“The marginalised need not be silent”

A short novel titled “Chinnan” written by senior author of the Australian Tamil Literary Association, Avooran, was released a few weeks ago in Paranthan, Sri Lanka, and then in Melbourne.

Avooran - Shanmugam Chandran with his new novel, Chinnaan

Kulasegaram Sanchayan talks to author Avooran – Shanmugam Chandran about his short novel “Chinnan” that deals with the social issues faced by the marginalised people of the society and about his future plans.

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