S. Tamilselvan

S. Tamilselvan is a Tamil language writer and literary critic from Tamilnadu. He has written more than fifty books, including essays, short stories, and children's literature, on a variety of subjects including literature, culture, education, science, feminism, politics, and history. He received the 2025 Sahitya Akademi Award in the Literary Criticism category for his work Tamizh Sirukathaiyin Thadankal, critically analyzes Tamil short stories from different generations.

Biography S. Tamilselvan was born on 27 May 1954 in Nagalapuram, Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu. His grandfather, Madhurakavi Bhaskara Das, was a playwright and the mentor of M. S. Subbulakshmi, S. G. Kittappa, and K. B. Sundarambal, and his father M. S. Shanmugam was a writer, who wrote on various journals of the Dravidian movement.

Tamilselvan grew up in Nenmeni Mettupatti, Virudhunagar district and completed his schooling. He completed his college studies at Kovilpatti. He also stated that the character Aravindan of the famous Tamil novel "Kurinjimalar" written by Na. Parthasarathy was his role model.

Contributions Tamilselvan has written more than 50 books, including essays, short stories, and children's literature, on a variety of subjects including literature, culture, education, science, feminism, politics, and history. His works range from small pamphlets of about 16 pages to large volumes of up to 1,000 pages. Some of his books like Namakhana Kutumbam [meaning:Our family] and Arasiyal Enak Pudikum [meaning: I like politics] have seen 27 editions so far. The book classifies Tamil short stories into 6 main categories manikodi-writing, mass magazines, left-wing thought, Dravidian movement, Dalit and women writers. These articles were serially published in the quarterly magazine 'Puthuvisai'.

He has also published a 1000 page two-volume history of the communist movementand empowerment of poor peasants in Thanjavur district, titled Thiruppiaditha Varalaru.

Awards and honors Tamilselvan received the 2025 Sahitya Akademi Award in the Literary Criticism category for his work "Tamizh Sirukathaiyin Thadankal". He has also been honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Award for his works like Veyilodu Poyi and Valin Solani. Best Story Award by the Tamil Nadu Government Film Corporation.