Download or read book The Tamil Story written by Dilip Kumar and published by Eka. This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little-known magazines from the turn of the previous century and out-of-print editions from yesteryears to contemporary literary magazines and innumerable anthologies of both serious and popular short fiction.
Download or read book Selected Tamil Short Stories written by Rajendra Awasthy and published by Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Greatest Tamil Stories Ever Told written by Sujatha Vijayaraghavan and published by Aleph. This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greatest Tamil Stories Ever Told showcases some of the best short fiction to emerge out of Tamil Nadu, dating from the last century to the present day. Two of the earliest stories included here are Subramania Bharati's 'The Story of a Crow Learning Prosody', a satirical tale about the exaltation of language, and 'Kalki' Krishnamurthy's 'The Governor's Visit', about how bigwigs in little places pandered to the British rulers during the time of the Raj. While some stories in this volume wrestle with the idea of public justice, as in Father Mark Stephen's 'Penance' and Sa. Kandasamy's 'The Slaying of Hiranya', others, such as Ambai's 'Journey 4', hide secrets that could destroy lives and relationships if they are ever revealed. Featuring memorable works by, among others, Bama, Perumal Murugan, and Poomani, the thirty stories in this collection, selected and edited by Sujatha Vijayaraghavan and Mini Krishnan, come together to paint a striking picture of the Tamil people.
Download or read book A Place to Live written by and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2004 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of short stories by various authors.
Download or read book The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction written by Pritham K. Chakravarthy and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fiction. South Asia Studies. Selected and translated from the Tamil by Pritham Chakravarthy. Edited by Rakesh Khanna. The follow-up to 2008's successful first collection featuring stories by Indra Soundar Rajan, Medhavi, Jeyaraj, Pushpa Thangadorai, Rajesh Kumar, Indumathi, M.K.Narayanan, and Resakee. A young woman's fascination with blue films leads to a bizarre murder! A bloodline of debauched maharajas falls prey to an evil curse! A beautiful girl uses karate to retrieve a stolen idol! Seven thrilling tales from seven Indian and Singaporean masters of action, suspense, and horror!
Download or read book Parijata and Other Stories written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book One Part Woman written by Perumal Murugan and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The “intimate and affecting” novel of an Indian couple’s quest for a child that sparked national conversations about caste and female empowerment (Laila Lalami, New York Times Book Review). Set in South India during the British colonial period, One Part Woman tells the story of Kali and Ponna, a married couple unable to conceive. The predicament is of major concern for their families—and the crowing amusement of Kali’s male friends. From making offerings at different temples to circumambulating a mountain supposed to cure barren women, Kali and Ponna try everything to solve the problem. But a more radical plan is required. The annual chariot festival, a celebration of the god Maadhorubaagan, who is part male and part female, may provide the answer. On the eighteenth night of the festival, the rules of marriage are relaxed, and consensual sex between unmarried men and women is overlooked, for all men are considered gods. The festival may be the solution to Kali and Ponna’s problem, but it soon threatens to drive the couple apart as much as to bring them together. Wryly amusing and deeply poignant, One Part Woman is a powerful exploration of a loving marriage strained by the expectations of others, and an attack on the rigid rules of caste and tradition that continue to constrict opportunity and happiness. Longlisted for the National Book Award
Download or read book Krishna Krishna written by Intirā Pārttacārati and published by New Horizon Media. This book was released on 2007 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indira Parthasarathy calls Krishna a metaphor that fulfils all the darkand lurking desires in our deep Unconscious and represents the collectivevision of the community as a whole. In his view Krishna cannot be judgedby the moral yardstick set for others.Krishna s magical charm has always appealed to people of allgenerations. People from different lifestyles have interpreted hisideologies based on their values. He exists in the imagination of theIndian people as the fountainhead of eternal energy, pranks and wisdom .His godfather-like relationship with the Pandavas, his political strategiesand his solutions to various problems continue to impress us even in thetwenty-first century.Narada, the narrator of the novel, begins the story with Jara the huntershooting an arrow at Krishna s feet in the aftermath of the Kurukshetrawar. Narada s witticisms enhance the spirit of the story. He unfolds tous the life of Krishna as revealed to Jara by Krishna himself. The pranksyoung Krishna played on the gopikas, his battle with various evil forces,his role in the lives of the Pandavas and the part he played in theKurukshetra war all these form interesting episodes in Krishna s life.Indira Parthasarathy s Krishna Krishna is more than the the lord s storyas told in the Harivamsam, Sri Bhagavatam, Vishnu Purana and theMahabharata. Here he is the hero, the central figure around whom thingshappen unlike the Krishna of the epics.The novel gives us the essence of the Krishnavatara, revealing thesurpassing love and compassion with which Krishna blesses all livingthings. The tale is told in a contemporary idiom, sparkling with referencesto events and personalities across aeons.
