TAMIL POET
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Work Information
Hailed as Poet of Nature and also as gem of Poets, Kalladan feels that his job is to compose poem, as great Bharathi says. Besides, he contributes literary essays, prose, literary commentaries and so on and works for the development of Tamil.
Basically, he is a Civil Service Officer of Government of Pondicherry and he retired recently after more than 40 years of unblemished and successful career.
Contact Information
E-mail address
Web address
www.kalladan.way.to
Cell phone:
+91 9443076278
Residence address:
‘Thirukkudil’
No.13, First Cross Street,
Natesan Nagar East,
Puducherry - 605 005
South India.
Biographical Information
Name: T. JANAGUIRAMAN
Pen Name: KALLADAN
Date of birth: 30-07-1943
Parents:
Father: Aranga. Thirukaamu
Mother: Subbammal
Place of birth:
Thirubuvanai, Pondicherry State
Brothers & sister:
“Great Poet” Vaanidasan
Mrs.Andal
Mr.Soundirarajalu
“Paavalar” Devidasan
Family:
Wife: Poet Kopperundevi
Sons, Daughter, Daughter-in-law and Son-in-law:
Thirukumanan & Portselvi
Thirukabilan & Kasturi
Thirukuzali & Balamurugan
Education:
Brevet – Tamil, Brevet – French and B.E.P.C. Diplomas and B.A. Degree
Languages known: Tamil as mother tongue, French, English and Telugu
Kalladan is also an agriculturist, which is an added advantage to him to perceive the rustic surroundings, rural environments, fields and lakes and the nature and live in that milieu.
Associations with literary and social organizations
Poet Kalladan is associated with more than fifteen organizations involved in literary, social, cultural, educational and historical activities/backgrounds.
He is the Honorary President of Tamizhaiya KalviKazhagam - Thiruvayar, President of Makkal KalaiKazhagam - Pondicherry and President of (Pondicherry State) World Tamil Poet Forum, President, Historical Society, Pondicherry and holds important positions in Archeological Research Institute Pondicherry and so on.
Literary Works
Kalladan has at his credit 18 Books of which two are short epics, five Collection of Poems, two Proses, One History, four Research books and two Commentaries on ThiruKural.
THENMOZHI
Collection of short epics published in the year 1978. The theme is centered on love and affection of different kinds.
‘Les Pauvres gens’ of Victor Hugo and ‘Subashini’ of Rabindranath Tagore form the basis for two of these epics.
THAIMAGAL VANDAL
It is a Collection of Poems.
PURATCHI NILA
An epic based on historical background. This deals with the conflict between love and duty for the country. This book won the prize (as the best book of the year) of the Government of TamilNadu.
THIRUKURAL - COMMENTARIES (gems of ThiruKural)
ThiruKural, the Tamil Veda is known as the world literature. Kalladan has made commentaries to each of the couplets in a simple and vivid term enabling even the students as well as the less educated people to understand clearly.
The Poem books deals with nature, love compassion, virtue, eulogy, love for mother tongue, love for mother land, social reform, rational move, national integration, feeling of oneness of soul, mankind etc.
THIRUKKURAL READINGS & REFLECTIONS
KAALANTHORUM KALLADAR
One would be deeply impressed by the primal sensitivity with which Kalladan has dealt with his themes. Poets in other languages have also dealt with in their poetry subjects like love, compassion, virtue, feelings of oneness with cosmic soul, etc. but the manner in which Kalladan has handled these subjects is unique in the sense that he has first allowed himself to be totally merged with his themes and then what comes out is so tenderly tinged with a part of his own transformed self that even the mundane assumes a sublimely humane perspective. What is unusual in his poems is that the ethereal, too, is divested of its abstractness and made to appear an integral part of the throbbing life on Mother Earth.
Kalladan has vision-indeed truly poetic one-and things seen from his point of view present to us noble facets of life, which somehow we fail to see and appreciate because the world is too much with us. He brings us the back to the Wordsworthian world of Nature’s elemental purity with which human spirit must merge, to make our lives worthwhile and our planet a better place to live in.
Awards & Credentials
Though Poet Kalladan has been honoured with a number of awards and citations for his literary pursuit, the following are some of the main titles.
- ‘Kalaimaamani’ award: honour conferred on him by the Government of Pondicherry in the year 2004
- ‘Kavimaamani’ award: presented in the year 1990 by Dr. Karunanidi, the then Chief Minister of Tamilnadu on behalf of World Tamil Poets Forum.
- ‘Kavithaichelvar’ awarded by Paaventher Tamil Poets association in the year 1984.
- ‘Kuralnerichemal’ awarded by Thiruvayaru Tamizhaya Kalvikazhgam in the year 2000
- ‘Kural uraiko’ awarded by the Children Literary Forum in the year 2004.
- Citation and Prize for his Poems presented during the Centenary celebration of Maha Kavi Bharathi in the year 1981 by Government of Pondicherry.
- Citation and Prize for his Poems presented during the Centenary celebration of Paavendar Bharadidasan in the year 1991 by Government of Pondicherry and Government of Tamilnadu as well.
- ‘Manonmaniam Sundaranar’ award in the year 2003.
- ‘Kaviarasu Mudiarasanar’ award in the year 2003.
Current Project
· writing commentaries in English for ThiruKural
· Compilation of Poems written on various occasions, published in magazines, presented in Radio. TV, and other media.
· Writing of an Epic on social theme inculcating love and peace for mankind.
· These will be published through print media and also through Web World.
Creative Effect & Aims
In his works, the nature’s beauty and the social view can be seen in general; love, grace, virtue, peace and love for the whole of soul being could be felt. One can witness his desire that every one in the world gets everything needed and enjoys pleasant life. One can appreciate his love for mother tongue, fellow countrymen, and for his mother country. In brief, one can see in his verses all that are needed for this century.
Pleasant nature, helping tendency, the way of dealing with file taking that there is life behind each such file, lifting the co-writers and such other rare qualities that could be emulated.
“In these days of Internet world, how could the letter influence mankind; is letter actually needed now?” - exclaims the poet. Still he finds a positive reply to this. Our tradition suffers just like a plant beneath the stone, not being able to grow. The stone, i.e., the present system of life to be moved and the plant to be allowed to grow. This is the distinctive feature in his writings and the suggestive meaning conveyed by him indirectly.
Let all wealth flourish while
Happiness abounds everywhere
And good will rests with everybody!
Let love, virtue and
Compassion prevail and
Let all pleasure
Coupled with peace pervade!
Let the world attain its height,
Let us wholly join and greet!
-Kalladan
Designed by: S.Lakshmanan,
Psychologist