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| Born | Raghavan Chudamani (1931-01-10)10 January 1931 Madras, Tamilnadu |
| Died | 13 September 2010(2010-09-13) (aged 79) |
| Occupation | Writer |
Raghavan Chudamani (10 January 1931[1] – 13 September 2010) was an Indian writer[2] writing inTamil. She also wrote short stories in English asChudamani Raghavan.[3] Her name also appears asChoodamani.[4]
She was born inChennai[1] and grew up there.[3] Because of a physical disability, she was schooled at home.[2] She published her first story "Kaveri" in 1957. In 1960, she published her first novelManathukku Iniyaval (Beloved woman). Her 1961 playIruvar Kandanar (Two persons witnessed), which has been performed many times,[3] received the Ananda Vikatan award. Her stories have been translated into other Indian languages. She also translated stories from other Indian languages into Tamil.[1]
She received the Tamil Nadu Government Award in 1966, the Lilly Devasigamani Award in 1992[1] and the Kalagnar Mu Karunanidhi Award at the Chennai Book Fair in 2009.[2]
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