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Ku. Azhagirisamy
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Azhagirisamy
23 September 1923 Idaicheval, Koilpatti Tamil Nadu
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| Died | 5 July 1970 (aged 46) |
| Occupation | Journalist, poet |
Ku. Azhagirisamy, also known as G. Azhagirisamy (Tamil: கு. அழகிரிசாமி), was a famous Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu, India. He was born on September 23, 1923, and passed away on July 5, 1970. He is best known for his amazing short stories and plays in the Tamil language.
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About Ku. Azhagirisamy
Early Life and Career
Ku. Azhagirisamy was born in a village called Idaicheval. This village is close to Kovilpatti in Tamil Nadu. He was a childhood friend of another well-known writer, Ki. Rajanarayanan.
After finishing his school studies (SSLC), Azhagirisamy first worked as a teacher. Later, he took a job as a clerk in a government office.
His Writing Journey
Azhagirisamy soon found his true calling in journalism. He started writing for many Tamil magazines. Some of these popular publications included Tamil Mani, Sakthi, and Prasanda Vikatan.
His very first short story was called Urakkam Kolluma. It was published in a magazine named Ananda Bodhini in 1943. In 1947, he became a sub-editor at Sakthi magazine.
He was friends with other important writers of his time. These included Vallikannan, Pudumaipithan, and T. M. Chidambara Ragunathan.
Published Works and Awards
A collection of his short stories was published in 1952. It was titled Ku. Alagirisamy kathaigal. A famous writer named Kalki Krishnamurthy wrote the introduction for this book.
In 1953, Azhagirisamy traveled to Malaysia. There, he worked for a Tamil newspaper called Tamil Nesan. He got married to Seethalakshmi in 1955.
From 1960 to 1965, he worked as a sub-editor at Navasakthi. After that, he worked as a freelance writer until 1970. He also worked for Soviet Nadu for a short time before he passed away.
In 1967, the Government of Tamil Nadu honored him. His play, Kavichakravarthi (meaning 'Emperor among poets'), won a special prize.
Ku. Azhagirisamy was especially famous for his short stories. In 1970, he received a very important award. He was given the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil. This award was given to him after his death for his short story collection called Anbalippu.
