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https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/06/30/memories-of-pox-plague-and-pandemics-in-tamil-nadu/

https://www.thehindu.com/books/literary-review/a-mangai-reviews-koogai-the-owl/article7378782.ece

https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/pb8uOoab5uqZjnwcCtVFkM/The-hoot-of-the-oppressed.html

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Koogai-spreads-its-wings-to-reach-more-readers/articleshow/46740166.cms

https://openthemagazine.com/lounge/books/cho-dharman-alone-in-shadowland/

https://books.katha.org/book-author/cho-dharman/

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780367149031/chapters/10.4324/9780367149031-4

http://indianlit.org/book-author/cho-dharman/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/23343215?seq=1

https://indian2006.wordpress.com/2011/08/13/cho-dharmans-kukai-fantasy-and-politics/

https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-dalits-should-write-about-challenges-posed-by-social-media-2334695

https://dalitliterature.wordpress.com/event-5/

https://www.jardcs.org/backissues/abstract.php?archiveid=6500

http://www.thebookreviewindia.org/the-owl-speaks-to-the-nation/

https://www.ijellh.support-foundation.com/OJS/index.php/OJS/article/view/8915

https://www.postcolonialstudiesassociation.co.uk/new-book-dalit-text-aesthetics-and-politics-re-imagined-co-edited-by-judith-misrahi-barak-nicole-thiara-k-satyanarayana/

https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/K_Satchidanandan/of-dalit-life-and-resistance/article7298368.ece

http://ramblerspark.blogspot.com/2014/04/kookai-dalits-eternal-night.html?m=1

Author Biography

Cho. Dharman has been writing novels, novellas and short stories for the last 35 years. His real name is Cho Dharmanraj. His fictional world leans towards the underprivileged marginalised societies,yet it is devoid of political fury and aggression. This unique element makes him an prominent  fiction writer

He has published four novels and two anthologies of short stories and a book of research.

Cho Dharman's novel Koogai, a stunning account of Tamil lives in post-independence India, was translated into English as The Owl. Cho, has won several awards and much critical acclaim for his novels, non-fiction and short stories. His novel Chool  won multiple awards including the Sahitya Akademi award in 2019, Acclaims from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Sujatha Foundation and Ananda Vikatan.

Cho. Dharman has also been esteemed with accolades  for his works from the Government of Tamil Nadu, Tamil Literary Garden, Canada, kadha, Ilakkiya Chindanai and V.R Krishnayyar Foundation etc.

Most of his works have been translated to Hindi,Malayalam and English languages. His Novel Kūkai  was translated to english by the Oxford University Press and to Malayalam by Sindha press.

His works are included in the curriculum of the cUniversities and more than 50 students have done research on his books in undergraduate and master's levels. He is Passionate about conversing about ecology with students and enthusiasts.

He worked in a Ginning factory for more than 20 years.Now Cho. Dharman is voluntarily retired and enjoys working as a full time writer in KovilPatti,Thoothukudi, India.

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