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1 Personal life  





2 Works  



2.1  Novels  





2.2  Short story collections  





2.3  Anthology  





2.4  Translations  







3 Awards  





4 References  














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Thoppil Mohamed Meeran
Born(1944-09-26)26 September 1944
Died10 May 2019(2019-05-10) (aged 74)
Years active2010
SpouseJaleela Meeran
ChildrenShameem Ahamed, Mirzad Ahamed

Thoppil Mohamed Meeran (26 September 1944 – 10 May 2019)[1] was an Indian Nagercoil based author who wrote in Tamil.

Meeran was awarded the highest Indian Government award for Literature, Sahitya Akademi Award[2] in 1997 for his novel Saivu Narkali (The Reclining Chair).[3] He also received the Tamil Nadu Kalai Ilakkiya Perumantam Award, the Ilakkiya Chintanai Award, and the T N Govt. Award. He published six novels and seven short story collections.

Personal life[edit]

Mohamed Meeran was born in Nagercoil. He was also addressed as Thoppil Meeran by his friends and family. His father's name is Mohammed Abdul Khader (முஹம்மது அப்துல் காதர் ) and his mother's name is Beevi Paatha Kannu (பீவி பாத்த கண்ணு ). He was married to Jaleela and had two children, Shameem Ahamed and Mirzad Ahamed. He hailed from a village named Thengai Pattanam which is part of the Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu. He was one of the sons of the famous M.O.M Family. On 10 May 2019 he died due to the ill health at Tirunelveli.[4]

Works[edit]

Novels[edit]

Short story collections[edit]

Anthology[edit]

Translations[edit]

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sivakumar, B (10 May 2019). "Tamil writer Thoppil Mohamed Meeran dies aged 74". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  • ^ "Living Legend". The Hindu. 19 February 2005. Archived from the original on 8 May 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  • ^ "His mission is to dispel myths". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 October 2005. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.
  • ^ "எழுத்தாளர் தோப்பில் முஹம்மது மீரான் மறைவு". Dinamani (in Tamil). Retrieved 24 June 2020.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thoppil_Mohamed_Meeran&oldid=1194847075"

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