Kalki Krishnamurthy

Ramaswamy Aiyer Krishnamurthy (9 September 1899 – 5 December 1954), better known by his pen name Kalki, was a Tamil writer, journalist, poet, critic and Indian independence activist.

Childhood & Early Life

· Krishnamurthy's father was Ramaswamy Aiyar, a poor accountant in Puttamangalam village in the old Tanjore district of erstwhile Madras Presidency.

· He began his primary education in his village school and later attended Municipal High School in Mayavaram but quit in 1921, just short of completion of his Senior School Leaving Certificate, in response to Mahatma Gandhi's 1921 call for non-co-operation joining the Indian National Congress instead.

Career

· In 1923 he joined as a sub-editor at Navasakthi, a Tamil periodical edited by Tamil scholar and freedom fighter Thiru. V. Kalyanasundaram, popularly known as "Thiru Vi. Ka". Krishnamurthy's first book was published in 1927.

· Leaving Navasakthi in 1928, Krishnamurthy stayed with C. Rajagopalachari at the Gandhi Ashram in Tiruchengode in Salemdistrict and helped him edit Vimochanam, a Tamil journal devoted to propagating prohibition. In 1931, he was again imprisoned for six months.

· Next year Krishnamurthy joined Ananda Vikatan, a humour weekly edited and published by S. S. Vasan.

· Krishnamurthy's witty, incisive comments on politics, literature, music and other forms of art were looked forward to with unceasing interest by readers.

· He wrote under the pen names of "Kalki", "Ra. Ki", "Tamil Theni", "Karnatakam" and so on.

· Vikatan published many of his short stories and novels (as serials). In 1941, he left Ananda Vikatan, and rejoined the freedom struggle and courted arrest.

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Major Work

· Kalki was also a film and music critic who wrote under the pseudonym Karnatakam.

He also penned many lyrics for many songs, most of which were adapted into Carnatic Music.

· In 1923, he joined as a sub-editor in Thiru. Vi. Ka's 'Navasakthi', a Tamil magazine.

· In 1924, he got married to Rukmani (also spelled Rukmini). He later settled in Chennai.

· In 1927, he wrote a short story 'Saradhaiyin Thanthiram'.

· In 1928, he resigned from the post of sub-editor in 'Navasakthi'.

· In 1929, he joined Rajaji's 'Vimochanam', a Tamil journal.

Awards and Honours

The release of a postage stamp in honour of Kalki was among the highlights of the centenary celebrations.
Government of Tamil Nadu announced the nationalisation of Kalki's works, this will enable publishers to come out with reprints of his works.
Kalki Krishnamuthy received the Sangeetha Kalasikhamani award conferred on him by The Indian Fine Arts Society in 1953.

Personal Life & Legacy

· Upon his release after three months he and Sadasivam started the magazine Kalki. He was its editor until his death on 5 December 1954. The success that Krishnamurthy attained in the realm of historical fiction is phenomenal.

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