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Tamil writer Sujatha passes away
Chennai, Feb 28: Sujatha, one of the wellknown writers of contemporary Tamil literature, passed away in Appollo Hospital, Chennai on late Wednesday after a brief illness. He was 72. He is survived by his wife and two sons.
S.
Rangarajan,
who
wrote
under
the
pen
name,
Sujatha,
was
known
for
his
versatility
in
writing.
He
played
a
significant
role
in
taking
information
on
trends
in
science
and
technology
to
the
common
man
through
his
simple
articles.
An
engineer,
Sujatha
was
instrumental
in
designing
and
producing
the
Electronic
Voting
Machine
which
was
used
first
at
the
time
of
Padur
by-elections
(Kerala)
successfully
when
he
was
working
with
Bharat
Electronics.
His series and columns for Tamil weeklies such as Ananda Vikadan, Kumudam and Kalki were widely read and got him numerous fans in all age groups. He had drawn thousands of youngsters to Tamil literature with his modern and engaging style. He encouraged the new comers and even guided them to write proper way which is a very rare phenomena in Tamil literature.
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