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		⚫	'''Dominic Jeeva''' (born ], ]) is a prominent minority ] author and literary figure from ]. He is also a member of the marginalized ] caste.
	==Biography==
	Dominic Jeeva edits a monthly ] on ] for more than four decades called <b><i>Mallikai<i><b> and also the publisher of many books, an author of many books and a writer of short stories.
	Though he cannot boast of an academic background, he made his way to be one of the top most writers in the]world. ] in ], established himself from his battered experiences an, "unacknowledged professor"]]

	==~~Early~~ ~~Life~~==		== Biography ==
			=== Early Life ===

			Jeeva is a member of the ] caste in ].
	Coming from a then downtrodden caste in ], he established himself as a person to be emulated. His search for knowledge and his battered experiences have made him a man of real stuff an, ' unacknowledged professor ' taking into account some of his ideas found in many of his works.
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			=== Career as a author ===
⚫	==Awards==
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			Though he has no academic background, Jeeva has become one of the most prominent writers in the ] world. Dominic Jeeva has been the editor for Mallikai, a monthly ] on ] for more than four decades called. Mallikai has been described as an important forum for the publication of progressive writing.<ref>, Karthigesu Sivathamby, Professor Emeritus, University of Jaffna</ref>
⚫	~~The writer~~ Dominic Jeeva ~~had~~ ~~totally~~ forgotten ~~once,~~ ~~that~~ he ~~came~~ to be known to ~~the~~ non-Tamil speaking readers ~~through~~ a review of his book ~~<b><i>~~Pathukai~~<i><b>~~, a collection of short stories, ~~which~~ won the first Sri Lankan Sahitiya Academy Award for Tamil ] in 1964.

			Dominic Jeeva is also the author and publisher of many books and has also written several short stories. Jeeva has also established a publishing center called "Mallikai Panthal" publisher.<ref name=eelavar></ref>
⚫	==References==
⚫	*http://www.dailynews.lk/2004/07/14/artscop02.html
	*http://www.eelavar.com/members/article/jaffna_view.php?ID=38&SID=1029

		⚫	=== Awards ===
	*http://www.geotamil.com/pathivukal/kssonmallikai_sep2004.html
	*http://www.hartleycollege.com/kp/ktr.shtml
	*http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=175&id=877
	*http://www.sangam.org/CULTURE/fifty_years_of_thamileelam_liter.htm
⚫	*http://www.dailynews.lk/2004/09/15/artscop02.html
⚫	*http://www.lines-magazine.org/Art_Aug03/Santhush_review.htm

		⚫	Dominic Jeeva was for a period of time forgotten as a writer. He first became known to non-Tamil speaking readers after a review of his book Pathukai, a collection of short stories. Pathukai won the first Sri Lankan Sahitiya Academy Award for Tamil ] in ].

			== Bibliography ==
⚫	==External links==
		⚫	* Pathukai/Paathukai (Shoes)<ref></ref>
	*http://www.tamilnation.org/forum/sachisrikantha/writers.htm
			* Thannerum Kannerum<ref name=eelavar/>
	*http://srilankanliterature.quickseek.com/

	*http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Sri-Lankan-literature
		⚫	== References ==
	*http://www.icescolombo.org/digital_lib/author_index.asp?sort=j
		⚫	*, Daily News, July 14, 2004
⚫	*http://www.sasnet.lu.se/EASASpapers/4AswiniMishra.pdf
		⚫	*, Daily News, September 15, 2004
	*http://www.hartleycollege.com/kp/ktr.shtml

	*http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005070803070200.htm&date=2005/07/08/&prd=th&
			=== Notes ===
			<div class="references-small"><references/></div>

			== See also ==

			* ]
			* ]
			* ]

		⚫	== External links ==
		⚫	* http://www.sasnet.lu.se/EASASpapers/4AswiniMishra.pdf

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Dominic Jeeva
Born	(1927-06-27) June 27, 1927 (age 97) Sri Lanka
Occupation	author
Nationality	Singhalese

Dominic Jeeva (born June 27, 1927) is a prominent minority Sri Lankan Tamil author and literary figure from Sri Lanka. He is also a member of the marginalized Dalit caste.

Biography

Early Life

Jeeva is a member of the Dalit caste in Jaffna.

Career as a author

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Dominic Jeeva

Though he has no academic background, Jeeva has become one of the most prominent writers in the Tamil world. Dominic Jeeva has been the editor for Mallikai, a monthly journal on literature for more than four decades called. Mallikai has been described as an important forum for the publication of progressive writing.

Dominic Jeeva is also the author and publisher of many books and has also written several short stories. Jeeva has also established a publishing center called "Mallikai Panthal" publisher.

Awards

Dominic Jeeva was for a period of time forgotten as a writer. He first became known to non-Tamil speaking readers after a review of his book Pathukai, a collection of short stories. Pathukai won the first Sri Lankan Sahitiya Academy Award for Tamil fiction in 1964.