Demise of a Tamil writer K.Kalaichelvan
C.N. Suseenthiran - Berlin
Kanagasingam Kalaichelvan, a veteran fighter
for an alternative and democratic culture among the Tamil Diaspora
community in Europe, suffered a massive heart attack on the early
morning of 5 March at his home in Paris, and passed away. He was
nearly forty-five years of age, and had lived in Paris since the very
early 1980s. The departure of Kalaichelvan is a great loss to the
Tamil community living in the European countries and to Tamil letters.
His “Exil” Publications, brought out several books - “Maraiyatha marupathi”,
“Panivayal Uzavu”, “thamizir tharippuk kuRikaLin payanpaadu” were
few of them which enriched the modern Tamil literature. He was editor
of Pallam which was one of the first magazines in Paris from the Tamil
Diaspora. With his help and enthusiasm, several literary meetings
(Ilakkiya Chanthippu) were organized in Paris. Mr. Kalaichelvan was
also on the editorial board of Exil magazine and Uyirnizhal. (Life’s
Shadow). He was a gifted and versatile artiste and he took the main
role in the film titled, “Mugam” and in “MaaRru”.
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(07.03.2005)
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