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13 Facts About Daniel Selvaraj

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Daniel Selvaraj received the Tamil Nadu Government's literary award for the best novel of 2011 for his work on tannery workers of Southern Tamil Nadu titled Thol.

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Daniel Selvaraj did the field work for Thol for a decade before writing it.

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Daniel Selvaraj's parents were plantation labourers who worked in the tea plantations in Munnar at the Kerala- Tamil Nadu border.

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Daniel Selvaraj published his first short story in Janasakthidaily's weekly magazine, the official magazine of Communist Party of India.

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Daniel Selvaraj's first noted work was the novel Malarum Sarugum written on the background of the peasant agitation in the Tirunelveli district.

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Daniel Selvaraj followed it with Thaeneer which was about the plight of the tea plantation workers.

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Daniel Selvaraj wrote a number of plays, the most notable of which are yugasangamam and "Paatu Mudiyum Munnae".

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Daniel Selvaraj sharpened his writing skills with constant criticism and guidance from Tho.

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Daniel Selvaraj spent years and years researching his novels before sitting down to pen them.

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Daniel Selvaraj's "Thol" novel is an apt example of that effort.

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Daniel Selvaraj spent 10 years researching the novel in Dindigul tanneries and erstwhile workers in tanneries before writing it down.

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Daniel Selvaraj was married to Bharathaputri and had three children.

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Daniel Selvaraj happily shared his time between writing, his advocate practice and playing with his 5 grand children.