Sabareesh Kumar

Sabareesh Kumar (born March 11, 2005) is a reader of literature and philosophy. He writes in Tamil and translates non-fictional essays from Tamil to English. He is also involved in social activities.
Birth and Education
Sabareesh Kumar was born in Vathalagundu on March 11, 2005, to A.R. Gokulakrishnan and Renugadevi. His family comes from Seemai Poolathur, a mountain village in the Kodaikanal region. His grandfather, V.A. Ramasamy Chettiar, took part in the Indian freedom struggle and was imprisoned in Madurai.
Until the first standard, he studied at Vivekananda School in Pannaikadu, a mountain village. He then studied at Lakshmi Narayana Higher Secondary School in Vathalagundu until the fifth standard. From the sixth to the twelfth standard, he studied at Sainik School in Amaravathinagar. He joined B.Tech Computer Science at SRM College in Chennai, but left after the first year as he lost interest in the course. Because of his interest in social sciences, he is now studying for a bachelor's degree in History through Distance Education at the University of Madras.
Personal Life
He did his internship in Zoho schools and as a digital marketing trainee in the brand marketing at Zoho. Due to his interest in literature and philosophy, he quit his job at IT and is currently the coordinator for technical and marketing works at Living Tamil Organisation and Southbound review, the weekly magazine.
Literary Life
During his school years, Sabareesh Kumar was interested in politics and history and read writers such as M.K. Gandhi, Ramachandra Guha and Shashi Tharoor. After leaving college, his interest in social activities grew, and he spent a few months in Anna Nagar, Chennai, preparing for the Civil Services Examination. He began reading Tamil literature through Jeyamohan's website. His letters have been published on writer Jeyamohan's website since 2024.
Editorial Activities
Currently Sabareesh is part of the Editorial team at the weekly literary magazine called, The Southbound Review. He writes and edits literary essays, criticisms and book reviews in it.
Social Activities
He is associate with the Munai Youngsters' Organisation
Links
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