S. Abdul Hameed known by his pen name Manushya Puthiran (in Tamil: மனுஷ்ய புத்திரன்) (born 15 March 1968) is a poet and writer from Tamil Nadu, India.

Early life and education

Manushya Puthiran born as S Abdul Hameed, is the second of four children on 15 March 1968, in Thuvarankurichi, Tiruchirappalli District. He started his schooling at the age of 7 and he describes his early life: Completed his schooling in private, continued his first year degree in Bachelor of Arts through Distance Learning Programs, Annamalai University. Just not to miss the fun and experience of campus, from 2nd year onwards he started attending college. Later he did dual master's degree one in Mass Communication and other in History.

Literary career

He began his literary career in early 1980s. At the age of 16, his first poem got published. Several of his poems got published in popular Tamil Magazines like Ananda Vikatan, Kumudam, Kalki and Kalachuvadu. His political and topical columns are regular in Tamil periodicals such as Kungumam and Nakkheeran. He is managing the Uyirmmai publication and Uyirmmai magazine.

Poetry

Literary Collections

Other Literary Activities

Sujatha Awards for Literary Excellence

Sujatha Awards for Literary Excellence In the year 2010 Uyirmmai Padhippagam and the Sujatha Trust together organized a commemorative function at the New Woodlands Hotel in Chennai on Saturday, 27 February, the second death anniversary of Tamil literature icon Sujatha. At the function, it was announced that the Sujatha Awards for excellence in literature would be given away every year in memory of the great writer. The awards will be given away in 6 categories, namely Best compilation of The awards ceremony will be held on 27 Feb every year. The award will consist of a cash prize of Rs. 10000 and a citation.

Awards

Political career

On 19 Aug 2015, he joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He is one of the 2 Advisors to the DMK IT Wing

Posts

In January 2023, he was appointed as the president of Chennai Municipal Library Commission.

Views

He is known for his progressive views on various socio-political issues like abolition of capital punishment, caste annihilation, and women's liberation.

Controversies

In 2018, Manushyaputhiran and H.Raja were involved in a war of words due to a poem written by the former. Several writers then voiced their supports to Manushyaputhiran.