Thoppil Mohamed Meeran

Thoppil Mohamed Meeran
Thoppil Mohamed Meeran
Born	26 September 1944; Nagercoil, British India
Died	10 May 2019 (aged 74); Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
Years active	2010
Spouse	Jaleela Meeran
Children	Shameem Ahamed, Mirzad Ahamed

Thoppil Mohamed Meeran (26 September 1944 – 10 May 2019)^[1] was an Indian Nagercoil based author who wrote in Tamil.

Meeran was awarded the highest Indian Government award for Literature, Sahitya Akademi Award^[2] in 1997 for his novel Saivu Narkali (The Reclining Chair).^[3] He also received the Tamil Nadu Kalai Ilakkiya Perumantam Award, the Ilakkiya Chintanai Award, and the T N Govt. Award. He published six novels and seven short story collections.

Personal life

Mohamed Meeran was born in Nagercoil. He was also addressed as Thoppil Meeran by his friends and family. His father's name is Mohammed Abdul Khader (முஹம்மது அப்துல் காதர் ) and his mother's name is Beevi Paatha Kannu (பீவி பாத்த கண்ணு ). He was married to Jaleela and had two children, Shameem Ahamed and Mirzad Ahamed. He hailed from a village named Thengai Pattanam which is part of the Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu. He was one of the sons of the famous M.O.M Family. On 10 May 2019 he died due to the ill health at Tirunelveli.^[4]

Works

Novels

Oru Kadalora Kiramathin Kathai (1988, The Story of Sea Side Village)
Turaimugam (1991, Harbour)
Koonan Thoppu (1993, The Grove of a Hunchback)
Saivu Narkkali (1995, The Reclining Chair)
Anju vannam theru (2011, "Five Colours street")
kudiyetram (2017, Emigration)

Short story collections

Anbuku Muthumai Illai
Thankarasu(1995)
Anathasainam Colony
Oru kutty thevin varipadam
Thoppil mohammed meeran kathaigal
Oru maaamaramum konjam paravaigalum
Maranathin meethu urulum sakkaram

Anthology

varekalin pechu

Translations

Husainul jamal (moin kutty vaither)
Theivathin kanne (NP Mohammed)
vaikom muhammad basheer valkai varalaru (mona graph) (MN karassery)
Thirukottiyur kurunavel (U.A Kader)
Meesan karkalin kaval (Pk Parakadavu)

Awards

Tamil Nadu Kalai Ilakkiya Perumantam (1992)
Ilakkiya Chintanai
Lilly Devasigamani
T N Govt. Award
Amuthan adigal Literary award
TN Murpokku Ezhuthalar Sangam
Sahitya Akademi Award (1997)
SRM University Tamil Academy Award 'Pudumaipiththan Creative Literature Award for the best small stories Novels and Drama (2012)'

References

^ Sivakumar, B (10 May 2019). "Tamil writer Thoppil Mohamed Meeran dies aged 74". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ "Living Legend". The Hindu. 19 February 2005. Archived from the original on 8 May 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
^ "His mission is to dispel myths". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 October 2005. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.
^ "எழுத்தாளர் தோப்பில் முஹம்மது மீரான் மறைவு". Dinamani (in Tamil). Retrieved 24 June 2020.

[1] Sivakumar, B (10 May 2019). "Tamil writer Thoppil Mohamed Meeran dies aged 74". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

[2] "Living Legend". The Hindu. 19 February 2005. Archived from the original on 8 May 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2010.

[3] "His mission is to dispel myths". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 October 2005. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.

[4] "எழுத்தாளர் தோப்பில் முஹம்மது மீரான் மறைவு". Dinamani (in Tamil). Retrieved 24 June 2020.

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