Sivasankari

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Sivasankari (born October 14, 1942) is a popular Tamil writer and activist. She is one of the four Tamil writers asked by the United States Library of Congress to record their voice as part of the South Asian article on Sivashankari

Early life

Sivasankari was born in Madras in a Tamil Brahmin (Iyer) family.^[1]

Career

One of her novels was made into the film 47 Natkal (1981) directed by K. Balachander and starred Chiranjeevi and Jayaprada. She is author of the novel, which was made into a TV series called as Subah on Doordarshan in 1987.

Notes

↑ "நான் தமிழன்". Kumudam (in Tamil). July 15, 2009. p. 112.

Exteranal links

http://www.sivasankari.com/
Library of Congress page on Sivasankari
Woman of the Week,The hindu March 25, 2006

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Name	Sivasankari
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Short description	Indian writer
Date of birth	October 14, 1942
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