Download or read book 101 Inspiring Stories written by G. Francis Xavier and published by Jaico Publishing House. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is one of the many inspiring books from the renowned “Motivator” Dr. G. Francis Xavier. Evidently, this harvest of stories has been gleaned from lands he visited and books he read. Xavier, who conducts full-house personal growth courses has brought out this compendium in an interactive form, making the reader give the answers at the end of the story, which is a novel approach. Stories and examples are the best way to inspire, and this volume can be gifted to anyone. It is useful for preachers, speakers and teachers. The book appeals to readers of all ages except the morose and irredeemable negaholics (negative thinking addicts) and anti-reading teenagers. It has stories to inspire and promises uninterrupted chuckles till the end. There are also quotations on success.
Download or read book The Tortoise and the Hare written by Aesop and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2011 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boastful hare meets his match in this attractive retelling of Aesop's famed tale.
Download or read book Cat People written by Devapriya Roy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-12-22 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Karachi, a writer house-sits for her father and his cat, while keeping track of his - the cat’s - list of obsessions: ironed white sheets, kheer, KFC fries, warm custard, finely chopped sausages, and the flaky tops of chicken patties. In San Francisco, a couple adopt a cat, without anticipating what it will do to their relationship. In Noida, a cat and two dogs line up peacefully every morning for their daily dose of vitamin syrup. In Bombay, a lyricist and screenwriter roots through the litter tray first thing in the morning, to investigate if his cat’s UTI is better. In wintry London, a young millennial wonders if she is actually a cat. Capturing the many moods of felines and their humans, in many forms and voices, Cat People, is a timely celebration of the most memed creature today: the cat. This collection of short stories, personal essays, lists, original art and photographs is are a treat, not just for cat lovers everywhere, but for all who love a story well-told – and, on occasion, a theory well-spun.
Download or read book This Divided Island written by Samanth Subramanian and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samanth Subramanian has written about politics, culture, and history for the New York Times and the New Yorker. Now, Subramanian takes on a complex topic that touched millions of lives in This Divided Island. In the summer of 2009, the leader of the dreaded Tamil Tiger guerrillas was killed, bringing to an end the civil war in Sri Lanka. For nearly thirty years, the war's fingers had reached everywhere, leaving few places, and fewer people, untouched. What happens to the texture of life in a country that endures such bitter conflict? What happens to the country's soul? Subramanian gives us an extraordinary account of the Sri Lankan war and the lives it changed. Taking us to the ghosts of summers past, he tells the story of Sri Lanka today. Through travels and conversations, he examines how people reconcile themselves to violence, how the powerful become cruel, and how victory can be put to the task of reshaping memory and burying histories.
Download or read book Vanthavai Ponavai written by Kaattaan and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021-07-28 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a fictional anthology account of all the contradictions in society across all living beings and time. This work is an imaginary front of what I have seen, heard, and thought. My fictional universe weaves the times, contexts, and characters of these stories to travel directly or indirectly in the contexts of others. These stories extrapolate my doubts and thoughts that arose in my brain while reading novels and screenplays; What if you cut the descriptions and set the account through thoughts, actions, and conversations? What if short stories are like structured commentary, dialogues, and activities for a novel? What if there are multiple climaxes and multiple faces affected within a short story? What if the life of a person with so many levels and so many fronts is determined? My initiative is the result of the struggle of those thoughts.
Download or read book Tamil Literature written by Kamil Zvelebil and published by Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. This book was released on 1974 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Short Fiction from South India written by Subashree Krishnaswamy and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A text for students of literature, Short Fiction from South India brings together English translations of twelve short stories originally written in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. While the introduction sketches the phenomenon and history of translation in the Indian context, the exercises at the end of each unit encourage students to concentrate on various elements that constitute a story-theme, imagery, vocabulary and style.
Download or read book Bhima written by MT Vasudevan Nair and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Bhima, the second son, always second in line -- a story never adequately told until one of India's finest writers conjured him up from the silences in Vyasa's narrative. M.T. Vasudevan Nair's Bhima is a revelation -- lonely, eager to succeed, treated with a mixture of affection and contempt by his Pandava brothers, and with scorn and hatred by his Kaurava cousins, Bhima battles incessantly with failure and disappointment. He is adept at disguising his feelings, but has an overwhelmingly intuitive understanding of everyone who crosses his path. A warrior without equal, he takes on the mighty Bakasura and Jarasandha, and ultimately Duryodhana, thus bringing the Great War to a close. However, all of Bhima's moments of triumph remain unrecognized and unrewarded. If his mother saw glory only in the skills of Arjuna and the wisdom of Yudhishtira, his beloved Draupadi cared only for the beauteous Arjuna.
Download or read book They Came They Conquered written by Madhan and published by . This book was released on 2019-12 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with Timur, Sultan Ghazni who invaded India seventeen times at the head of a large army, plundering the country of its great wealth, to the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah, banished from the country by the British - details and descriptions of every incident and each king astonish and exhilarate us. The approach is direct, simple and unambiguous. From Timur to Bahadur Shah it is one engaging account. The book should find a place in every household, as an authentic account of ourselves. A flawless portrait. -THE HINDU Madhan while explaining historical events uses modern similes... In spite of being a cartoonist in his previous avatar Madhan did not caricature the Moghul Emperors and their subjects. I am so pleased he did not sit on judgement as a south Indian non-Muslim writer. -KAMAL HAASAN
