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Vaduvur Duraisami Iyengar (1880 1942)[1] was a Tamil writer of detective fiction in the 1940s.

He is one of the pioneer in detective story writing in Tamil language.[2] His protagonist, Digambara Samiar, was a sanyasi or holy man on a mission to fight crime. Some of his works are made into movies such as Menaka (1935 film),[3][4] Menaka (1955 film).[5]

In 1920 he started a journal called "Manoranjini". The aim of the journal was to propagate the importance of women's education.[6]


Works


His novels are


References


  1. Muhkerjee, Meenakshi (2002). Early novels in India.
  2. Guy, Randor (18 June 2015). "Played many parts". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. Guy, Randor (4 January 2008). "Menaka 1935". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  4. Guy, Randor (27 August 2010). "The making of 'Menaka'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  5. Guy, Randor (4 September 2011). "Menaka 1955". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  6. Thilakavathy, M. (2015). Women's Development and Social Conflicts in India. Chennai: MJP Publisher. p. 3. ISBN 978-81-8094-270-9.



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