Kalki Krishnamurthy
1899
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1954
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: India, British Raj, Dominion of India
languages spoken, written or signed: Tamil
occupation: screenwriter, journalist, writer, poet
award received: Sahitya Akademi Award in Tamil, Sangeetha Kalasikhamani
Ramaswamy Krishnamurthy (9 September 1899 – 5 December 1954), 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. 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. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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