{{Short description|Indian Tamil writer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
thumb|Cho Dharman '''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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He won the Sahitya Akademi award in 2019 under Tamil language category for his novel ''Sool''.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
==Books== * (Sool /சூல்) * Thoorvai (தூர்வை) * Cho. Dharman Kadhaigal * Eeram * Sokavanam * Koogai: The Owl<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mangai|first1=A.|title=An epic terrain|url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/literary-review/a-mangai-reviews-koogai-the-owl/article7378782.ece|work=The Hindu|date=3 July 2015|language=en-IN}}</ref> * (Pathimoonaavathu maiyyavaadi /பதிமூனாவது மையவாடி)
== Awards and honours ==
* Sahitya Academy Award Winner at 2019
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Gbooks-author|Cō Tarman̲}} *[https://www.hindutamil.in/news/literature/568784-book-review.html பதிமூனாவது மையவாடி’: இலக்கியமா, பிரச்சாரமா?-<nowiki>https://www.hindutamil.in/news/literature/568784-book-review.html</nowiki>]
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