1. Kalki Krishnamurthy chose the pen-name "Kalki", the future incarnation of the Hindu God Vishnu.
18 Facts About Kalki Krishnamurthy
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Kalki Krishnamurthy founded a magazine, which was named Kalki, with T Sadasivam being the co-founder, in 1941.
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Ramaswamy Kalki Krishnamurthy was born in a Poor Tamil Brahmin Iyer family on 9 September 1899 in Puthamangalam, near Manalmedu, in Mayiladuthurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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Kalki Krishnamurthy's father was Ramaswamy Aiyar, an accountant in Puttamangalam village in the old Tanjore district of erstwhile Madras Presidency.
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Kalki Krishnamurthy began his primary education in his village school and later attended Municipal High School in Mayavaram but quit in 1921, just short of completion of his Senior School Leaving Certificate, in response to Mahatma Gandhi's 1921 call for non-co-operation joining the Indian National Congress instead.
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Kalki Krishnamurthy started writing fiction stories in Navaskthi in 1923 where he worked as a sub editor.
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Kalki Krishnamurthy was working under the tutelage of Thiru Vi Ka when he published his first book in 1927.
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Kalki Krishnamurthy started working with C Rajagopalachari in Thiruchengode in Gandhi Ashram.
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Kalki Krishnamurthy published Vimochanam along with Rajaji, a journal propagating liquor prohibition.
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Kalki Krishnamurthy was working in freedom struggle and during 1931, he was jailed for six months.
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Kalki Krishnamurthy joined Ananda Vikatan, a popular Tamil magazine along with editor S S Vasan.
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Kalki Krishnamurthy became very popular as a critic, witty author, political commentator and short story writer.
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Kalki Krishnamurthy left Ananda Vikatan and joined freedom struggle in 1941.
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Kalki Krishnamurthy was the editor in the journal till his death on 5 December 1954.
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Kalki Krishnamurthy was a film and music critic, writing under the pseudonym "Karnatkam".
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Kalki Krishnamurthy penned lyrics for many songs, most of which were adapted into Carnatic Music.
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Kalki Krishnamurthy died in Chennai on 5 December 1954 aged 55 years from tuberculosis.
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Kalki magazine's special issue for Annai Sarada Devi, dated the day Krishnamurthy died, was his last editorial work.