Jeyakāntan̲, 1934-2015
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- Ñān̲amūlam, 2017:page 10 (born Aprl 24, 1934)
- Wikipedia, viewed on March 06, 2018(born April 24, 1934 at Cuddalore, South Arcot District, Madras Presidency, British India; dead April 08, 2015 at Chennai, India)
- Author's Yārukkāka al̲utān̲, 1962.
- Cila nēraṅkaḷil cila man̲itarkal, 2003:t.p. (Ta. Jeyakāntan̲)
- Apanā apanā antaraṅga, 2005:t.p. (Jayakāntana) t.p. verso (Jayakanthan) jkt. (Ḍī. Jayakāntana)
- Till death do us part and other stories, c2005:t.p. (Jayakanthan) p. facing t.p. verso (Dhandapani Jayakanthan; b. 1934)
- OCLC, June 17, 2008(hdg.: Jeyakāntan̲, 1934- ; usages: D. Jayakanthan; Jeyakanthan; Dī. Jayakāntan; Dī. Jaikāntana; Jayakāntan̲; Ta. Jayakāntan; Ta. Jaẏakāntana; D. Jayakāntan; Di. Jeyakāntan̲)
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D. Jayakanthan (24 April 1934 – 8 April 2015), popularly known as JK, was an Indian writer, journalist, orator, filmmaker, critic and activist. Born in Cuddalore, he dropped out of school at the age of 9 and went to Madras, where he joined the Communist Party of India. In a career spanning six decades, he authored around 40 novels, 200 short stories, apart from two autobiographies. Outside literature, he made two films. In addition, four of his other novels were adapted into films by others. Jayakanthan's literary honours include Jnanpith and Sahitya Akademi awards. He was also a recipient of Padma Bhushan (2009), India's third-highest civilian honour, the Soviet Land Nehru Award (1978), and the Russian government's Order of Friendship (2011).
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