Rural fantasy - Kanaiyazhiyin kanavu -In the translator's words, Kalki wants the reader to chuckle and chortle with him over the madness that has infected a small sleepy village where each day brings in new stuffs and no two days are similar!!.The Governor's visit - Governor Vijayam - This story line is apt even now and one can relate to the current day political situation!!.The rebirth of Srikanthan - Srikanthan Punarjanmam - It is a tale of love and misplaced trust.On the background we read a lot about the various stages of the freedom struggle and how women were looked down on when they appeared in a public platform and addressed a gathering.The poison cure - Vishamandhiram - One of the earliest stories written by Kalki, talks about untouchability and this too is based on real life incidences and that which Kalki was a part of!.The letter - Kadithamum Kaneerum - Talks about education for women and life of childhood widow.This story is based on a real life protagonist who dedicated her life to the upliftment of women.These are the stories,the original titles in tamil and the magazine in which they were published. Back then, these stories would have created a stir in the society!Most of the stories have a twist in the end and all the stories are engaging. The themes of these stories reflect the social issues of his time and some of the ideals were way ahead of his times. This book is a compilation of 12 short stories.
Though I can read Tamil, I started off with this book and will later move on to the original Tamil versions of Ponniyin Selvan, Sivakamiyin Sabafham and Parthiban kanavu, all of which are sitting on the bookshelf. I picked up this book because mom is a huge fan of Kalki's work and seeing this in my bookshelf prompted me to read it. Kalki ,whose real name is Ramasamy Krishnamurthy, was a Tamil Writer, critic, poet, Indian independence activist. The original work is in Tamil and it has been translated by Gowri Ramnarayan,Kalki's grand daughter. I think this book was picked up from a garage sale many years back and only this month that I was able to pick it up to read.
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