Jayakanthan

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 an early age 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.Jayakanthans literary honours include Jnanpith and Sahitya Akademi awards. He was also a recipient of Padma Bhushan (2009), Indias third-highest civilian honour, the Soviet Land Nehru Award (1978), and the Russian governments Order of Friendship (2011).

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