Uthaya Sankar SB

Uthaya Sankar SB (born Taiping, Perak) is a Malaysian writer who writes in the Bahasa Malaysian language.

Early life and education

Uthaya Sankar SB grew up in Lorong B, Aulong Lama village in Taiping, Perak, where the majority of people along this lane were Indian and there were only two Malay families.(theSun, 16 July 2009) He moved to Klang, Selangor and later settled in Shah Alam, Selangor.

Career

Some of his writings are also available in English and Tamil in his blog. He writes non-conventional short stories as well as poetry, novels and articles. Some of his writings have been translated to Tamil, Mandarin and English. He was a lecturer, newspaper reviewer, newscaster and TV news editor from 1996 to 2009. He is also the founder president of Kavyan.

Reception

Uthaya Sankar SB's criticisms of Tamil literature in Malaysia entitled "What Tamil Writers?" (New Straits Times, 11 February 2004) drew a response from R. Karthigesu.[1]

Dina Zaman calls him "honestly blunt" in an article she wrote in New Straits Times (4 July 2001)[2] while Rachael Philip admits that he is "undeniably talented" in New Straits Times (28 August 2005). Amir Muhammad refers to Uthaya as "one of our brightest literary stars and has won many awards" in The Edge (19 November 2001) and "a local Haruki Murakami" in New Straits Times (28 January 2005). "Uthaya’s particular gifts lie in his narrative skill and playful deconstructions of the story form. He easily ranks among the finest writers in this country because his seriousness of purpose is wedded to an admirable lightness of touch. He has fun with the stories, and the fun is infectious" says Amir Muhammad in New Straits Times (13 February 2002) and "He has been one of our most prolific and consistent creative writers for over a decade" in Malay Mail (23 July 2008).

He is also known as "a writer who does not fail to capture the attention of his audience with his outspokenness and, not to forget, provocative introductions" as mentioned by Cheah Phaik Kin in New Straits Times (2 December 1998).

Works

His published books (all in Bahasa Malaysia) include:

References

  1. ↑ R. Karthigesu, "A Tamil Writer Talks Back", New Straits Times, 25 February 2004
  2. ↑ "The very Malay(sian), confident, arrogant Uthaya Sankar!". HighBeam. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
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