Jayakanthan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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was an Indian writer, journalist, orator, film-maker, critic and activist.
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Place of Birth: Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India
About Jayakanthan
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- Jayakanthan (24 April 1934 – 8 April 2015), popularly known as JK, was an Indian writer, journalist, orator, film-maker, critic and activist.
- Born in Cuddalore, he dropped out of school at the age of 9 and went to Madras, where he joined the Communist Party of India.
- In a career spanning six decades, he authored around 40 novels, 200 short stories, apart from two autobiographies.
- Outside literature, he made two films.
- In addition, four of his other novels were adapted into films by others. Jayakanthan's literary honours include Jnanpith and Sahitya Akademi awards.
- He was also a recipient of Padma Bhushan (2009), India's third-highest civilian honour, the Soviet Land Nehru Award (1978), and the Russian government's Order of Friendship (2011).
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