Gnani

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Jnani
Born	1954
Pen name	Vamban
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	India
Subjects	Society, Culture, Politics

Influences Thanthai Periyaar, Mahaakavi Bharathiyaar

Official website http://www.dheem.com/

Jnani, or Gnani, (born 1954) is a popular writer in the Tamil language. He has also written articles under the pseudonyms Vamban, Cynic, and Nandan and is known for frank and uncompromising views on politics and culture, which he has expressed in the media for 30 years. He plays multiple roles in newspapers, magazines, plays, and films.

A Jnani quote:

“All politics today is bad. It would be worse if you keep away from it."

1 As an editor
2 Books
3 Television
4 Plays
5 Magazines
- 5.1 Columns
- 5.2 Contributions
6 Screen adaptations

[edit] As an editor

Jnani was the editor of a Tamil magazine Dheemtharikida, which was first published in printed form and then in electronic form on the World Wide Web as www.dheemtharikita.com. The website can be accessed from www.keetru.com. The print magazine is no longer published but some of the 2006 editions are still available on keetru.com.

[edit] Books

Balloon (Play)
Pazhaya Paper (collection of his articles)
Marupadiyum (collection of his articles)
Media UravugaL
Samoogappaalinam: Mediavum Kalviyum
keLvigaL (Interviews of cult figures between 1982–2003)
Manithan PathilgaL (Answers for the readers’ questions in Dinamani Kathir between 1996–1999)
Kandathai SolgirEn (Collection of articles published in India Today)
En sankara madaththai kaappaatra vEndum?
oozhalE un vEr engE?

[edit] Television

Vinnilirunthu Mannukku
Picknik
vErgaL-Viduthalai pOraattamum pennurimai iyakkamum
Iyya-periyaar – E.Ve.Raa's life story

[edit] Plays

More than 30 plays for the troupe 'Pareeksha'

[edit] Magazines

[edit] Columns

He is presently writing the column “O Pakkangal” & "Arinthum Ariyaamalum" in the magazine "Kumudam" ( earlier in Anantha Vikatan). It has gained great popularity among the Tamil readers. The "O PakkangaL" has been released in two books from "Vikatan Publications" and is a bestseller.
He was also writing the column “Neruppu MalargaL” in AvaL Vikatan (a Tamil magazine for women). The column has been published in book from from Vikatan Publication.
Currently because of some controversies, he opted out off Anantha Vikatan and writing 'O Pakkangal' in Kumudam an another popular Tamil Magazine.