His first short story Sandha Seelan was published in Dravidan magazine by its editor Subramaniam. Encouraged by them, Chandilyan started writing short stories. Swaminathan, the editor of the weekly Navashakthi, run by Thiru.Vi.Ka. He became friends with Kalki Krishnamurthy, a famous writer who lived nearby, and V. His first name, Sean, is an abbreviated version of the name Chandilyan.Īfter graduating from college, he moved to T. Film composer Sean Roldan is the grandson son of Chandilyan (Padma’s son). Krishnan retired as Principal of Vaishnava College. They had two sons, Sadagopan and Krishnan and five daughters - Vedavalli, Pushpavalli, Vijayavalli, Padma, and Lakshmi. In 1929, he married Ranganayaki, the daughter of Srirangam Sadagopacharya. Soon, he became a member of the Indian National Congress. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji), and joined the Indian freedom movement. While in college, he was influenced by C. Later he studied at Saidapet Model School, Pachaiyappa's School and National Model School. Thiru Indalur, a village near Mayavaram, was the family's native village.Ĭhandilyan started his education at Nannilam Pannainallur Thinnai Palli (veranda school: the veranda of the teacher's house was effectively the school). He was born to Ramanujam Iyengar and Poonkovilvalli on Novemin Tirukovilur. 8.1 Notable features of Chandilyan’s fiction:Ĭhandilyan was a Tamil Vaishnavite.
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