Draft:Rethnam Sivalingam (Master Sivalingam)

Rethnam Sivalingam known as Master Sivalingam (28 March 1933 – 11 May 2022) was a children's Story writer and speaker from Eelam. He excelled in many fields like poetry, children's stories, children's songs, archery, comic speech and drama..

Life Note
Master Sivalingam was born in 1933 in Manchanthoduvai, Batticaloa district of Sri Lanka to Ratnam teacher and Chelathangam. Shivalingam was born fifth in a family of six. Chen did his primary education at Marysu School. He lived in a town called Uppodai. For fifty years he has been a children's story teller.

He also worked as a storyteller in the Batticaloa Municipal Council. He has studied Cartoon Art and Willisai Art for one year at Chandanu Art College, Chennai.

Bulavarmani A. Periyathampillai took him to Colombo and introduced him to his uncle Saravanamuthu, who was conducting a children's flower show on Sri Lankan radio. Since then he started telling stories on Sri Lankan radio. Later his programs were also broadcasted on Sri Lankan television. Based out of Colombo, Dinapathy worked as an assistant editor at Chintamani magazines.

He married Mangaiyarkarasi, daughter of Master Shivalingam Pandit Bhupalallai.

Books published

 * Terrible night
 * A gift of love
 * Grandfather Frost
 * Children's story flower

Awards

 * Sahitya Mandal Prize for Children's Literature by North Eastern Provincial Council (1984-1991)
 * Batticaloa Writers' Promotion Center's 2013 Tamil Language Award and a prize of Rs.15,000 for children's literature titled Anbu Tanta Pariyya

Degrees

 * Nakaisuvai Kumaran - Bulavarmani A. Degree awarded by Periyathampilla
 * Villisai Selvan - Scholar Pandithamani V. C. Degree awarded by Gandiya
 * Aruthkalaith Tilak - Presented by Kripananda Wariyar
 * Willisich Selvar - Minister Sec. Provided by Rasadura
 * Culture - Sri Lanka Ministry of Culture
 * Kalaikurisil - Modular Hindu Religious Development Society
 * Children's Literary Society - Columbu Tamil Society

Death
Master Sivalingam passed away in Batticaloa on 11th May 2022 in his 89th year.