Yu Hsi
| Yu Hsi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 16, 1951 Fangyuan Township, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Occupation | Poet, photographer, musician, producer, director and writer |
| Known for | Translating Tirukkural in Mandarin[1] |
| Website |
www |
| Topics in Tamil literature | |
|---|---|
| Sangam Literature | |
| The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature | |
| Silappatikaram | Manimekalai |
| Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi | Valayapathi |
| Kundalakesi | |
| Bhakthi Literature | |
| Tevaram | Divya Prabandha |
| Tirumuṟai | |
| Tamil people | |
| Sangam | Sangam landscape |
| Tamil history from Sangam literature | Ancient Tamil music |
Yu Hsi (born Hung Ching Yu) (born March 16, 1951) is a Taiwanese Tamil poet and scholar, who has translated the Tirukkural and the poems of Subramaniya Bharathi and poet Bharathidasan in Mandarin. He is the founder president of the Tamil Sangam in Taiwan. He has received various awards, including awards from Seoul World Academy of Arts and Culture (2004), Thiruvalluvar award (2014), and a felicitation from former President of India A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
Personal life
Yu Hsi was born Hung Ching Yu in Taiwan on 16 March 1951. He obtained a doctorate in letters. He has authored more than 60 books. In a unique literary style, he wrote his fifth long-form novel on tradition scrolls, which contained almost 600,000 words.[2] He has also translated Tamil classic Thirukkural, poems of Bharathiyar and Bharathidasan and Avvaiyar's "Aathichoodi" (containing morals) in Mandarin.[3]
Awards
In 2004, Yu Hsi was awarded the Poet Laureate, the highest honour awarded by Seoul World Academy of Arts and Culture.[2]
In 2010, Yu Hsi was felicitated by former Indian President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam with a golden statue of Buddha. It was when Yu Hsi agreed to translate the Thirukural into Chinese.[4]
In praise of his translation of the Tirukkural in Mandarin, the Tamil Nadu government awarded ₹540,000. Yu Hsi, however, donated the amount to Tamil University for setting up of an endowment to propagate Tirukkural.[2][1]
In 2014, he received the Thiruvalluvar award from the Government of Tamil Nadu. Yu Hsi is the first foreign scholar to receive the Thiruvalluvar award.[2][5]
See also
References
- 1 2 Rajaram, R. (19 June 2014). "Chinese translation of Tirukkural, Bharathi's poems ready". The Hindu. Chennai: The Hindu. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Express News Service (16 January 2014). "Taiwan-origin Tamil Scholar Gets Thiruvalluvar Award". The New Indian Express. Express Publications. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ↑ PTI (7 November 2015). "Taiwanese poet Yu Hsi lauds TN CM Jayalalithaa". Business Standard. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ↑ Express News Service (20 May 2010). "Kalam felicitates Taiwanese poet Yu His". The New Indian Express. Chennai: Express Publication. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ↑ Sadique, Shahnawaz (17 January 2014). "Taiwanese Poet Dr Yu Hsi Was Awarded The Thiruvalluvar Award on 15 January 2014". Commonstupidman.com. Retrieved 19 August 2016.