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Pa. Raghavan is an acclaimed Tamil writer and editor. His full name is Raghavan Parthasarathy. He is known for screenwriting the crime drama film Thambi Vettothi Sundaram (2011) which is in the style of a documentary. He has also worked on numerous television series. These include Ketti Melam, Malargal, Sivasakthi and Vani Rani.

Born in Adyar, Chennai Pa. Raghavan’s father was a school teacher. Due to his father’s transferable job, he spent a lot of his childhood in Chengalpet district. He has lived in Chennai all his life. The hustle and bustle of the city gives him a feeling of security, he says. Chennai, according to him, compliments his character perfectly. Raghavan studied Mechanical Engineering in graduation. He has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in the same. In spite of that, he decided early on to be a writer.

Amudhasurabi Monthly Magazine offered him his first job as a sub-editor. In 1992, he began working at Kalki, the renowned weekly magazine as the Assistant Editor. He also worked for the magazine Kumudam Junction as Editor in Charge. In 2003, he moved on to publishing. The Tamil Division of New Horizon Media Private Limited has been led by him. Pa. Raghavan has made a significant contribution to the non-fiction genre in Tamil Literature. He has written multiple political histories. These include the political history of America titled Dollar Desa, and the detailed account of Israel-Palestine conflict titled Nilamellam Raththam.

In 2004, he won the prestigious Bharathiya Basha Parishad Award which is given to writers who have made a significant contribution to Indian Literature. He is also the recipient of several other awards like Ilakkiyapeetam Award for his novel Alagila Vilayaattu, Lilli Deivasikamani Memorial Award for his short stories collection Paravai yuddham and Thiruppur Tamil Sangam Award for his novel Mellinam. Pa. Raghavan has dabbled in every form of writing like biographies, novels, short story collections and essay collections.

He has written biographies of famous personalities like Hitler, Yanni, and Saddam Hussein. He has written on various terrorist organizations like Taliban, Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, Lashkar E Taiba and Jama Islamia. He has an active account on Facebook under the handle raghavan.pa and Twitter under the handle writerpara. Pa. Raghavan also has a website which contains information about his latest projects. A lot of his writing is available for free in the form of EBooks on his website. His books can also be bought online through the e-commerce website Amazon.

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