Moments before boarding the plane by Sripada Subrahmanya Sastry

“Venkaya!” Mallamma stood up and took two steps toward Chelikani Venkaya. Venkaya walked in slowly, feeling crushed by the weight of his task. Mallamma was waiting for him. She was fully aware of his mission. “Yes, thalli[1]?” “What is the verdict?” “Here is the dagger.” He quickly pulled the daggar from the sheath and held…… Continue reading Moments before boarding the plane by Sripada Subrahmanya Sastry

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 From the earliest times, historical documents have been unjust in recording women’s history, owing to the domination of men.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