ZoZn was a writer and journalist from Tamil Nadu, India. He wrote extensively about social issues through his novels and journalistic pieces. One of his notable works was "Kappalottiya Tamizhan", a novel that shed light on the struggles faced by farmers in Tamil Nadu. The novel was praised for using literature as a tool to bring awareness to important social and political issues of the time. ZoZn's writing style incorporated both fiction and non-fiction to engage readers and promote discussion on challenging topics.

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rt-žb hr-r-a-bl-br-cu~u. $¥]¶lŽ ]q†-W #-¥cl-Kp-¥Œl-žS Xr-c-|-Yl-
cNbr-¥d-|o Xr-cr-žN-Œu-I-bl-Wo quot;e†
hr -n-abn¬- F-√mw ]p-cp-j≥ n-iv-N- ™p a-e-bm-f kn-n-a-bn¬ kv-{Xo-bp-sS th- {]-i-kv-X Xn-c-°-Ym-Ir-Øv Sn. Zm-tam-Z-c-
bn-°p-∂p. kw-hn-[m-w ap-X¬ B-cv jw. C-f-°-an-√m-sX Xp-S¿-∂ Cu B¨-tem-I- s‚ a-I-fmb Zo-Zn C-t∏mƒ tIm-gn-t°m-Sv
A`n--bn-°-Ww, B-cp Im-W-Ww F-∂p-h-sc. tØ-°v Ir-Xy-am-b kv-{Xo-]-£ n-e-]m-Sp-I- sF.F-®v.B¿.Un-bn¬ {]n≥-kn-∏-em-Wv. tIm-
tI-h-ew A-`n--b-Øn-s‚ c-t≠m aq-t∂m Np-h- tfm-sSbmWv Zo-Zn Zm-tam-Z-c≥ IS∂p-h-∂Xv. gn-t°m-Sv B¿-Sv-kv tIm-tf-Pn-v k-ao]-sØ
Sp-Iƒ, H-cp ]m-´v, H-cp I-c-®n¬ ˛ A-tXm-sS I-gn- quot;Kp¬-tam-l-dn-'-eqsS. quot;]m-∏m-Øn' F-∂ ho-´n-en-cp-∂v Zo-Zn kw-km-
cn®p.
Xn-c-°-Ym c-N--bp-sS km-t¶-Xn-I h-i-
߃ F-ß-s-bm-Wv kzm-b-Ø-am-°n-
bXv?
ANv-O≥ F-∂pw kn-n-a-bp-sS Xn-c-°n-em-
bn-cp-∂p. quot;Cu m-Sv', quot;hm¿-Ø', quot;Im-‰-sØ In-fn-
°q-Sv' quot;1921', quot;Im-e-]m-n' Xp-S-ßn a-e-bm-fn-I-fn-
jv-S-s∏-´ 71 kn-n-a-I-sf-¶n-epw A-Nv-O≥ sN-bv-
Xn-´p-≠v. B Xn-c-°-Y-I-fn¬ `q-cn-]-£-hpw tI-
s´-gp-Xm≥ A-Nv-O≥ F-t∂m-Sm-Wv B-h-iy-
s∏-´-Xv. Xn-c-°-Y-bp-sS km-t¶-Xn-I h-i-߃
Aßs-bm-Wv h-i-am-Ip-∂-Xv.
ANv-O-s‚ kzm-[o-w Po-hn-X-Øn-epw
kn-n-a-bn-epw i-Iv-X-am-bn-´p-t≠m?
Xo¿-®-bmbpw. Xm-c-n-_-≤-am-b B¨
kn-n-a-Iƒ sN-øp-tºm-gpw quot;C-∂-s√-¶n¬ m-
sf' t]m-ep-≈ i-‡-am-b kv-{Xo-]-£ kn-n-a-
bpw A-—≥ sN-bv-Xn-´p-≠v. A-Xp ¬-In-b am--
kn-I-am-b I-cp-Øv h-f-sc h-ep-Xm-Wv. s]-Æm-
bXn¬ A-`n-am-n-®p-sIm-≠m-Wv h-f¿-∂-Xv.
R߃ ]m-Xn X-am-i-bm-bn-´v ]-d-bpw quot;A-Nv-O-
p-d-ßp-∂ ho-Sm-Wv' R-ß-fp-tS-Xv F-∂v.
kn-n-a-bn-te-°p≈ {]-thi-w F-fp-∏-
am-bn-cpt∂m?
