Vaduvur Duraisami Iyengar

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Vaduvur Duraisami Iyengar (1880 – 1942)^[1] was a Tamil writer of detective fiction in the 1940s.

He is one of the pioneer in detective story writing in Tamil language.^[2] His protagonist, Digambara Samiar, was a sanyasi or holy man on a mission to fight crime. Some of his works are made into movies such as Menaka (1935 film),^[3]^[4] Menaka (1955 film).^[5]

In 1920 he started a journal called "Manoranjini". The aim of the journal was to propagate the importance of women's education.^[6]

Works

His novels are

Purna cantirotayam Part-1,2,3,4,5
Kumbakonam vakkil Part-1,2,
Maya Vinotha Parathesi Part-1,2,3,
Menaka Part-1,2,
Soundarya Kokilam Part-1,2,3,
Mathana kalyani Part-1,2,3,
Vidhyasagaram,
Vasantha Mallika.

References

^ Muhkerjee, Meenakshi (2002). Early novels in India.
^ Guy, Randor (18 June 2015). "Played many parts". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
^ Guy, Randor (4 January 2008). "Menaka 1935". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
^ Guy, Randor (27 August 2010). "The making of 'Menaka'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
^ Guy, Randor (4 September 2011). "Menaka 1955". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
^ Thilakavathy, M. (2015). Women's Development and Social Conflicts in India. Chennai: MJP Publisher. p. 3. ISBN 978-81-8094-270-9.

[1] Muhkerjee, Meenakshi (2002). Early novels in India.

[2] Guy, Randor (18 June 2015). "Played many parts". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

[du-3] Guy, Randor (4 January 2008). "Menaka 1935". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.

[hin-4] Guy, Randor (27 August 2010). "The making of 'Menaka'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.

[5] Guy, Randor (4 September 2011). "Menaka 1955". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 July 2017.

[6] Thilakavathy, M. (2015). Women's Development and Social Conflicts in India. Chennai: MJP Publisher. p. 3. ISBN 978-81-8094-270-9.

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