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Balakumaran

Born

in Pazhamarneri, Tamilnadu, India

July 05, 1946

Died

May 15, 2018

Website

http://www.writerbalakumaran.com/

Genre

Historical Fiction, Spirituality, Philosophy

Influences

Mother Sulochana, Guru Sri Yogi Ram Surath Kumar.

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Balakumaran was born in Pazhamarneri village near Thirukattupalli in Thanjavur district in 1946. As a child, he was highly inspired by his mother, who was a Tamil scholar and a Siromani in Sanskrit, used verses of Sangam and other ancient literature to motivate him when ever he was emotionally down. This created a deep interest in Tamil literature which made literature his passion. His first stories were published in a literary magazine called ‘Ka-Sa-Da-Tha-Pa-Ra’ and for which he was also a founding member, a self-anointed militant literary journal that had been launched with a mission to blaze new trails in modernist literature.

He has also contributed to Tamil periodicals such as Kalki, Ananda Vikatan, Saavi and Kumudam. Later he became ...more

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Average rating: 4.21 · 14,858 ratings · 779 reviews · 252 distinct works • Similar authors

	உடையார் - பாகம் 1 [Udaiyar - Part 1] 4.19 avg rating — 2,636 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	உடையார் - பாகம் 2 [Udaiyar - Part 2] 4.32 avg rating — 1,174 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	உடையார் - பாகம் 3 [Udaiyar - Part 3] 4.29 avg rating — 1,152 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	உடையார் - பாகம் 4 [Udaiyar - Part 4] 4.34 avg rating — 965 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	உடையார் - பாகம் 6 [Udaiyar - Part 6] 4.30 avg rating — 779 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	கங்கை கொண்ட சோழன் (பாகம் 1) [Gangai Konda Cholan #1] 4.11 avg rating — 793 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	உடையார் - பாகம் 5 [Udaiyar - Part 5] 4.31 avg rating — 669 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	இரும்பு குதிரைகள் [Irumbu Kudhiraigal] 4.14 avg rating — 497 ratings — published 1984 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	மெர்குரிப் பூக்கள் [Mercury Pookkal] 4.05 avg rating — 487 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	கங்கை கொண்ட சோழன் (பாகம் 2) [Gangai Konda Cholan #2] 4.26 avg rating — 333 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars