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     Stalin was born in 1956 in Kanchipuram, once the cultural capital of Tamilnadu and one of the seven sacred cities of India. On completing his schooling in Yadhothakaari Elementary School, Little Kanchipuram and High School at Dr. P.S. Srinivasan Municipal High School he did his PUC and B.A. (History) at Pachaiyappa’s College for men, Kanchipuram.

      1981 was a landmark in Stalin’s career. When he was in his final year M.A. (History), at Pachaiyappa’s College, Madras, his free verse was published in Anandavikatan a leading Tamil Weekly in 1981. In the same year he began to participate in Radio Programmes over All India Radio, Madras. His first book Alaigal a collection of free verse published in the same Year.

     He joined All India Radio in 1983, previously served in may stations including the ones at Pondicherry, Tiruchirappalli, Chennai and Ooty and presently he is Programme Executive, All India Radio, Chennai [Madras]. While Stalin was serving with commercial broadcasting service of AIR, Madras his radio version of historical novel Mannan Magal by Chandilyan, an acclaimed Tamil fictionist, was broadcast, bringing in a lot of appreciation for his Tamil style and his ability to adapt the novel to the media demands, When the FM service was commissioned at AIR, Coimbatore on 15th August 2000, the same was the first play for broadcast

     He tried his hand in translation thanks to his association with well known Tamil poet Meera and rendered into English the most popular poetry volume of the time Kanavugal + Karppanaigal = Kagithangal.

     Stalin’s recent interest is classical Greek plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. He says his translation venture of Greek drama into Tamil was encouraged by the eminent historian Dr. N. Subrahmanian, and the well known poet critic Dr. R. Balachandran - Bala.

     By this Magnum opus (translation of fourteen Greek plays-complete works of Aeschylean and  Sophoclean plays), he is now engaged in Euripidean plays. By this subtle task he has introduced European Pre-Christian drama at its earliest best to the Tamil literary world.

    Stalin has been honoured with the the Literary Award 99 by Tirupur Tamil Sangam for his first translation of the Classical Greek play King Oedipus (ஈடிபஸ் மன்னன்) into Tamil.

     Stalin has been invited to many literary forums and academic seminars organized by the Sahitya Academy and academic institutions. He also served as a Jury for the translation award 2004, 2007 constituted by the Sahitya Academy and continues to serve as judge for many drama competitions including the ones by The South Indian Artistes’ Association (தென்னிந்திய நடிகர் சங்கம்) Chennai, in 1993

SERVICE IN ALL INDIA RADIO

 1. 01.12.1983 to 16.10.1984    TRANSMISSION EXECUTIVE, ALL INDIA RADIO, PONDICHERRY  
 2. 17.10.1984 to 29.06.1988    TRANSMISSION EXECUTIVE, ALL INDIA RADIO, TIRUCHIRAPALLI  
 3.  30.06.1988 to 30.06.1994    PROGRAMME EXECUTIVE, ALL INDIA RADIO, CBS MADRAS  
 4. 01.07.1994 to 19.11.2004    PROGRAMME EXECUTIVE, ALL INDIA RADIO, COIMBATORE  
 5. 08.12.2004 to 25.05.2007    PROGRAMME EXECUTIVE, ALL INDIA RADIO, OOTY  
 6. 28.05.2007 to 07.05.2012    PROGRAMME EXECUTIVE, ALL INDIA RADIO, COIMBATORE  
 7. 09.05.2012 to 30.05.2013    PROGRAMME EXECUTIVE, ALL INDIA RADIO, CHENNAI  
 8. 30.05.2013 to 25.06.2013    PROGRAMME EXECUTIVE, ALL INDIA RADIO, CBS CHENNAI  
 9. 26.06.2013 to 17.10.2013    ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (P), ALL INDIA RADIO, CBS CHENNAI  
10. 18.10.2013 to 30.06.2015    ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (P), ALL INDIA RADIO, COIMBATORE  
11. 1.07.2015 to 31.05.2016    ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (P), ALL INDIA RADIO CBS, AIR, CHENNAI  
12. 31.05.2016    Retired  

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Stalin’s Writing for the first time was printed and published by “Anandavikatan”  a leading Tamil Weeklyin the  issue dated 8-3-1981 when he was in his final year M.A. in 1981.


