T. S. Chockalingam (3 May 1899 – 6 January 1966) was a pioneering Tamil journalist,[1] writer, and advocate of Indian indepedence.[2] During the pre-Independence period, his editorship of Dinamani accorded him the reputation as the dominant Tamil-language journalist of the 1930s and 1940s.[3]
T. S. Chockalingam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 May 1899 |
| Died | 6 January 1966 (aged 66) |
Early life
editChockalingam was born in Tenkasi, Tirunelveli district, to Sankaralingam Pillai and Lakshmiyammal.[2] He had three brothers and two sisters. His family owned a prominent general store named Madathukadai.[2] After his father passed away, his brother Chidambaram Pillai managed the business. However, Chidambaram's arrest in the Ash Murder Case led Chockalingam to take over the store, which disrupted his education.[2][4]
Career in journalism
editHe started at the Tamil Nadu magazine under P. Varadarajulu Naidu.[2] By 1931, Chockalingam had launched the pioneering quarter anna magazine, Gandhi.[4] He later co-founded the Manikkodi magazine with V. Ramaswami Iyengar and Stalin Srinivasan in 1933.[4][5]
Chockalingam became the first editor of the Dinamani newspaper.[6] In his inaugural editorial, he encouraged every Tamilian to take pride in their identity and to proudly call themselves Indian when outside Tamil Nadu. His tenure saw the involvement of prominent writers such as A. N. Sivaraman, Pudhumaipithan, C. S. Chellappa, and Ku. Alagirisami as assistant editors. He resigned from Dinamani in 1943 along with several colleagues.[citation needed]
In 1944, Chockalingam launched the daily newspaper Dinasari.[6] Despite its challenges, he continued his journalistic pursuits by founding other publications, including Janayugam, Bharatham, and Navasakthi.[2] In 1988, the Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature described Chockalingam as one of the most important nationalist journalists in Tamil.[7]
Congress politics
editIn 1937, Chockalingam was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Madras Presidency as a member of the Congress party, representing Tenkasi constituency.[8]
Contributions to Tamil literature
editChockalingam introduced Pudhumaipithan, a pivotal Tamil writer. He provided Pudhumaipithan with opportunities across various publications he was involved with, including Dinamani, Manikkodi, and Dinasari.[9] It is said that the translation of "War and Peace" by T.S.Chokkalingam has played a major role in forming the modern prose in Tamil.[10]
Biographies
editShort Stories
edit- Alli Vijayam[2]
Death
editChockalingam died on 6 January 1966.[2]
References
edit- ^ Pandya, Haresh (3 April 2001). "AN Sivaraman". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j விக் கி ர மன், கலை மா மணி (28 November 2010). ""தென்காசிச் சிங்கம்' டி.எஸ். சொக்கலிங்கம்". Dinamani (in Tamil). Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Chettiar, SM. L. Lakshmanan (April 1955). "A Brief Survey of the Tamil Press". Tamil Culture: Journal of the Academy of Tamil Culture. 4 (2): 158–168 – via Archive.org.
- ^ a b c Venkatachalapathy, A. R. (4 September 2017). "Manikodi". Sahapedia. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Holmström, Lakshmi (1997). "Editor's Note". In Holmström, Lakshmi (ed.). Short Stories: Mauni, A Writer's Writer. Katha. p. 14. ISBN 978-81-87649-51-9.
- ^ a b Chatterji, Mrinal (1 August 2019). "Tamil Journalism – Post-Independence and its progress". Madras Musings. XXIX (8).
- ^ Datta, Amaresh (1988). "Journalism, Literary-Tamil". Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Devraj to Jyoti, Volume 2. Sahitya Akademi. p. 1895. ISBN 978-81-260-1194-0.
- ^ Dhanasekaran, Pon (2005). டி.எஸ் . சொக்கலிங்கம் [T S Chockalingam] (in Tamil). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 13. ISBN 978-81-260-2099-7 – via Tamil Digital Library.
- ^ Vēṅkaṭācalapati, Ā Irā (2006). In Those Days There was No Coffee: Writings in Cultural History. Yoda Press. ISBN 978-81-902272-7-8.
- ^ A, Srinivas. "Evolution and changing contours of Translation Studies in Tamil Literature" (PDF). International Journal of Science, Engineering and Management (IJSEM). 3 (4): 636–638. ISSN 2456-1304.
- ^ Vallikannan (16 May 2024). Tamil Prose after Bharathi. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-040-05129-0.