Nn{X߃: hn.]n. {]-ho¨-Ip-am¿
Hcp kn-n-am -Sn-bp-sS Po-hn-X-hpw Iym≥-
k¿ h-∂v A-h¿ a-cn-°p-∂-Xp-am-b H-cp I-Y
Rm-pw P-b-cm-Ppw N¿-®-sN-bv-Xp. Aßs-
sbmcp Xn-c-°-Y ]q¿-Øn-bm-°pIbpw sN-
bvXp. A-Xn-n-S-bn¬ B kn-n-a, a-√n-Im sj-
dm-h-Øn-s m-bn-I-bm-°n ln-µn-bn¬ sN-
øm≥ P-b-cm-Pn-v A-h-kc-sam-cp-ßn. B kn-
n-a-bp-sS Nn-{Xo-I-c-Ww Xp-S-ßp-∂-Xn-p-ap-ºv,
Pbcm-Pn-v a-e-bm-f-Øn-epw H-cp ]-Sw sN-tø-
≠Xp-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. ]p-Xn-b Xn-c-°-Y-bp-t≠m
F∂v B-h-iy-s∏-´t∏mƒ Rm≥ quot;Kp¬-tam-
ZsZr Zl-¥al-Zc„ l¿' ¬Ip-I-bm-bn-cp∂p. Rm-Xv aq-∂v h¿-
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jw ap-ºv ]q¿-Øn-bm-°n-b-Xm-bn-cp∂p. a-e-bm-
¥‹G-Nxo, Zs-Zr Zl-¥al-Z-c„, au¹
f kn-n-a-sb-∂ ]p-cp-j-tIm-´-bn¬ H-cn-Sw I-
s≠-Øm≥ quot;Kp¬-tam-l¿' F-n-°v A-h-k-cw
¬-In.
]t£, Kp¬-tam-l¿ H-cp B¨-kn-n-a-
bm-bn am-dn-sb-∂ B-t£-]w Nn-e¿ D-
b¿-Øn-bn-cp∂p?
Hcp s^-an-n-Ãv F-gp-Xn-bn-´pw F-¥p-sIm-
≠v Kp¬-tam-l¿ B¨-kn-n-a-bm-bn am-dn F-
∂m-Wv kp-lr-Øp-°ƒ Dƒ-s∏-sS-bp-≈ ]-e-cp-
sS-bpw hn-a¿-i-w. A-Xn-p-≈ a-dp-]-Sn-bm-Wv
Kp¬-tam-l-dn-s‚ C-t∏mƒ ]p-kv-X-I-cq-]-Øn¬
]p-d-Øn-d-ßn-bn-´p-≈ Xn-c-°-Y. H-cp kv-{Xo-]-
£ Xn-c-°-Y ]p-cp-j≥ kw-hn-[m-w sN-øp-
tºmƒ F-s¥m-s° am-‰-߃ G-sXm-s° co-
Xn-bn¬ h-cp-∂p F-∂v A-Xv hy-‡-am-°pw.
F¥mWv kv{Xo-Iƒ-°v Xn-c-°-Ym cw-K-
tØ°v I-S-∂p-h-cm≥ X-S-kw?
km-t¶-Xn-I-am-bn tm-°p-I-bm-sW-¶n¬
Hcp X-S-k-hp-an-√. Xn-c-°-Ym-c-N- _p≤n-ap-
´p≈ H-cp Im-cy-a-√. kv{Xo a-‰m¿-s°m-s°-tbm
th-≠n-˛ `¿-Øm-hn-pw Ip-´n-Iƒ-°pw H-s°-bm-
bn-˛ Po-hn-°p-∂p. `q-X-hpw `m-hn-bpw am-{X-am-Wv
Ahƒ-°p-≈-Xv. H-cn-°-epw h¿-Ø-am--an-√.
Xn-c-°-Y F-∂pw h¿-Ø-am- Im-e-Øn-em-Wv
Fgp-tX-≠-Xv.
ðs a-šl†-ž|l-ž|-¥bl ¥e-›r- Ps-er-|u-~u. `q-X-euG
F¥m-Wv ZoZn-bpsS kn-n-am k-¶¬-∏w?
