Prapanchan (Tamil: பிரபஞ்சன்), is the pseudonym of S. Vaidyalingam (Tamil: சாரங்கபாணி வைத்தியலிங்கம்) a Tamil, writer and critic from Puducherry, India.
He started his career as a Tamil teacher in Thanjavur. He also worked as a journalist in Kumudam, Ananda Vikatan and Kungumam. In 1961, he published his first short story Enna ulagamada in the magazine Bharani. He was influenced by the Self-Respect Movement. He had published 46 books. In 1995, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for his historical novel Vaanam Vasappadum (lit. The Sky will be ours) set in the times of Ananda Ranga Pillai. His works have been translated into Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, German, French, English and Swedish. His play Muttai is part of the curriculum in Delhi University and his short story collection Netrru Manidhargal is a textbook in many colleges.
prabhajan is a hedonist and he has enjoyed every moment of his life with his co-fellows, he narrates his life journey with subtle nuances,this is a nice book to understand the world of prabhajan
பிரபஞ்சனின் வாசகனாக நான் படித்த முதல் புத்தகம் இது. தான் தன் வாழ்வில் சந்தித்த மனிதர்கள், தான் சந்தித்த துரோகம் மற்றும் அனுபவங்கள் பற்றி எழுதியுள்ளார். பெரும்பாண்மையானவை நெகிழவைக்கின்றன. மேலும் பல புத்தகங்களை படிக்க உந்துதலாக இருக்கிறது. புத்தகத்தை படித்து முடிக்கையில் மனிதத்தின் மீது நம்பிக்கை பிறக்கிறது.