Popular literary magazine Kanaiyazhi will be presenting a number of awards for litterateurs, including Aandaal Award, Ka Sivathamby Award and the Jayakanthan Award, here on February 23.
Kanaiyazhi was first started in the year 1965 by Kasturi Rangan, the erstwhile journalist of New York Times. At first the magazine was published comprising politics, cinema, current affairs and of course, a little bit of literature. But later, when Ashokamitran and Sujatha among others came to write, it turned completely into a literary magazine. In a span of four decades, it nurtured many writers.
It was closed in 2006 and revived again in 2011. Now for the first time, the magazine will present awards for litterateurs.
Speaking to City Express, Rajendran, the editor, said, “The awards are instituted by Dr K S Subramanian, one of the advisors. The best poetry, essays and short stories that were published in the magazine between January and December 2012, will be taken into the account. The best poem was selected by poet and politician Kanimozhi, while the winning essay was selected by Prof V Arasu, Madras University. Literary critic Venkat Swaminathan selected the best short story.”
Deepachelvan, a Tamil poet from Sri Lanka, who raised many an eyebrow with his war poems will be awarded with Aandal Award. Prof Ka Panchangam, a well-known Tamil researcher will receive the Ka Sivathamby Award, while Sengai Aazhiyan, a short story writer, will be awarded the Jayakanthan Award.
The award function would be followed by a felicitation ceremony by Justice K Chandru.
Kanimozhi, MP, Prof V Arasu, film editor B Lenin and poet K A Satchidanandam will also be present at the award ceremony.
The function will take place at Book Point Auditorium, Anna Salai at 5 30 pm