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Kalki Krishnamurthy

Indian writer, journalist, freedom fighter and Tamil novelist (1899-1954) · India · On the map · Writers · Died at 55

Ramasamy Krishnamurthy, better known by his pen name Kalki, was an Indian writer, journalist, poet, critic and Indian independence activist who wrote in Tamil. He chose the pen-name "Kalki", the future incarnation of the Hindu God Vishnu.

Kalki Krishnamurthy is read about 98 times a day, in 10 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.

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Awards

Sahitya Akademi Award in Tamil1956
Sangeetha Kalasikhamani

About this person

He founded a magazine, which was also named Kalki, with T Sadasivam being the co-founder, in 1941. Krishnamurthy‘s writings include over 120 short stories, 10 novellas, 5 novels, 3 historical romances, editorial and political writings and hundreds of film and music reviews.

Country
India
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1954 · aged 55