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BOOKS BY STALIN

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1. அலைகள்

(A Collection of free verse) - 1981

Foreword by Vairamuthu

2. கரிக்கோடுகள்

A Collection of free verse-bilingual-1984

Foreword by Bala

3. மீண்டும் பாரதி

(A Collection of free verse-bilingual ) - 1987

Foreword by Meera

4. வேகவதி

A Historical Play-1990

Foreword by N. Subrahmanian

5. STREAKS

(An English version of Karikkodugal ) - 1990

Foreword by Bala

6. செம்பியர்கோன்

A Historical Play-1991

Foreword by N. Subrahmanian

7. ஆடிப்பட்டம்

(A Social Play) - 1992

Foreword by A. Gobinath

8. ஊர்மிளா

(A Social Play) - 1993

Foreword by N. Subrahmanian

9. குலக்கொழந்து

A Historical Play-1994

Foreword by N. Subrahmanian, B.Staagopan in English

10. நாடகப்பேழை

A Collection of 5 short Plays - 1995

Foreword by N. Subrahmanian

11. Fancis + Fantasies = Scraps

(A Translation of கனவுகள் + கற்பனைகள் = காகிதங்கள் ) - 1998

Foreword by N. Subrahmanian

12. ஈடிபஸ் மன்னன்

King Oedipus - 1999
Special Edition - 2000

Foreword by N. Subrahmanian

13. கலோனஸில் ஈடிபஸ்

( Oedipus at Colonus ) - 2000

Foreword by N. Subrahmanian

14. ஆன்டிகனி

(Antigone) - 2000

Foreword by Bala

15. எலக்ட்ரா

(Electra) = 2001

Foreword by N. Subrahmanian

16. அஜக்ஸ்

(Ajax) - 2001

Foreword by N. Subrahmanian

17. டிரச்சிப் பெண்கள்

(The Women of Trachi) - 2002

Foreword by Bala

18. பிலக்டிடிஸ்

Philoctetes - 2002

Foreword by P. Thailambal

19. கிளியோபாட்ரா

(A Monograph of VII Cleopatra) - 2002

Foreword by R.Poongundran

20. ஓரஸ்டிய முந்நாடகம்

(Oresteian Trilogy) - 2003

Foreword by Siripi Balasubramaniam

21. கட்டுண்ட பிரமீதியஸ் ஃ இறைஞ்சுவோர்

(Prometheus Bound) (The Suppliants) - 2004

Foreword by Bala, Puviyarasu & Panjam Manian

22. தீப்ஸிற்கு எதிரான எழுவர் & பாரசீகர்கள்

(The Seven against Thebes) & (The Persians) -2006

Foreword by Puviyarasu

23. ஒரு மகுடத்தைச் சிறகுகள் சுமந்து செல்லாது

(Stalin's Radio interview with Poet Inqulab) -2012




 

 

24. உரத்த சிந்தனை

(Stalin's Radio interview with Dr. N. Subrahanan) -2013

Foreword by Kamalanathan


25.திரை இசை வானில்... 

(Stalin's Radio interviews with P.Suseela and L.R.Easwari, the Tamil film playback singers.) 

26.கிரேக்கக் கலை மரபு 




 BOOKS ON STALIN

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1. The Aesthetic of Drama & Stalin’s Plays-1995

(A Collection of free verse) - 1981

By N. Subrahmanian

2. Theatre of the Air & Analysis of Stalin’s Plays-1997

By K. Ganesan

3. Stalin’s Plays and Other Essays on Contemporary Tamil Literature - 1999

By R. Balachandran

4. ஸ்டாலின் படைப்புக்கள் ஓரு பார்வை - 2000

By Panjam Maniyan

5. Stalin’s Sophoclean Plays A Study-2004

By Prof.P.Damodaran

6. ஸ்டாலின் மொழிபெயர்ப்பில் சோபக்ளிஸ் நாடகங்கள் - ஓரு கண்ணோட்டம் - 2004

By Panjam Maniyan

7. பேக்கி

(யூரிபிடிஸ்)

By N. Subrahmanian

8. கிரேக்கச் சிந்தனை மரபு

Stalin

Forwarded by - கவிஞர் பெ.சிதம்பரநாதன்

9.பினீஷியப் பெண்கள்

(யூரிபிடிஸ்)
By Stalin 

கட்டுரைகள்

சாகித்ய அகடமி வெளியிட்டிருக்கும் "புதிய தமிழ் இலக்கிய வரலாறு" மூன்று தொகுதிகளின் மூன்றாவது தொகுதியில் ஸ்டாலின் எழுதியுள்ள

1.    தமிழ் மொழிபெயர்ப்பு நாடகங்கள்
2.    வானொலி வளர்த்த தமிழ் நாடக இலக்கியம் மற்றும் ஓரங்க நாடகங்கள்

என்ற இரண்டு கட்டுரைகள் இடம் பெற்றுள்ளன.


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An analytical stydy of Fine arts and Stalin's plays - 1995

When K.V.Ramanujam retired from All India Radio, CBS, Chennai on 28.4.2023, Stalin attended his farewell party

Stalin at Manikkal view point Ooty on 20/06/2023

Stalin with Tender Beard

Stalin at Ooty, 9th mile Shooting Spot watch tower On 29th September 2023

Dhinamalar 15-10-2023

Stalin at his office work in All India Radio, Coimbatore, 1997.

Stalin Interviews Playback singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam for broadcast over All India Radio Coimbatore

When Cartoonist Madhan was invited for an interview for broadcast over All india Radio Coimbatore by Stalin - This was broadcast on 14th Nov 2001.

