She has returned my love of words, language, stories and the desire ... While she got a ‘Learn Tamil by Yourself’ book, she realised that it was very different from spoken Tamil.

In my first book, I wrote poems without titles ... Her poetry remains a dynamic presence in Tamil literature — where, as she puts it, “language reaches its boiling point”.

Tamil contemporary writer Imayam may not be very popular in Kerala, but his bold and fearless writing is sure to impress even those who understand only bits of Tamil. He speaks with conviction, and ...

He praised Bharati’s influence on patriotism, his progressive ideals on equality, and his advocacy for women’s empowerment, calling his works a “treasure of the Tamil language.” ...

Having mastered many Indian languages and English, Neelambikai Ammaiyar (1903 – 1945) wrote several books in Tamil, including the biographies of Queen Victoria and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.