30 January - 3 February 2025 | Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur

Perumal Murugan

Perumal Murugan works as a Head and Associate Professor of Tamil Literature at government arts college in Tamil Nadu. He is the author of 11 novels and five collections each of short stories and poems, as well as ten books of nonfiction. Several of his novels, stories and poems have been translated into English, including Seasons of the Palm, which was shortlisted for the Kiriyama prize, Current Show, One Part woman and Pyre. His best-known novel One Part Woman won the prestigious ILF Samanvay Bhasha Samman for Writing in Indian languages. His recent novel Poonachi has been shortlisted for several awards including JCB award. His latest book is Amma.

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