OUTSTANDING AND ACCOMPLISHED WRITERS ; PART II:

THOPPIL MOHAMED MEERAN  is an outstanding and accomplished Tamil Writer and he  was born in Kanyakumri District  and he is considered as a rational and  thought provoking  Writer . He bagged the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award , the highest Literary Award of the Government of India ,in 1977 even while he was comparatively very young ; for his striking novel , SAIVU  NARKALI, and became one of the much talked about Tamil Writers of that  period .

His Birth and Education :   No doubt Kanyakumari district is the factory of fertile writers . Thoppil Mohamed Meeran was born at Nagercoil on 26, September , 1944 , in an illustrious Muslim family. His home town is Thengapattinam , in Kanyakumari District and he belongs to the well known M.O.M family of Thengapattinam.  He is generally and popularly called as Thoppil Meeran ,by his friends.  He  is a  B.A. degree holder. He is a born  Creative  Thinker and Writer .

His  Married Life : Thoppil  Mohamed  Meeran's life partner's name is Jaleela and  and they are blessed with two Children namely : [1] Shameen Ahamed  and [2] Mirzad Ahmad. 

His Literary accomplishments :.   He is a prolific writer . He is highly proficient both in Tamil and Malayalam .The following are some of the well known Tamil Novels written by him .[1]Oru Kadalora Kiramathin Kathai[1988], [2] Thuraimugam [1991]  [3] Koonan Thoppu [1993], [4] Saivu  Narkali [1995][5]Anju Vannam Theru[2011]

Oru Kadalorathin Kathai introduced him to the  literary world ,  specially to the Tamil Literary World .As said before  the Tamil  novel Saivu Narkali earned him the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil Writing in1997. . He is noted for the use of a peculiar regional dialect  in his  Novels and short stories;  which is a peculiar mixture of Tamil and Malayam with the smell of the local sand and earth

Thoppil  Mohamed Meeran  ia also a talented short story writer ; and his short stories have been published in 6 vulumes , namely :  [1] Anbuku Muthumai Ilai , [2] Thankarasu , [3] Anathasainam Colony , [4] Oru Kutti Theruvin Varipadam , [5] Thoppil Mohamed Meeran Kathaigal and [6] Orumamamaramum Konjam Paraivagalum

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Ttranslation is an art and Thoppil Meeran is an expert in that art .Thoppil Mohamed Meeran is also a talented Translator, he has translated some important books from Malayalam to Tamil and among his translation works , his translation  work of  Vaikam Muhammad Basheer's Valkai Varalaru,  is his masterpiece .

Awards received : Everybody likes recognition , honors and awards  for their service and accomplishments and it more so in the case of  creative  people like Artists , Actors ,  Poets , Writers and Scientists .Thoppil Meeran has also received many Awards and Honors from many honorable Organizations and  Institutions . He is a recipient of the following Awards:[1] Tamil Nadu Kalai Illakiya Perumantam Award . [2] Ilakkiya Chinttanai  Award  [3] Lily Devasigamani Award [4] Tamil Nadu Government Award , [5]. Amutham Adigal Literary Award [6] Tamil Nadu Murpokku Ezhuthalar Sangam Award  [7] Sahitya Akademi Award [1997],[8] SRM University Tamil Academy Award, [9] Puthumaipithan Creative Literature Award  for the best small stories , novels and dramas,[ 2012]..

Conclusion  : Thoppil Mohamed Meeran  is  a simple and modest  man . He is one of the real living examples for simple living and high thinking . By his writings he has given main stream entry to the marginalized  and ordinary people. The words and  dialects he uses in his  novels  and short stories  connect the readers with characters of his stories . There lies  his  creative writing's greatness and success.

P.BABU MANOHARAN, M.A,. [ All Rights are reserved. This Article will be altered , enlarged and corrected if needed later ]..