Thoppil Mohamed Meeran
Thoppil Mohamed Meeran (26 September 1944 – 10 May 2019) was an Indian Nagercoil based author who wrote in Tamil. Meeran was awarded the highest Indian Government award for Literature, Sahitya Akademi Award in 1997 for his novel "Saivu Narkali" ("The Reclining Chair"). 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. 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.