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Tamil writer Perumal Murugan wins 2023 JCB Literary Prize for Fire Bird

November 19, 2023 9:21 am

The award was announced virtually by Lord Bamford, Chairman of JCB Group, and awarded in person by Deepak Shetty, CEO and Managing Director, JCB India Limited. The JCB Literary Prize award carries Rs 25 lakh to the author and an additional Rs 10 lakh to the translator.

Author Perumal Murugan and a cover of his book 'Pyre'.

International Booker Prize 2023 longlist: Who is Perumal Murugan, the first Tamil author to make the list?

March 17, 2023 11:47 am

The nomination for 'Pyre' comes at a time when Indian-language works are gaining more recognition through English translation. In 2022, Geetanjali Shree became the first Hindi novelist to win an International Booker Prize for 'Ret Samadhi'.

After Geetanjali Shree in 2022, Tamil writer Perumal Murugan’s Pyre makes it to the International Booker longlist

March 15, 2023 6:07 am

International Booker nomination important for Tamil, non-Hindi language literature, says Murugan

Tamil writer Perumal Murugan makes it to International Booker longlist 2023

March 14, 2023 4:10 pm

The 56-year-old is the first Tamil writer to make it to the longlist of 13 works. Last year, Hindi writer Geetanjali Shree became the first Indian writer to win the award, which celebrates translated works, for her book "Tomb of Sand"

BJP’s poster showing slum dwellers has curious addition: Tamil author Perumal Murugan

November 30, 2021 8:10 am

Murugan, when contacted, told The Indian Express: “I myself belong to slums, so I am delighted. I am happy to have featured along with them.”

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Verses from the soil

December 09, 2020 8:14 am

Tamil author Perumal Murugan and Carnatic classical vocalist TM Krishna come together to create a song in solidarity with the ongoing farmers' protest

How a hate campaign against their work brought Perumal Murugan, S Hareesh to mainstream attention

December 06, 2020 2:33 pm

With accolades and international recognition, the Tamil and Malayalam writer, respectively, hope for a more nuanced reading of their work

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National Book Awards for Translated Literature longlist announced: Perumal Murugan makes the cut

September 17, 2020 7:19 pm

The list consists of two debut novels, two which center on animals, two feature ghost narrators, two which turn the gaze inward into the complexities of the protagonists and two on familial tension