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Meet Auto Chandran, the man whose book inspired 'Visaranai', India's nomination to the Oscars

Auto Chandran’s caller tune is “Ulagam priandhadhu enakaaga”, the evergreen MGR song from “Paasam”, which means “the world was born for me.” It certainly seems appropriate for M Chandra Kumar, the 54-year-old auto driver from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. From running away from home and ending up in jail where he was brutally tortured, Chandran went on to become a celebrated author, who has penned as many as seven novels. It […]