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Exclusive: I Get Those Who Aren't Brave Too, Says Writer Perumal Murugan
- Tuesday August 23, 2016
- India News | Barkha Dutt
Tamil author Perumal Murugan, who was hounded and threatened into silence for over a year for his book "One Part Woman" or Madhorubhagan, is back with a collection of 200 poems - A Coward's Song.
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Author Perumal Murugan Ends Literary Exile With 200 New Poems
- Tuesday August 23, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Famous Tamil author Perumal Murugan ended his self-imposed literary exile of 19 months on Monday with the publication of a new book -- "A Coward's Song", a collection of 200 poems.
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Hounded, Perumal Murugan Said He Was Dead. Chennai High Court Intervenes
- Wednesday July 6, 2016
- Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Tamil author Preumal Murugan, who gave up writing after being hounded by fundamentalists over his last novel, is free to "extend the canvas of his writings" and the state should form an expert body to deal with such conflicts, the Madras High Court has ruled.
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'Fear For Safety of My Family', Says Tamil Author Murugesan Amid Row Over Book
- Saturday March 7, 2015
- Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Shyam Balasubramanian
A court in Tamil Nadu's Karur District on Friday granted anticipatory bail to Tamil author 'Puliyur' Murugesan, who has come under attack from the Kongu community for the contents of his first book. The author has said he fears for the safety of his family. He now becomes the second author after Perumal Murugan to have run afoul of Kongu activists ...
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Hounded Tamil Author Perumal Murugan Set to Join New College Posting Away From Home
- Tuesday February 17, 2015
- South | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin
Tamil author and professor Perumal Murugan, who gave up writing after he was hounded by Hindu fundamentalist and caste groups, would join the faculty of the Presidency College in Chennai today. His wife, a member of the Tamil faculty, would join Queen Mary's College in the city. Both had sought transfer, fearing for their life in their hometown of ...
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Tamil Nadu Rallies in Support of Novelist Perumal Murugan
- Thursday January 22, 2015
- South | J Sam Daniel Stalin
Writers, authors, journalists and even former governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi came together to show solidarity for Tamil novelist Perumal Murugan who declared that he would stop writing after being hounded allegedly by right wing groups for what they dubbed objectionable content in his novel Madhurabagan.
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Exclusive: I Get Those Who Aren't Brave Too, Says Writer Perumal Murugan
- Tuesday August 23, 2016
- India News | Barkha Dutt
Tamil author Perumal Murugan, who was hounded and threatened into silence for over a year for his book "One Part Woman" or Madhorubhagan, is back with a collection of 200 poems - A Coward's Song.
- www.ndtv.com
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Author Perumal Murugan Ends Literary Exile With 200 New Poems
- Tuesday August 23, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Famous Tamil author Perumal Murugan ended his self-imposed literary exile of 19 months on Monday with the publication of a new book -- "A Coward's Song", a collection of 200 poems.
- www.ndtv.com
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Hounded, Perumal Murugan Said He Was Dead. Chennai High Court Intervenes
- Wednesday July 6, 2016
- Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Tamil author Preumal Murugan, who gave up writing after being hounded by fundamentalists over his last novel, is free to "extend the canvas of his writings" and the state should form an expert body to deal with such conflicts, the Madras High Court has ruled.
- www.ndtv.com
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'Fear For Safety of My Family', Says Tamil Author Murugesan Amid Row Over Book
- Saturday March 7, 2015
- Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Shyam Balasubramanian
A court in Tamil Nadu's Karur District on Friday granted anticipatory bail to Tamil author 'Puliyur' Murugesan, who has come under attack from the Kongu community for the contents of his first book. The author has said he fears for the safety of his family. He now becomes the second author after Perumal Murugan to have run afoul of Kongu activists ...
- www.ndtv.com
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Hounded Tamil Author Perumal Murugan Set to Join New College Posting Away From Home
- Tuesday February 17, 2015
- South | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin
Tamil author and professor Perumal Murugan, who gave up writing after he was hounded by Hindu fundamentalist and caste groups, would join the faculty of the Presidency College in Chennai today. His wife, a member of the Tamil faculty, would join Queen Mary's College in the city. Both had sought transfer, fearing for their life in their hometown of ...
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Tamil Nadu Rallies in Support of Novelist Perumal Murugan
- Thursday January 22, 2015
- South | J Sam Daniel Stalin
Writers, authors, journalists and even former governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi came together to show solidarity for Tamil novelist Perumal Murugan who declared that he would stop writing after being hounded allegedly by right wing groups for what they dubbed objectionable content in his novel Madhurabagan.
- www.ndtv.com