Kalki Krishnamurthy
Ramasamy Krishnamurthy, better known by his pen name Kalki, was an Indian writer, journalist, poet, critic and Indian independence activist who wrote in Tamil. He chose the pen-name "Kalki", the future incarnation of the Hindu God Vishnu. He founded a magazine, which was also named Kalki, with T Sadasivam being the co-founder, in 1941.
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- Born in
- Thanjavur district
- Awards
- 🏆 Sangeetha Kalasikhamani🏆 Sahitya Akademi Award in Tamil
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1899
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