Considered by many as The Best Short Story written in Tamil, Vidiyuma - Will it dawn? -was written by Ku Pa Rajagopalan. Consider the odds. He lived for just 42 years (1902-44). Lived in absolute poverty. The magazine he worked for did not even pay salaries and he walked to office from home (Triplicane to... Continue Reading →
Sundara Ramasamy is one of the greatest writers in Tamil. His Novels 'Oru Puliyamarathi Kathai' (Story of Tamarind Tree) and 'J J Sila Kuripugal' (J J Some Jottings) attained cult status. But what attracted me more, is his short stories. They draw immense power from a simple language and excellent narration. Some of his best... Continue Reading →
This is one of my favorite short stories in Tamil, probably the best written by C N Annadurai. This is as good as 'The Gift of the Magi' written by O Henry and published in 1905. Annadurai Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai (15 September 1909 – 3 February 1969), popularly called Anna ("Elder brother") or Arignar Anna ("Anna, the scholar"), was... Continue Reading →
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