Talk:Jayakanthan

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Does anyone have Jayakanthan's date of birth? I need it for the article on him in Vikipedio, the Esperanto Wikipedia (http://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gjanpith). Thanks in anticipation! Giridhar 08:31, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Google says, April 24, 1934. --Rrjanbiah 08:45, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Thank you! (or Dankon! as one says in Esperanto :) Giridhar 08:54, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Deccan Herald

FWIW, Deccan Herald says Jayakanthan married a dalit woman. Sounds like, it's copied from this article. --Rrjanbiah 09:01, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Jnanapith Award

I think Jayakanthan was awarded the "Jnanapith Award" for the translation of Romain Rolland's biography of Mahatma Gandhi. The name of the book is "Vazhavaikka Vandha Gandhi". But it is written in the article as "His Jnanpith award winning novel "Hara, Hara Sankara" is yet another controversial as it is pro Sankara cult.". Is this correct ? - Santhoshguru 04:19, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

The English-Wikipedia article on Jnanpith says that since 1982 the Jnanpith is awarded for "overall contribution to Indian literature". It is no longer for a single work by the writer. So that sentence (that Jayakanthan won the award for "Hara, Hara Sankara") should perhaps be removed. Giridhar 08:54, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Yes, Giridhar you are right. I have removed the sentence. -Santhoshguru 03:48, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)