An interview with one of the senior most film actresses of South India, B S Saroja by Stalin.This was broadcast over All India Radio CBS Madras on 15-1-2016 from 3 pm to 4 pm as a Pongal special programme.

B.S.Saroja

Actress B.S.Saroja in 1950's

Stalin in Ooty on 3-2-2024

When Stalin presided over a Bharatha Naattiam function in Coimbatore.......

Mr.V. Ramesh P.A. to SD All India Radio Chennai retired on 29.2.2024. Stalin honoured him with best wishes.

An interview with Film News Anandhan by Stalin. This special programme was broad cast over All India Radio CBS Chennai on 15 August 2013 from 3 PM to 4 PM

Stalin with the Galaxy of All India Radio Drama Artiste ( Almost they are Tamil film actor and actress )

Stalin at Karnataka Horticulture Park Ooty on 29.3.2024

Stalin at Government Rose Garden Ooty on 27.4.2024

Stalin is addressing in the Coimbatore Literary Meet on Greek Literature held at District Central Library Coimbatore on 30.6.2024.

Stalin attended the Independent day celebrations at All India Radio Coimbatore on 15.8.2024.

Stalin attended the Independence day celebrations held in All India Radio Station on 15.8. 2024, Coimbatore.

Stalin visited All India Radio Ooty on 29.8.2024.

Stalin is enjoying the Greenish Ooty on 13.9.2024

Stalin at Charing Cross, Ooty, on 13.9.2024

Stalin at Sullivan memorial near Kothagiri Ooty on 13.9.2024.

Stalin at Golf ground Ooty on 13.9.2024.

Stalin at Elk falls, or Uilette falls near Kothagiri Ooty on 13.9.2024.

Stalin pays tribute to Dr. N . Subrahmanian's death anniversary on 22.10.2024. at Udumalpet.

Stalin on 3.11.2022

Stalin on the banks of Vaalongulam lake, Coimbatore enjoying the natural sceneries on 19.11.2024.

Stalin at Mettur Dam on 21.12.2024.

Stalin in front of the watch tower, Mettur Dam on 21.12.2024.

Stalin attended Mr.Dharmalingam

Stalin attended Mr.Dharmalingam's retirement party on 31.12.2024 at All India Radio.CBS Chennai

Stalin at 48th Chennai Book Fair YMCA Chennai on 3.1.2025

Stalin at the Pongal festival celebrations in All India Radio Coimbatore on. 10.01.2025

Stalin at Malampuzha Dam on 25.01.2025

An interview with Cho Ramasamy by Stalin, This was broadcast over All India Radio, Coimbatore on 28.10.1998 From 7.30 AM. Duration 24 Mts.

An appreciation of Stalin works by Panjammanion, 2000. (Total pages 432).

Stalin was one of the three chief guests in the book release ceremony held in the Nirmala College for women, Coimbatore held on 20.02.2025. At Morning Star Auditorium.

DINAMALAR - A Tamil daily dated 02.11.2014.

Ajax Tamil translation of Stalin's book release function held on 13.5.2001 at Coimbatore.

Seven Against Thebes Tamil translation of Stalin's book release function held at Coimbatore.

The complete plays of Aeschylus Tamil translation of Stalin's book release function held at Kongu Nadu Arts and Science College Coimbatore on 26.2.2009

Drama competition prize distribution function held. at Coimbatore R S puram Corporation Auditorium on 17.5.98.

Stalin at a workshop on how to write for Radio and present the same for b'cast on 4.10.99 held at Kongu Nadu Arts and Science College Coimbatore.

Stalin receives the award for his Tamil translation of King Oedipus from Tiruppur Tamil Sangam function on.19.11.2000.

Stalin interviews the Tamil poet Inquilab. This prog was b'cast over All India Radio Coimbatore in 4 parts on 1.8.2011, 8.8.2011, 12.8.2011, and 22.8.2012 for each 30 mts duration from 9am to 9.30am This interview prog was published in a book form in 2012, April.

A book release function of the complete Sophoclean plays(seven plays) volume in Stalin's Tamil translation held in Madras(Chennai) on 30.4.2017 Sunday.

When Mr.Dhanasekaran programme Executive retired from service on 30.4.2025 in All India Radio Madras(Chennai) Stalin attended the retirement party.

When a retirement party to Dhanasekaren arranged by Stalin, Ramesh and Lakshmi at Hotel Maris Chennai(Madras) on 29.4.2025.

When Mr. Murali retired from programme head service on 31.05.2024, a farewell party was arranged in All India Radio, Coimbatore, Station Director's room. Stalin attended the function. Murali presented a book to Stalin.

Stalin at The Emerald Dam , Ooty on 10.6.2025.

Stalin at the CANADA DAM Ooty on 10.6.2025.

When Mr. K.V. Arulalan celebrated his Sastiapthapurthi(60th birth day) on 22.6.2025 in Triplicane, Madras, Stalin attended it.





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