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Tamil novelist dead

CHENNAI: L.S. Ramamritham, veteran Tamil novelist, died here on Tuesday, his 92nd birthday, after a brief illness.

He is survived by his wife, four sons and a daughter.

Born in 1916, Mr. Ramamritham was a native of Lalgudi and one of the writers of the ‘Manikodi’ era. He had worked in Punjab National Bank for 30 years, and settled in Chennai after retirement.

He authored 300 short stories, six novels and 10 collections of essays. ‘Putra’ and ‘Apita’ are among his notable works. A recipient of several awards and honours, he won the Sahitya Akademi award in 1989 for ‘Chintanadi,’ a collection of autobiographical essays.

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