at the Entrance |
| Ithayame amaithikol | Short Fiction | Calm Down my Dear Mind |
| Yanai | Novel | The Beast |
| Malaiyil nanainthu Veyilil kainthu | Novel | Caught in the Sunlight and Rain |
| Malaikaalam | Novel | The Rainy Season |
| Mannin thagam | Novel | Thirst of the Land |
| Kanthavel kottam | Legend | Lord Muruga's Kingdom |
| Janmaboomi | Novel | The Motherland |
| Yagakundam | Novel | |
| Aaru kal madam | Novel | The Lodge |
| Kiduguveli | Novel | The Fence |
| O! Antha alagiya palaya ulagam | Novel | Oh! that nice old days |
| Koththiyin Kathal | Comedy | The Love of Koththi |
| Katil kalakum perumoochugal | Novel | The Breath |
| Orumaiya vattangal | Novel | Circles of One Centre |
| Kadal kottai | Legend | The Fort in the Sea |
| Kuveni | Legend | Kuveni The Yaksha Princes |
| Kavodai | Novel | |
| Pootha theevu puthirgal | Novel | Mysterious Island |
| Iravu near payanigal | Short Fiction | Night Time Travellers |
| Kolumbu Lodge | Novel | The Colombo Lodge |
| Maranangal malintha boomi | Novel | The Land of Deaths |
| Pore née po | Novel | War Go Away! |
| Vanum kanal soriyum | Novel | Fire From the Sky |
| Koodillatha natthaigalum Odillatha aamaaigalum | Short fiction | |
| Sambavi | Short fiction | Sambavi |
Researches
| Book | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Nallai nagar nool | The book of Nallur
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| Eelaththavar varalaru | History of Eelam people |
| Yalpana kottai varalaru | History of Jaffna fort |
| 24 mani neram | 24 hours |
| 12 mani neram | 12 hours |
| Meendum Yalpanam Erigirathu | Jaffna is burning again |
| Thamilar thesam | The Tamil Nation |
Other books
| Book | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Marumalarchi sirukathaigal | Short stories of Marumalarchi |
| Eelakeasari sirukathaigal | Short stories from Eelakeasari magazine |
| Muniyappathasan sirukathaigal | Short stories by Muniyappathasan |
| Sambanthar sirukathaigal | Short stories by Sambanthar |
| Cartoon Ulagil naan by S.Sundar | Biography |
| Eelathu munnodi sirukataigal | Leading Short stories of Eelam |
| Mallikai sirukathaigal | Short stories from Mallikai magazine |
See also
- List of Tamils of Sri Lanka
- Tamil language
- Tamil literature
References
- ^ "Senkaiahliyan (Jan 25, 1941 – Feb 28, 2016)". SBS Your Language.
- Kattaru- by Senkaiahliyan.
- Vaanum Kanal Sorium- by Senkaiahliyan.
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