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Many thanks to Thaanaa for the clarification. The important thing is that it is post-1857.

[PhillipHer]

Topic started by R. Raman (@ spider-wm051.proxy.aol.com) on Wed Jun 13 15:52:43 .


Can anyone tell me the year the first modern Tamil novel was published. I vaguely remember a title " -------- Charitham". Was it 1857 or 1870 or 1877?

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[Fegasderty]

Dear MMV,

Thanks for the information. Very valuable.

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[PhillipHer]

Sorry for the intruding posts...

A good thread - please keep it going

[S.T.D.]

'Piradhaaba Mudhaliyar Chariththiram' by Maayavaram Munsif Vedha Naayagam PiLLai was the first modern novel.
It was closely followed by 'KamalaambaaL Chariththiram' by Paridhi MaaR Kalaignar @ Suriya Naaraayana SaastrigaL.

Incidentally, they were the first paper backs in Tamil. Cost - Rs.1