| Name(s) |
T.K. DORAISWAMY,
also known by his pen name Nakulan. |
| Date of
Birth |
August 21, 1921 |
| Date of
Death |
May 17, 2007 |
|
Identity |
Indian poet, professor of
English, novelist, translator and short
fiction writer. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
He wrote a novel and six books of poems in English, and nine
novels and five books of poems in Tamil. He wrote both in Tamil
and English, and is known for his surrealism and experimentation
as well as free verse. |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
He served as Professor of English for
four decades. |
|
Awards and Accolades |
Asan Memorial Award for Tamil Poetry in
1983. |
|