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These poems are taken from 107 Kavithaikal (107 Poems: Collected Volume)
Satthikidakkum Katavukal (Closed Doors)
Closed doors of windows
Get stuck
The result of not opening them
Often
Now bang it, with all the power in your palms
Nerves on your wrists would reel in pain
Bang it
Pain would be…
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Sundara Ramaswamy, or Su.Ra as he was fondly called, emerged as a distinct, definitive voice in Tamil literature when his short story ‘Muthalum Mudivam’ appeared in 1951. In his 54-year long writing career, with a seven-year hiatus in between, he succeeded in leaving an indelible mark on literary…
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This essay[1] intends to look at Pudumaippithan’s non-fictional works and how he engaged with other forms of writing apart from being a popular short story writer. His non-fictional writings such as essays, reviews, political biographies and commentaries present a context to understand…
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Pudumaippithan (pseudonym; given name C. Vridhachalam, 1906–42) is considered to be the greatest of Tamil short story writers and represents one of the high points of modernist writing in Tamil. In a brief life of 42 years and a writing career spanning less than 15 years, Pudumaippithan wrote short…
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Pudumaippithan, the nom de plume adopted by C. Vridhachalam (1906–1942), literally means 'the one crazy about the new'. Pudumaippithan revolutionized the genre of the short story in Tamil literature, and chose to incorporate the spoken style of Tamil in his stories. This module is a glimpse into…
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