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  EDITOR’S VERSION A Life in Letters: Kuru Aravinthan By Mrs. Nageswari Srikumaraguru, Lecturer, Annamalai University (Canada), for   Iniya Nandavanam When the Canadian Tamil Writers’ Association chose to confer its highest recognition—the Lifetime Achievement Award for Tamil Literary Service—on Toronto-based writer  Kuru Aravinthan , the gesture felt both celebratory and timely. For more than three decades, Aravinthan has written fiction, essays, and children’s literature that trace the arc of a life stretched between homelands, from  Kankesanthurai  in northern Sri Lanka to the multicultural neighborhoods of  Canada . His route to literature began in a modest home library, where the rhythm of Tamil magazines and storybooks set the pace for a lifelong conversation with language. Aravinthan’s family story is rooted in learning and public service. His father,  Arunachalam Kurunathapillai , hailed from  Maavitapuram  and served as Principal of...

  LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - 2025 Last Saturday, the Canadian Tamil Writers’ Association held its 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony in Toronto, Canada. At this prestigious event, the Association honored five distinguished literary figures: Mr. Kuru Aravinthan, Mr. V. N. Mathiyazhagan, Mrs. Cellaiah Yogaratnam, Dr. Mrs. Parvathy Kandasamy, and Mr. N. Nakulasikhamani. Two special publications were presented to attendees: an introductory book by the Writers’ Association and a commemorative volume celebrating the literary journey and achievements of writer Kuru Aravinthan, compiled by his readership. Writer Kuru Aravinthan’s accomplishments are remarkable. He is the only author in the Canadian Tamil diaspora to have consistently received literary awards and recognitions every year for the past 25 years (2000–2025). He set two unique milestones: first, by publishing Valentine’s Day stories in five different countries within the same year, and second, by writing Valentine’s Day ...