Noted Tamil writer Sujatha dead

New Delhi: Noted Tamil writer S Rangarajan alias Sujatha died in Chennai on Wednesday night. He was 73 and is survived by his wife and two sons.

He was an electronics engineer from IIT, Madras, and had been the General Manager (Research and Development) in BEL. He was instrumental in designing the Electronic Voting Machines extensively used in Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.

A couple of decades ago when there had been suspicion about the fool-proof nature of the EVMs, Rangarajan had taken great pains to explain the efficacy of the machines.

He was also one of the most popular Tamil writers and had a unique style of writing which got him a wide audience. He made a difference in the Tamil literature world by his unique style, ideas, and different genres in which he wrote.

He first story was published in 1953 in Sivaji magazine. He had been continuously writing since 1962 and had written more than 80 novels, 150 short stories, 10 science books, 10 dramas, several poems, and numerous articles.

His Kadaisi Pakkam (Last Page) in Kanaiyali magazine became very popular and following that he had written several Pakkams (pages) in other magazines too.