LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 7 : 4 April 2007
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
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N. PALANIVELU: A PIONEER AMONG THE TAMIL WRITERS OF MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE

Sundari Balasubramaniam


N. Palanivelu, a Pioneer among Tamil writers of Malaysia and Singapore
N. Palanivelu, a Pioneer among the Tamil writers of Malaysia and Singapore

A novelist, playwright, and poet, N. Palanivelu (1908-2000) was an active writer for more than 50 years. He was a pioneer among the Tamil writers of Singapore and Malaysia. His literary contributions and radio plays impacted the lives of the Tamils settled in Malaya and Singapore in a very constructive manner, and helped them shed their inhibitions and seek progress in all aspects of life. The living conditions of the Tamil Diaspora were not as prosperous as it is at present. They needed guidance, instruction, encouragement, hope and pride in their Tamil identity. Palanivelu's works helped in these areas. He occupies a very valuable position among all the writers of Indian Diasporas of the last century around the world.

The article reproduced here is by Ms. Sundari Balasubramaniam, who is a Reference Librarian at the Lee Kong Chian Reference Library of the National Library of Singapore. Substantive materials for the article were collected originally by Ms. Pushpa Latha Devi for the National Exhibition on the Pioneering Writers of Singapore in the major languages of Singapore. The article originally appeared in the journal BiblioAsia, published by the National Library, Singapore.

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