An audiobook in the Tamil language. Jayakanthan, born in 1934, is known for his original thinking and thought-provoking ideas. A prolific writer, he has two autobiographies, two biographies, several novels and novellas, anthologies of short stories and essays to his credit. He is a Fellow of the Sahitya Akademi and was awarded the Jnanpith Award in 2002.

An audiobook in the Tamil language. Pudhumaipithan is one of the most influential and revolutionary writers of Tamil fiction. His writings brought him an image of a maverick. The subjects that he took and the characters he chose to convey them was completely new to Tamil fiction. His works were characterized by bold criticisms of social anomalies, modern outlook and progressive thinking.

Madan's Vandargal Vendrargal is an enjoyable listen as much as it is packed with facts of history. Examples of Madan's refreshingly different approach to writing history are: No kinder hearted king ever lived than Humayun. He would surely have entered the Guinness Book of World Records for compassion had there been one in his time!

An audiobook in the Tamil language. Aadhavan was a young turk among a brood of neo-realist novelists that emerged in the late 1960s in Tamil fiction. He was unafraid to wander into hitherto forbidden areas and projected Indians more nuanced and credible than the prevalent stereotypes. A Sahitya Akademi Award winner, he brought a refreshingly new style to Tamil fiction.

He was a dreamer. Che dreamt big, he dreamt of the impossible, the incredible, as incredible as the chapters of his life.

Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us. We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have lived. What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us sapiens? In this bold and provocative audiobook, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here, and where we're going.

An audiobook in the Tamil language. Indira Parthasarathy is the nom de plume of Professor R. Parthasarathy, a well known Indian playwright, short-story writer, and novelist writing in Tamil. He has received several honours for his writing, including the Sangeet Natak Akademi and Sahitya Akademi awards and the prestigious Saraswati Samman. He has so far published 15 novels, six anthologies of short stories, 10 plays, and a collection of essays.

An audiobook in the Tamil language. Ashokamitran is a novelist, essayist and short story writer in Tamil, known to western readers through his translated works such as The Mole, The Eighteenth Parallel and Water. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award, India's highest literary honour for his collection of short stories entitled 'Appavin Snehitargal' ('Father's Friends') in 1996.

He was quite possibly the most charismatic figure of the 20th century, a heroic figure that stood for the aspirations of the downtrodden, a true symbol of the triumph of the proletariat over dictatorships and imperialistic forces.

An audiobook in the Tamil language. Devan was one of the greatest of 20th-century Tamil writers, known for his witty and humorous stories. Devan was a competent and accomplished writer, who used several interesting and varied techniques in fiction writing. From travelogues to recipes, from detective stories to social dramas, he has written them all.