Cho Dharman

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Cho Dharman (born 8 August 1953) is an Indian Tamil writer. He was born in Kovilpatti Taluk in Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu. The real name is S. Dharmaraj. Cho Dharman's novel Koogai, a stunning account of Tamil lives in post-independence India, was translated into English as The Owl. Cho, has authored nine books, won several awards and much critical acclaim for his novels, non-fiction and short stories.{{cite news|last1=Karthikeyan|first1=Aparna|title=There is no such thing as Dalit writing|url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/literary-review/aparna-karthikeyan-in-conversation-with-cho-dharman/article7619145.ece|work=The Hindu|date=5 September 2015|language=en-IN}} He won the Sahitya Akademi award in 2019 under Tamil language category for his novel Sool.{{Cite web|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/awards/akademi%20samman_suchi.jsp#TAMIL |title= Sahitya Akademi - Tamil Category winners list |date=2020-04-11 }}