Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Poetic Obituaries: Writer of over 50 published works,

Dr [Vishnu] Prabhakaran had written novels, plays and story collections in his lifetime.

A unique characteristic of his works is that it had elements of patriotism, nationalism and messages of social upliftment.

Dr Prabhakar was awarded Padma Bhushan and the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Ardhanarishvara (The Androgynous God or Shiva).

He had also won lot of acclaim for his biography ''Awara Maseeha''.

from Top News: Noted writer Vishnu Prabhakar passes away

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