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For me there is no difference between writers from Tamilnadu or from Singapore or from Malaysia or from Sri Lanka. We all belong to one family: Tamil writers family.Tamil writers living in many different parts of the world should feel united. For instance, in Tamilnadu various Tamil writers from various parts write different Tamil; they speak different Tamil.Speaking differently or writing differently doesn't mean they are different. They all belong to the same Tamil writers family. Sri Lankan Tamil literature or 'Pulampeyarnthor Literature' or Singapore Tamil Literature or Malaysian Tamil Literature or Tamilnadu Tamil Literature all should be considered as part of the same Tamil Literature. 

Contradictions always exist.They shouldn't be antagonistic, instead they should be friendly.There is a need for a serious literature. There is a need for a children literature. There is a need for magazines like kanaiyazhi or kalachchuvadu. At the same time for 'pamara makkal' there is a need for a news paper like Thinath thanthi or magazine like Ranee. There is a need for 'Ampulimama' or Kokulam for kids.

If we understood this, there won't be any fighting among various literary groups. The purpose of the literature is for various reasons. It can be a guide; it can be an entertainment;..... it can be useful in various ways. For instance, during my past life, at various stages I was influenced by various writers and writings due to my age and my knowledge. Going through these different stages are necessarry for the growth. As a child no one expected me to read Kafka. I had to reach certain level before I understood Kafka. 

For me , all these different '...isms' in literature are important and necessary for various reasons. Fighting against each literary concept is not a positive thing to do. -V.N.Giritharan-
 


America: A Collection Short Stories and a Short Novel
Written By: V.N.Giritharan
Translation: Latha Ramakrishnan
Publisher: Sneha Pathippagam, Madras

"Giritharn has shaped the stories on all that he has seen and experienced in the land wherein he had sought refuge. This would be something very new to Tamils, Sri Lankan Tamil and to the foreigners. No doubt about that. Mostly entwining himself into the story as an essential character and adopting the first person figure of speech he has tried to tell the story and its incidents. This very trait can make the story authentic and enable the reader identify himself/herself with its course and characterizations."-Se.Ganesalingan


  Nallur Rajadhani: City Layout
Written By: V.N.Giritharan
Translation: Latha Ramakrishnan
Publisher: Sneha Pathippagam, Madras

"Giritharan has the principal qualities required of a historical researcher, sincerity and patience, in full. He takes into consideration even those historical evidences which have no basis and which are quite a lot. And he sets out to analyse them extensively and establish how correct or incorrect they are. This maturity of mind which is required foremost of a historian is inherent in this young author and this fact is enough to throw light on his vast knowledge and deep insight. And, his analytical bent of mind and viewpoint are further enhanced by his distinct style of writing which is at once simple and rich. Till date I have not met Giritharan. Only through his writing I have come to know him as an intelligent writer who has a seeking for more and more knowledge and wisdom who writes for a case and with a purpose. This analytical work of his reveals to us another aspect of his self. or rather, another facet of his self. And indeed, with pride and precision."-S.Yoganathan-


'Eluga Athi Manuda": A Collection Of Tamil Poems
Written By: V.N.Giritharan 
Publisher: Mangai Pathippagam 

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