Ashokamitran was the pen name of Jagadisa Thyagarajan, a prolific Indian writer regarded as one of the most influential figures in post-independent Tamil literature.
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Ashokamitran was the pen name of Jagadisa Thyagarajan, a prolific Indian writer regarded as one of the most influential figures in post-independent Tamil literature. He began his prolific literary career with the prize-winning play "Anbin Parisu" and went on to author more than two hundred short stories, and a dozen novellas and novels. A distinguished essayist and critic, he was the editor of a famous Tamil literary journal "Kanaiyaazhi". He has written over 200 short stories, nine novels, and some 15 novellas besides other prose writings. Most of his works have also been translated into English and other Indian languages, including Hindi, Malayalam, and Telugu.
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