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'''Dominic Jeeva''' was a prominent minority ] author and literary figure from ]. He was a member of the marginalized ] caste. |
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'''Dominic Jeeva''' {{langx|ta|டொமினிக் ஜீவா}}; 27 June 1927 – 28 January 2021) was a ] author. 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 ] collection ''Pathukai''. |
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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. |
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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"]] |
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==Early Life== |
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== Early life == |
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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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His career began as a beautician in ], Sri Lanka. At that time, he was fascinated by ], and the policies of ]. During this period he became acquainted with Tampo Rajagopal, who inspired him to read books, taught him to write and introduced him to other writers such as S. Ponnumdurai (author of the novel ''Sadangu''). Later, Jeeva leaned towards leftist political movements and spoke in ] meetings. He wrote his first story while working at the beauty parlour. He stated that the "beauty parlour is his university" and often praised Rajagopal as his ]. |
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== Career == |
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Though without an academic background, Jeeva became one of the most prominent writers in the ] world. He was the editor of ''Mallikai'', a monthly ] on ] for more than four decades.<ref>, Karthigesu Sivathamby, Professor Emeritus, University of Jaffna</ref> The term 'progressive writing' was a euphemism for those with Communist leaning in the 1960s and 1970s. In their writings, these progressive writers attacked vehemently the linguistic jingoism of writers belonging to the ] school. ''Mallikai'' promoted Moscow-based Communist writers during the ]. In the 1960s Jeeva received a Sri Lanka Sahithya Academy Award. {{cn|date=April 2015}} |
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Jeeva was the author and publisher of many books and short stories. Jeeva established a publishing center called Mallikai Panthal.<ref name=eelavar>{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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He died on 28 January 2021, aged 93.<ref> {{in lang|ta}}</ref> |
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==Bibliography == |
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|1|| ''Thanneerum Kanneerum'' <ref name=eelavar/> |
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|2 || ''Pathukai'' <ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009214132/http://www.lines-magazine.org/Art_Aug03/Santhush_review.htm |date=9 October 2006 }}</ref> |
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|3 || ''Saalayin Thiruppam'' |
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|4 || ''Vazhvin Tharisanangal'' |
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|5 || ''Dominic Jeeva Sirukathaikal'' |
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=== Essays === |
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|1|| ''Anubava Muththiraigal'' |
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|2 || ''Thalaippookkal'' |
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|3 || ''Eazhalaththilirunthu Oru Illakkiyakural'' |
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|4 || ''Thoondil'' |
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|5 || ''Munnuraigal'' |
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|6 || ''Mupperim Thalainagarangalil 30 Natkal'' |
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=== Biography === |
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|1|| ''Ezhuthappadatha Kavithaikku Varaiyappadatha Siththiram'' |
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=== Other books === |
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|1|| ''Emathu Ninaivugalil Kailasapathy'' |
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|2 || ''Malligai Mugangal'' |
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|3 || ''Attaippada Oviyangal'' |
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|4 || ''Tamil translation of 15 sinhala stories'' |
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==Awards== |
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|1961 || ''Sri Lanka Sahithya Academy Award'' ||''Thaneerum Kanneerum'' |
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|1963 || ''Sri Lanka Sahitiya Academy Award '' ||''Pathukai'' |
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|2001 || ''M.A.(Hons) By ]'' || |
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== See also == |
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== References == |
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*, Daily News, 14 July 2004 |
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*{{cite news | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930030749/http://www.dailynews.lk/2004/09/15/artscop02.html | archivedate=30 September 2007 | url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2004/09/15/artscop02.html | title=Artscope: Tradition and modernity in E. Rathinam's works | first=K.S. | last=Sivakumaran | newspaper=Daily News | location=Sri Lanka | date=15 September 2004 | accessdate=16 August 2020 }} |
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* {{cite news | url=https://www.dailynews.lk/2018/03/07/features/144746/many-forms-love-and-death | title=Many forms of love and death | date=7 March 2018 | newspaper=Daily News | location=Sri Lanka | first=K S | last=Sivakumaran | accessdate=16 August 2020 }} |
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*''Anubava Muththiraigal by Dominic Jeeva'' |
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=== Notes === |
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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. |
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==References== |
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*http://www.dailynews.lk/2004/07/14/artscop02.html |
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*http://www.eelavar.com/members/article/jaffna_view.php?ID=38&SID=1029 |
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== External links == |
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*http://www.geotamil.com/pathivukal/kssonmallikai_sep2004.html |
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*http://www.hartleycollege.com/kp/ktr.shtml |
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*http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=175&id=877 |
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*http://www.sangam.org/CULTURE/fifty_years_of_thamileelam_liter.htm |
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*http://www.dailynews.lk/2004/09/15/artscop02.html |
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*http://www.lines-magazine.org/Art_Aug03/Santhush_review.htm |
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* https://web.archive.org/web/20060424085953/http://www.sasnet.lu.se/EASASpapers/4AswiniMishra.pdf |
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*http://www.tamilnation.org/forum/sachisrikantha/writers.htm |
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*http://srilankanliterature.quickseek.com/ |
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*http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Sri-Lankan-literature |
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*http://www.icescolombo.org/digital_lib/author_index.asp?sort=j |
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*http://www.sasnet.lu.se/EASASpapers/4AswiniMishra.pdf |
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*http://www.hartleycollege.com/kp/ktr.shtml |
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*http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005070803070200.htm&date=2005/07/08/&prd=th& |
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Though without an academic background, Jeeva became one of the most prominent writers in the Tamil world. He was the editor of Mallikai, a monthly journal on literature for more than four decades. The term 'progressive writing' was a euphemism for those with Communist leaning in the 1960s and 1970s. In their writings, these progressive writers attacked vehemently the linguistic jingoism of writers belonging to the Dravidian school. Mallikai promoted Moscow-based Communist writers during the Soviet era. In the 1960s Jeeva received a Sri Lanka Sahithya Academy Award.
Jeeva was the author and publisher of many books and short stories. Jeeva established a publishing center called Mallikai Panthal.
