A. R. Venkatachalapathy

A. R. Venkatachalapathy
ஆ. இரா. வேங்கடாசலபதி
Born (1967-09-30) 30 September 1967 (age 57)
NationalityIndian
EducationPhD
Alma mater
Notable worksIn Those Days There Was No Coffee
Chennai, Not Madras
Website
www.mids.ac.in/venkatachalapathy/

A.R. Venkatachalapathy (Tamil: ஆ. இரா. வேங்கடாசலபதி) is an Indian historian, author and translator who writes and publishes in Tamil and English. Currently he is a professor at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS). He is noted for collecting and publishing the works of Tamil writer Pudhumaipithan.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Early life

Venkatachalapathy was born on 30 September 1967.[7][8]

Education

Venkatachalapathy obtained his B.Com degree from University of Madras in 1987 and his MA in History from Madurai Kamaraj University in 1989. He received his PhD in history from Jawaharlal Nehru University in 1995.[1] His dissertation was titled "A Social History of Tamil Publishing, (1850–1938)".[9]

Career

Venkatachalapathy worked in the History Department of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University from 1995 to 2000 and that of University of Madras from 2000 to 2001. Since June 2001, he has been a faculty member of the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS). His main areas of research are social and cultural history of colonial Tamil Nadu.[1] He is best known for collecting and publishing the works of Tamil writer Pudhumaipithan in 2000. In 2000, he published his most noted work Andha kaalathil kaapi illai (Kalachuvadu) in Tamil. Later he published an English Version – In Those Days There Was No Coffee, (Yoda Press, 2006). He currently serves in the advisory board of the Tamil iyal virudhu, an annual award given by Tamil Literary Garden, a Canada-based organisation.[10] He is regularly involved in 'The Hindu Literary Festival' (The Hindu Lit for Life) annual events as a speaker, interviewer, resource person etc.[11] He also reviews books in The Hindu.[12][13] In 2007, he was awarded the V. K. R. V. Rao prize in Social Science Research. He also writes columns for The Hindu, Frontline, Outlook, India Today, Dinamalar and Kalachuvadu magazine.[14][15][16][17][18][19]

Awards and fellowships

Bibliography

Books in English

Books in Tamil

  • (ed.) Pudumaippithan Kathaigal (first volume of chronological and variorum edition of the complete works of Pudumaippithan), Nagercoil (2000)
  • Andha Kalathil Kappi Illai Muthalana Aaivu Katturaigal (collection of research papers on Tamil cultural history), Nagercoil: Kalachuvadu Pathippagam (2000)
  • (ed.) Pudumaippithan Katturaigal (second volume of chronological and variorum edition of the complete works of Pudumaippithan), Nagercoil (2002)
  • Novelum Vasippum: Oru Varalattru Parvai (Early Novels and Reading Practices: A Historical View), Nagercoil (2002).
  • A.K.Chettiar, Annal Adichuvattil (The making of the documentary, Mahatma Gandhi), Nagercoil: Kalachuvadu Pathippagam (2003).
  • Mullai: Oar Arimugam, Chennai: Mullai Pathippagam (2004)
  • (ed.) Pudumaippithan Mozhipeyarppukal (third volume of the chronological and variorum edition of the complete works of Pudumaippithan), Nagercoil (2006)
  • Mucchanthi Ilakkiyam (Popular Literature in Colonial Tamil Nadu), Nagercoil (2004)
  • (ed.), Bharatiyin 'Vijaya' Katturaigal, Nagercoil: Kalachuvadu Pathippagam (2004).
  • (trans.) Thuyarmiku Varikalai Indriravu Nan Ezhutalam (Tamil Translation of Pablo Neruda), Nagercoil: Kalachuvadu Pathippagam (2005)
  • (trans.) Varalaarum Karuthiyalum (Tamil translation of Past and Prejudice by Romila Thapar), Delhi: National Book Trust (2008)
  • (trans.) Bharati Karuvoolam: Hindu Nalithalil Bharatiyin Eluthukal, Nagercoil: Kalachuvadu Pathippagam (2008)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Chalapathy – Biography". mids.ac.in/. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  2. ^ Ramanathan, Mu (19 March 2009). "Little known Tamil scholars 5: A. R. Venkatachalapathy". www.thinnai.com. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  3. ^ Subramanian, T.S. (30 March 2008). "Early views of nationalist-poet Subramania Bharati". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 1 April 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  4. ^ Guha, Ramachandra (2 February 2008). "GANDHI IN ORISSA – Remembering the most remarkable Indian of modern times". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  5. ^ "Thedi piditha Tamilar (Interview with Venkatachalapathy)", Kumudam (in Tamil), 21 October 2009
  6. ^ Gopinath (21 December 2008). Neeya? Naana? (T. V. Talk show). Chennai: Vijay TV.
  7. ^ "அன்பு நண்பர், அறிவார்ந்தவர், பண்பானவர், தமிழாராய்ச்சியில் புதுத்தடம் பதித்து வளம் சேர்த்தவர், மொழிபெயர்ப்பாளர், சலபதிக்கு இனிய பிறந்தநாள் வாழ்த்துகள்". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Prof A R Venkatachalapathy - Malcolm & Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust, Chennai". www.meatrust.in. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  9. ^ Vēṅkaṭācalapati, Ā. Irā (2006). In Those Days There was No Coffee: Writings in Cultural History. Yoda Press. pp. xix. ISBN 8190227270.
  10. ^ "Judges: Advisory board for Awards Panel". Tamil Literary Garden. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  11. ^ A. R. Venkatachalapathy. "SPEAKERS 2018 – The Hindu LFL". Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  12. ^ A. R. Venkatachalapathy (30 March 2010). "Understanding Hinduism". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  13. ^ A. R. Venkatachalapathy (16 October 2007). "Window on pioneering cartoons". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  14. ^ "V K R V Rao Prizes in Social Science Research". Institute for Social and Economic Change. Archived from the original on 3 March 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  15. ^ Guha, Ramachandra (7 November 2004). "The rise and fall of the bilingual intellectual". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  16. ^ Anand, S (12 July 2004). "Tamil Is Far Older". Outlook. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  17. ^ "A R Venkatachalapathy". Indian Express. 27 August 2008. Archived from the original on 17 May 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  18. ^ Subramanian, T. S. (23 December 2005). "Net search throws up documentary on Gandhi". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 7 September 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  19. ^ Subramanian, T. S (5 December 2004). "Bharati's Tamil daily Vijaya traced in Paris". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 18 January 2005. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  20. ^ Dasgupta-Mahadevan, Uma. "The Great Indian Novel". Indian Express. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  21. ^ La. Su. Rengarajan (20 March 2007). "Documentary on Gandhiji". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  22. ^ Shiv Viswanathan (3 April 2006). "The Kaapi Cats". Outlook. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  23. ^ S. Theodore Baskaran (16 December 2006). "Madras to Chennai". Frontline. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  24. ^ Venkatachalapathy, A. R (7 March 2010). "When the bees sing". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2010.