Uthaya Sankar SB


Uthaya Sankar SB is a Malaysian writer who writes in the Bahasa Malaysia.

Early life and education

Uthaya Sankar SB grew up in Lorong B, Aulong Lama village in Taiping, Perak, where the majority of people along this lane were Indian and there were only two Malay families. He moved to Klang, Selangor and later settled in Shah Alam, Selangor. He studied in Universiti Malaya and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

Career

Uthaya was with Radio Televisyen Malaysia from 1996 to 2010 as a Bahasa Malaysia news editor, newscaster, newspaper reviewer, and trainer. Hee also lectured in International College of Music, The One Academy, Yamaha Academy of Arts and Music, and SEGI College. Since 2011, Uthaya has been a freelance writer, editor and consultant. He runs Perunding Media, Motivasi dan Penerbitan Uthaya and is also the founder president of Kavyan.

Reception

Uthaya Sankar SB's criticisms of Tamil literature in Malaysia entitled "What Tamil Writers?" drew a response from R. Karthigesu.
Dina Zaman calls him "honestly blunt" in an article she wrote in New Straits Times while Rachael Philip admits that he is "undeniably talented" in New Straits Times. Amir Muhammad refers to Uthaya as "one of our brightest literary stars and has won many awards" in The Edge and "a local Haruki Murakami" in New Straits Times. "Uthaya’s particular gifts lie in his narrative skill and playful deconstructions of the story form. He easily ranks among the finest writers in this country because his seriousness of purpose is wedded to an admirable lightness of touch. He has fun with the stories, and the fun is infectious" says Amir Muhammad in New Straits Times and "He has been one of our most prolific and consistent creative writers for over a decade" in Malay Mail.
He is also known as "a writer who does not fail to capture the attention of his audience with his outspokenness and, not to forget, provocative introductions" as mentioned by Cheah Phaik Kin in New Straits Times.

Works

His published books include: