Indra Soundar Rajan (
Tamil: இந்திரா சௌந்தர்ராஜன், born 13 November 1958) is the
pen name of P. Soundar Rajan, a well-known
Tamil author of short stories, novels, television serials, and screenplays.[1][2] He lives in
Madurai.[3]
He is something of an expert on South Indian
Hindu traditions and mythological lore. He was employed in
TVS Group of Companies before becoming a full-time writer. His stories typically deal with cases of supernatural occurrence, divine intervention, reincarnation, ghosts, and are often based on or inspired by true stories reported from various locales around the state of
Tamil Nadu.[4]
Two or three of his novels are published every month in publications such as Crime Story and Today
CrimeNews. He has done more than 300 episodes in Podhigai TV program named"Kanchiyin Karunai", which tells the greatness of
Shri Chandrasekhara Saraswathi Swamigal, the pontiff of Kanchipuram Shankara mutt.