Cho Dharman (born 8 August 1953) is an Indian Tamil writer. He was born in Kovilpatti Taluk in Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu. The real name is S. Dharmaraj. Cho Dharman's novel Koogai, a stunning account of Tamil lives in post-independence India, was translated into English as The Owl. Cho, has authored nine books, won several awards and much critical acclaim for his novels, non-fiction and short stories.[1] He won the Sahitya Akademi award in 2019 under Tamil language category for his novel Sool.[2]

Books

  • (Sool /சூல்)
  • Thoorvai (தூர்வை)
  • Cho. Dharman Kadhaigal
  • Eeram
  • Sokavanam
  • Koogai: The Owl[3]
  • (Pathimoonaavathu maiyyavaadi /பதிமூனாவது மையவாடி)

Awards and honours

  • Sahitya Academy Award Winner at 2019

References

  1. Karthikeyan, Aparna (5 September 2015). "There is no such thing as Dalit writing". The Hindu.
  2. "Sahitya Akademi - Tamil Category winners list". 11 April 2020.
  3. Mangai, A. (3 July 2015). "An epic terrain". The Hindu.

Works by Cō Tarman̲ at Google Books

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