
Kirungai Sethupathi
Kirungai Sethupathi is a Tamil professor, writer, and editor from Krungakottai in the Sivagangai district. He has published over 60 books, including children’s stories, poems, and plays, and contributes regularly to magazines like Gokulam, Poondhalir, and Dinamani Siruvar Mani. A recipient of the 2018 Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar for his poetry collection Siragu Mulaitha Yaanai, he is also known for his editorial work with journals such as Tamil Harijan, Thodarum, and Maha Kavithai. Currently, he teaches at Bharathidasan Government Women’s College in Puducherry.