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Prapanchan (S. Vaidyalingam) was born on 27 April, 1945 in Puducherry, India, is an A 20th-century indian dramatist and playwright. Discover Prapanchan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

Popular As S. Vaidyalingam
Occupation writer and critic
Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 27 April, 1945
Birthday 27 April
Birthplace Puducherry, India
Date of death 21 December, 2018
Died Place Puducherry
Nationality India

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Who Is Prapanchan's Wife?

His wife is Pramila Rani

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Wife Pramila Rani
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Children Gawdaman,Gowrisankar, Sathish

Prapanchan Net Worth

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1945

Prapanchan, is the pseudonym of S. Vaidyalingam (சாரங்கபாணி வைத்தியலிங்கம்; 27 April 1945 – 21 December 2018) a Tamil, writer and critic from Puducherry, India.

Prapanchan was born in Pondicherry and did his schooling in Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School, Puducherry.

His birth name was Vaidyalingam.

His father ran a toddy shop.

He attended the Karandhai College and graduated as a Tamil Vidwan.

He started his career as a Tamil teacher in Thanjavur.

He also worked as a journalist in Kumudam, Ananda Vikatan and Kungumam.

1961

In 1961, he published his first short story Enna ulagamada in the magazine Bharani.

He was influenced by the Self-Respect Movement.

He had published 46 books.

1995

In 1995, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for his historical novel Vaanam Vasappadum (lit. The Sky will be ours) set in the times of Ananda Ranga Pillai.

His works have been translated into Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, German, French, English and Swedish.

His play Muttai is part of the curriculum in Delhi University and his short story collection Netrru Manidhargal is a textbook in many colleges.

He was married to Pramila Rani and they have three sons.

He was living in Chennai and Pondicherry.

He was diagnosed with lung cancer (Squamous cell carcinoma), for which he underwent palliative chemotherapy from Manakula Vinayagar Medical College & Hospital under the department of pulmonary medicine and oncology.

2018

On 21 December 2018 he died of respiratory failure and tumor metastasis.