`l-er-buG al-ó-al-Wo quot;-eŽ-|u-¨-Xo. D-cr-|-duG
Rm-sm-cp kv-{Xo B-b-Xp-sIm-≠v kv-{Xo
AIs∏-´n-cn-°p-∂ A-h-ÿ-bm-Wv F-s‚ hn-
e†-Œ-al--ar-d½.
jbw. a-e-bm-f-kn-n-a-bp-sS n-e-hn-ep-≈ A-
hÿbn¬ kv-{Xo-°v A¿-ln-°p-∂ H-cn-S-an-√.
_p-Zw _m-[n-®-Xm-bn tI-´n-cp-∂p. a-c-W-
in-®p. A-«o-e kn-n-a-bm-WnXv. t{]w-N-µv Im-
_kn¬ ]o-Un-∏n-°m-p-≈ ]p-cp-j-s‚ {i-a-
sØ-∏-‰n `-b-s∏-´n-cp-t∂m?
Wp-∂-Xn¬ Ip-g-∏-an-√. F∂m¬ quot;^m-an-en'°v
sØ kv-{Xo F-Xn¿-Øm¬ A-Xn-¿-∞w k-Ω-
]‰n-b-b-X√ AsX-∂m-Wv A-h¿ ]-d-™Xv. `bap-≠m-bn-cp-∂n-√. kp-lr-Øm-b tUm-
Xam-sW-∂ a-´n-em-Wv Im-cy-߃. Im-c-Ww kv-
^nenw s^-Ãn-h-en¬ h-®v Im-Wm≥ ]-‰m-sX Iv-S¿ kp-tc-jv F-t∂m-Sv t-cn-´p-X-s∂ tcm-K-
{Xo-sb Npw-_n-°m-pw I-S-∂p-]n-Sn-°m-p-ap-
t]m-bXv-sIm-≠mWv Cu kn-n-a-Im-Wm≥ sØ-∏-‰n-bpw Nn-In¬-kn-®m¬ t`-Z-am-Im-p-≈
≈ ]p-cp-j-s‚ {i-a-ß-sf kn-n-a-bn-epw kv-{Xo
h∂sX∂p ]-d-™n-s´m-∂pw A-h¿ hn-´p-X- km-[y-X-I-sf-∏-‰n-bpw ]-d-™p. ]n-∂o-Sv
FXn¿-°m-dp-≠v. ]-t£, A-Xv k-Ω-X-Øn-s‚
cm≥ H-cp-°-am-bn-cp-∂n-√. A-Xv h-I-h-bv-°m-sX Nn-In¬-kn-® tUm. sPbnw A-{_-lm-apw
kq-N--bm-Wv. A-Xp-sIm-≠v b-Ym¿-∞ Po-hn-
AIØp IS∂t∏mƒ I-≠-Xv Ip-´n-Iƒ ap-X¬ tUm. Kw-Km-[-c-p-sam-s° AtX a-tm-`m-h-
XØn¬ ]o-U--ß-sf kv-{Xo F-Xn¿-°p-∂-Xp-
hbk≥-am¿ h-sc-bn-cp-∂p kn-n-a Im-Wp- am-Wv F-t∂m-Sv ]p-e¿-Øn-b-Xv. Cu k-a-b-Øv
t]m-epw ]p-cp-j≥ Im-Wp-∂-Xv k-Ω-X-am-bn-´m-
∂Xm-Wv. F-√m-h¿-°pw {]-iv-w Rm≥ I-≠- icn-bm-b kp-lr-Øp-°-sf-bpw _-‘p-°-
Wv. C-Ø-cw aq-ey-ß-sf D¬-∏m-Zn-∏n-°m-Ø,
Xm-bn-cp-∂p. {]m-b-]q¿-Øn-bm-Im-Ø B¨-Ip- sf-bpw Xn-cn-®-dn-bm-m-bn. A-h¿ {]-I-Sn-∏n-®
]p-cp-j-s‚ B-[n-]-Xy-ß-sf sN-dp-°p-∂ kn-
´n-Iƒ A-h¿-°v {]-iv--am-bn-cp-∂n-√. Xo-tb-‰¿ kv-t-l-hpw km-ao-]y-hpw ]n-¥p-W-bp-sam-
n-a-bm-Wv F-s‚ k-¶¬-]w.
t]m-epw kv-{Xo-Iƒ-°v A-y-am-Wv Fs∂-n- s° atm-ho-cyw n-e-n¿-Øm≥ Im-c-W-am-bn-
Zo-Zn h¿-j-ß-fm-bn ^n-enw-s^-kv-‰n-h-ep-
°p a-- n-embn. ´p-≠v.
