Thoppil Mohamed Meeran
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Thoppil Mohamed Meeran (26 September 1944 – 10 May 2019)[1] was an Indian Nagercoil based author who wrote in Tamil.
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Born | (1944-09-26)26 September 1944 |
Died | 10 May 2019(2019-05-10) (aged 74) Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India |
Years active | 2010 |
Spouse | Jaleela Meeran |
Children | Shameem Ahamed, Mirzad Ahamed |
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Meeran was awarded the highest Indian Government award for Literature, Sahitya Akademi Award[2] in 1997 for his novel Saivu Narkali (The Reclining Chair).[3] He also received the Tamil Nadu Kalai Ilakkiya Perumantam Award, the Ilakkiya Chintanai Award, and the T N Govt. Award. He published six novels and seven short story collections.