Good wishes to Dr. Arasuparameswaran.
M/s. Sahitya Akademi, in collaboration with the department of Tamil at Periyar University, Periyar Palkalai Nagar, Salem, conducted a two-day centenary seminar entitled “Ki. Rajanarayanan” (கி. ராஜநாராயணன் நூற்றாண்டு விழா கருத்தரங்கம்) on 22nd and 23rd January 2024 on the campus of the university.
The Honorable Vice-Chancellor of Periyar University, Salem, Prof. Dr. R. Jagannathan, Dr. Sirpi Balasubramanian, poet and translator, former Professor and Head, Department of Tamil, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Mr. R. Thamotharan (Aravendan), Convener Tamil Advisory Board, Sahitya Akademi, Mr. T.S. Chandrashekhara Raju, Officer Incharge, Sahitya Akademi, Mr. Imayam, Tamil Writer, and Dr. T. Periyasamy, Professor and Head, Department of Tamil, Periyar University, Salem, spoke on that occasion.
The following Tamil scholars presented various topics related to “Ki. Rajanarayanan.”
| Mr. R. Kamarasu | Marxism in Ki Ra short stories |
| Ms. J. Sudarvizhi | Nature in Ki.Ra’s writings |
| Mr. S.A. Vengada Soupraya Nayagar | Postmodernism in Ki. Ra’s writing |
| Ms. B. Kalpana | Ki. Ra’s Vernacular & Dictionary |
| Mr. Silambu N. Selvaraj | Ki. Ra’s Language Manipulation |
| Ms. R. Srividhya | Honour in Ki.Ra’s writings |
| Mr. O. Muthiah | Ki. Ra & his letters |
| Ms. J. Manjula Devi | Feminism in Ki.Ra’s Novels |
| Mr. S. Shanmugasundaram | Ki. Ra & Folklore |
| Mr. Arasuparameswaran | Ki. Ra’s language style |
| Mr K. Panjangam | Pioneer of Karisal Literature |
Dr. Arasuparameswaran, Director, Academic, Trinity College for Women, Namakkal, delivered on the topic entitled ‘Ki. Ra’s Language Style” on January 23, 2024. He is congratulated.
