He has also translated books such as Baburnama, Mahavamsa and India After Gandhi. He wrote short stories and poems under the pen name R.P. His father had a career in education starting as a teacher and held various posts such as Head Master, District Education Officer before retiring as the Deputy Director in the Department of Education. His father hailed from Thanjavur District of Tamilnadu and is from a family of teachers. Raghavan, often called Para, was born on 8 October 1971 to R.Parthasarathy and P. His non fictions like Dollar Desam (Political History of America) and Nilamellam Raththam (History of the Israel – Palestine Conflict) are considered to be the milestones in Tamil non-fiction writing. His best known and most appreciated work is Yathi, a Novel, which shows the world of Indian Sanyasis (Monks). Raghavan, a well known Tamil writer, winner of the prestigious ‘ Bharathiya Basha Parishad Award’ in 2004.
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