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Death of writer Kalki Krishnamurthy

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Death of writer Kalki Krishnamurthy
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Kalki R. Krishnamurthy, journalist and author of popular Tamil historical novels, died in Madras.

Ramasamy Krishnamurthy, known by his pen name Kalki, died in Madras on 5 December 1954. A journalist and independence activist, he co-founded the Tamil magazine Kalki with T. Sadasivam in 1941. His writings included more than 120 short stories and several historical romances that were widely read in Tamil. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award posthumously in 1956.

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