Indira Parthasarathy
R. Parthasarathy, commonly known as Indira Parthasarathy or Ee. Paa., is an Indian author and playwright who writes in Tamil. He has published 16 novels, 10 plays, anthologies of short stories, and essays. He is best known for his plays, "Aurangzeb", "Nandan Kathai" and "Ramanujar".
Indira Parthasarathy | |
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| Born | 10 July 1930 then Madras, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nickname | Ee-Paa |
| Occupation | Novelist, Playwright |
| Notable work | Kuruthi Punal |
| Notable awards | Padma Shri; Sahitya Akademi; Sangeet Natak Akademi; Saraswati Samman |
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He has been awarded the Saraswati Samman (1999), and is the only Tamil writer to receive both the Sahitya Akademi Award (1977) and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2004). He received Padma Shri in the year 2010, given by Government of India.
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