Ifn-se km-∂n-≤y-am-Wv. Im-gv-N-°m-cn-
tI-c-f-Øn¬ kv-{Xo-]-£ {]-kv-Ym-w D- ]p-Xn-b Xn-c-°-Y?
sb-∂ n-e-bn¬ c-k-I-c-am-b A-p-`-h-
≠m-Ip-∂-Xp ap-X¬ A-Xn-s‚ Iq-sS-bp-
ßfpw -ImWp-a-t√m... Ggp kv-{Xo-I-fp-sS I-Y ]-d-bp∂ quot;sd-bn≥-
≠t√m... t_m' F-∂ kn-n-a-bv-°m-bn ]p-Xn-b H-cp Xn-c-
Ip-´n-°m-ew ap-X¬-t° F-√m-Ø-cw kn-n-
Rm≥ {]o-Un-{Kn-°v ]Tn-°p-tºmƒ km-dm °Y Fgp-Xn-bn-´p-≠v. Cw-•o-jn¬ n¿-an-°p-∂
abpw-Rm≥ ImWm-dp≠v. I-eym-W-Øn-p-
tPm-k-^v tIm-gn-t°m-´v h-∂v R-ß-sf-s°m- Cu kn-n-a sI.F.tZ-h-cm-P-m-Wv kw-hn-[m-
ti-j-am-Wv N-e-®n-t{Xm-’-h-߃-°v t]m-bn-
≠v H-cp s^-an-n-Ãv kw-Ko-X-in-ev-]w sN-øn-®n- w sN-øp-∂-Xv. Kp¬-tam-l-dn-t‚-Xp t]m-se-
Øp-S-ßn-b-Xv. C-¥y≥-cm-Pym-¥-c N-e-®n-{X-ta-
´p-≠v. tIm-gn-t°m-Sv quot;t_m-[-'bpw ]m-e-°m-Sv Øs∂ A¥mcm{„ h-n-Xm Zn--am-b am¿-®v
fbn¬ F-´p-h¿-jw Xp-S¿-®-bm-bn ]-s¶-Sp-Øn-
quot;am-p-jn'bpw k-Po-h-am-Im≥ Xp-S-ßp-∂ Im- 8˛-v A-Xn-s‚ ]q-P I-gn-™p. ta-cn tdm-bv B-
´p-≠v. kv-{Xo-Iƒ kn-n-a-bv-°v sN-√p-∂-Xv F-
ew. kmw-kv-Im-cn-I {]-h¿-Ø--hp-am-bn k-Po- Wv A-Xv n¿-h-ln-®-Xv.
∂pw Iu-Xp-II-c-am-Wv. tIm-gn-t°m-´v H-cp Xn-
ham-b L-´-Øn¬ kv-{Xo-hm-Z-]-c-am-b Im-gv-∏m-
tb-‰-dn¬ em-‰n--ta-cn-°≥ Nn-{Xamb quot;t_m-°' Ip-Sp-w_w?
Sv a--kn¬ i-Iv-X-am-Im≥ Xp-S-ßn. a-µm-In-n-
F∂ Ne®n-{Xw Im-Wm≥ t]m-b-Xv c-k-I-c-am- quot;Nn{X-`q-an' A-kn-kv‰‚ v FUn‰¿ t{]w-N-
bpw A-Pn-X-bpw Kw-K-So-®-dp-sam-s°bm-bp-≈
b Hcp-`-h-am-Wv. Rm-pw t{]w-N-µpw Iq- µm-Wv Po-hn-X ]-¶m-fn. ]-Ømw-¢m-kn¬ ]Tn-
ASp-∏-am-Wv Ir-Xy-am-b n-e-]m-Sv cq-]o-I-c-W-
SnbmWv B kn-n-a Im-Wm≥ sN-∂Xv. Xn-tb- °p-∂ a-I-fp-≠v, ap-Iv-X.
Øn-v Im-c-W-am-b-Xv.
‰¿ Imh¬-°m-c≥ ap-X¬, Xn-tb-‰¿ am-t-P¿
B¿.sI._n-Pp-cm-Pv
kn-n-am Nn-{Xo-I-c-W-Øn-n-S-bn¬ A¿-
hsc ]-e-cpw B kn-n-a Im-W-cp-sX-∂v D-]-tZ-
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