▁was ▁born ▁in ▁K ov il p atti ▁Tal uk ▁in ▁T ut ic or in ▁district ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁The ▁real ▁name ▁is ▁S . ▁D harm ar aj . ▁Cho ▁D har man ' s ▁novel ▁Ko og ai , ▁a ▁st unning ▁account ▁of ▁T amil ▁lives ▁in ▁post - in dep end ence ▁India , ▁was ▁translated ▁into ▁English ▁as ▁The ▁O w l . ▁Cho , ▁has ▁author ed ▁nine ▁books , ▁won ▁several ▁awards ▁and ▁much ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁for ▁his ▁nov els , ▁non - f iction ▁and ▁short ▁stories .. He ▁won ▁the ▁Sah ity a ▁Akadem i ▁award ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁under ▁T amil ▁language ▁category ▁for ▁his ▁novel ▁So ol . ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁( S ool ▁/ ச <0xE0> <0xAF> <0x82> ல ் ) ▁ ▁Cho . ▁D har man ▁K ad ha ig al ▁ ▁E er am ▁ ▁S ok avan am ▁ ▁Ko og ai : ▁The ▁O w l ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁Hon ours ▁▁▁ ▁Sah ity a ▁Academy ▁Award ▁W inner ▁at ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : T amil ▁writers ▁Category : 1 9 5 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Indian ▁writers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Indian ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁Mal ary ▁ ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁administrative ▁district ▁of ▁G mina ▁Sk ars zew y , ▁within