Since humor does not lend itself to crosscultural translation easily, I decided to bring out the highlights of three short stories and then summarize in a separate article again. Here is the first story, Kantham and I in the series. The story opens with a monologue of Kantham’s husband, Venkata Rao, expressing his anger. He…… Continue reading Kantham and I by Munimanikyam Narasimha Rao
Category: Analytical articles
Dr.Nayani Krishnakumari’s Poetry : An Overview by Dr. Vaidehi Sasidhar
Dr. Nayani Krishnakumari garu has been a popular and well known name in the literary as well as academic circles of Andhra Pradesh. Being the daughter of an illustrious poet, Sri. Nayani Subbarao garu and having been nurtured in a home environment that always bustled with the prominent presence of famous contemporary writers and poets…… Continue reading Dr.Nayani Krishnakumari’s Poetry : An Overview by Dr. Vaidehi Sasidhar
Author Crossing the Gender Barrier by Nidadavolu Malathi
In October 2002, I interviewed one of our renowned female writers, Turaga Janakirani. During the interview, Janakirani made an interesting comment: Men cannot write like women. I understood her statement as saying men cannot write fiction with a female protagonist as narrator. I must admit I was haunted by the question ever since—whether a writer…… Continue reading Author Crossing the Gender Barrier by Nidadavolu Malathi
Some Reflections on Telugu short story by Dr. Poranki Dakshina Murthy
Every speech community in the world has its stories to tell us. Every story lives as long as a live interest prompts the narrators to tell and the narratees to listen—kathanotsaaham o [the interest to tell] on one side and sravanotsaaham [the interest to listen] on the other side. As the time went on, script…… Continue reading Some Reflections on Telugu short story by Dr. Poranki Dakshina Murthy
The First signs of Women’s identity by Kalpana Rentala.
History will not speak about women. It will make women speak of it” –that is the history we are unaware of. Is there a better definition for the history of women than this? From the earliest times, historical documents have been unjust in recording women’s history, owing to the domination of men. The feminist movement…… Continue reading The First signs of Women’s identity by Kalpana Rentala.
Nonduality by Puranam Subrahmanya Sarma
Life is a necessary ingredient for story; meaning, a writer must possess a sense of discernment about life. We will know an author’s potential when we pose the question: Did he write the story with a thorough understanding of life or not? That is the easiest way to decide whether a story is functional or…… Continue reading Nonduality by Puranam Subrahmanya Sarma
Elements of Oral Tradition in Telugu fiction by Nidadavolu Malathi
In the case of an oral narrative, the audience gather at a specific place, away from other distractions, and are presumably in a receptive mood. The narrator addresses live audience. He has an opportunity to use visual tools like gestures, draw on local and from immediate occurrences for props. In print most of these details…… Continue reading Elements of Oral Tradition in Telugu fiction by Nidadavolu Malathi
Bilingualism in Andhra Pradesh by Nidadavolu Malathi
After my story;Bilingual Kid;had been published on thulika.net, I received comments from young Telugu youth; stating that the situation in English medium schools in Andhra Pradesh was just as bad. And, here in America, some professors in my college pointed out to me the English teaching methods/policies put in place in America in the early…… Continue reading Bilingualism in Andhra Pradesh by Nidadavolu Malathi
Tenneti Hemalata by Nidadavolu Malathi
In Andhra Pradesh, in nineteen fifties, Tenneti Hemalata, better known as Lata, entered the field of Telugu fiction with her novel, gaali padagalu, neeti budagalu. “I can proudly say I am the first sensational Woman Writer of the present age of Telugu literature,” she said in a letter addressed to me. (Personal correspondence, dated August…… Continue reading Tenneti Hemalata by Nidadavolu Malathi
Memories and Experiences by Battula Kamakshamma
[Translator’s note: Battula Kamakshamma garu (1886 – )was a young widow and avid reader who lived in the last two decades of Veeresalingam’s lifespan. In this autobiographical account, she presents to us rare insights into the times and women’s lives during that period. I was moved by her courage, determination and the strength of her…… Continue reading Memories and Experiences by Battula Kamakshamma