death_place other_names nationality article_title name occupation alma_mater
thiruvananthapuram nakulan -lrb- pen name -rrb- indian t. k. doraiswamy
 t. k. doraiswamy poet , academic , novelist , translator , short fiction writer annamalai university university of kerala
t. k. doraiswamy

t. k. doraiswamy -lrb- 21 august 1921 -- 17 may 2007 -rrb- , also known by his pen name nakulan , was an indian poet , professor of english , novelist , translator and short fiction writer , who wrote both in tamil and english , and is known for his surrealism and experimentation as well as free verse .
he served as professor of english , mar ivanios college , thiruvananthapuram for four decades .
during his literary career which started in his forties , when he started writing in `` ezhuthu '' , a literary magazine founded by c. s. chellappa , he wrote a novel and six books of poems in english , and nine novels and five books of poems in tamil .
his english work was mostly published under his real name , while tamil works often appeared under his pen name .
he also wrote briefly under the pen name , s. nayar -lrb- sp ? -rrb- .
his symbolic novel `` ninaivup patai nilakal '' -lrb- 1972 -rrb- is considered a milestone in tamil literature and established him as an avant garde novelist .
his other notable works in tamil include , `` nizhalgal '' , `` naykal '' , `` naveenante diary kurippukal '' , `` ezhuthu kavithaikal '' , `` iruneenda kavithaikal '' , `` antha manchal nira poonaikutty '' , and in english , `` words to the wind '' , ` non-being ' and ' a tamil writer 's journal ' .
he received the asan memorial award for tamil poetry in 1983 .
