Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (novel)

Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (transl. Some people at some moments) is a Tamil-language novel by Indian writer Jayakanthan. It is an expanded version of his 1968 short story Agnipravesam (transl. Entering the fire) with a different ending. The novel, serialised in 1970 in Dinamani Kathir, won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1972. A sequel titled Gangai Enge Pogiral (transl. Where is Ganga going?) was published in 1978. The novel was translated into Malayalam as Chila Samayangalil Chila Manushyar by C. A. Balan. It was adapted into a Tamil feature film by the same name (1977), and a Malayalam television series Chila Nerangalil Chila Manushyar (2011).