Vembu Vikiraman's father was an employee of Southern Railways during British rule and was one of the surveyors who was responsible for the construction of the Pamban Bridge.
11 Facts About Vembu Vikiraman
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Vembu Vikiraman's father worked for Sudeshamitran, a Tamil daily under the editorship of Bharathiyaar.
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Vembu Vikiraman was always interested in journalism, especially handwritten magazines in his school days.
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Vembu Vikiraman has travelled extensively to places like Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Paris, Dubai, Rome and places of historical significance in India.
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Vembu Vikiraman edited arguably the longest surviving Tamil literary monthly magazine, Amudasurabhi, for over five decades.
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Vembu Vikiraman started a fortnightly Tamil literary magazine Illakiyapeedam in 1997 and is its editor and publisher.
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Vembu Vikiraman was the editor of the following magazines: Kuruvi, Sundari, Mangalam and Tamil Arasi.
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Vembu Vikiraman edited arguably the longest surviving Tamil literary magazine, Amudasurabhi, for well over five decades.
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Vembu Vikiraman is perhaps the only Tamil writer who has tried his hand in almost every genre, in addition to novel and short story, drama, poetry, travelogue and essay.
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Vembu Vikiraman has written stories for children and books on history for the youth in simple Tamil.
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Nandipurathu Nayagi is in fact a sequel to Ponniyin Selvan of his better-known contemporary and mentor, Kalki Krishnamurthy, whose influence on Vembu Vikiraman is quite significant in respect of both historical novels and short stories.