The Ocean-Ringed Earth
N Kalyan Raman Aazhi Soozh Ulagu (The Ocean-Ringed Earth) by Joe D’Cruz, Thamizhini Pathippagam, Chennai 2004 ‘Aazhi Soozh Ulagu’, the...
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Jun 18, 20236 min
The Shadow Lines: Review of Oru Kuurvaalin Nizhalil
N Kalyan Raman Oru Kuurvaalin Nizhalil (In The Shadow of A Sword) by Tamizhini, Kalachuvadu Publications, 2016 The anti-colonial...
May 21, 20233 min
In the commoner's era: A tribute to Jayakanthan
N Kalyan Raman My first memory of Jayakanthan was reading his 1960 novella, ‘Yarukkaga Azhuthan’ (For whom did he weep), about Joseph, a...
Apr 27, 20238 min
Ashokamitran: The invisible giant
N Kalyan Raman With the passing of Ashokamitran last Thursday (March 23) in Chennai, a unique chapter in the annals of Indian literature...
Apr 27, 20233 min
Ashokamitran: A tribute
N Kalyan Raman Ashokamitran, who died on Thursday in Chennai at the age of 85, was a colossus among Indian writers of his time....
Apr 27, 20235 min
Tribute to the Tamil writer Balakumaran (1946-2018)
N Kalyan Raman The first time I met Balakumaran was on a lazy Sunday afternoon, when he knocked on the door of my college hostel room in...
Apr 27, 20239 min
By the water’s light: Some reflections on Ashokamitran’s Thanneer
N Kalyan Raman Ashokamitran’s Thanneer (Water) is considered a landmark novel in the annals of contemporary Tamil literature. The events...
Apr 27, 20231 min
Boats against the Current
The Kongunadu novels of Perumal Murugan N Kalyan Raman
Apr 26, 20235 min
ஒரு புளியமரத்தின் கதை_முன்னுரை
முன்னுரை: வாழ்வும் அழிவும் இந்தியாவில் நவீனத்துவமும் அச்சு ஊடகங்களும் வருவதற்கு முன் இங்கு புழக்கத்திலிருந்த பல கதையாடல் முறைகளில்...
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