by Dr. S.S. Prabhakar Rao. Allen Tate has once observed, “Translation is for ever impossible and for ever necessary.” Down the centuries there have been unending debates about loyalty to and freedom from the original in a translation – ‘formal…
Month: December 2013
Playing Kabaddi by Viplav
Seenu woke me up early in the morning, ruining my sleep. When we live in a dormitory it is not easy to enjoy a good long sleep on Sundays. I asked him, “Why so early?” He said, “Get up, quick.…
Shadows by R. Vasundhara Devi.
A Primeval Song by G. R. Maharshi.
Once upon a time, there was a forest. In it, tall trees fanning the sky, brooks with music dearly hidden in their hearts, waterfalls eternally calling out to an unknown lover, birds drawing pictures with their colourful wings, flowers eavesdropping…
Dharma Chakram by Viswanatha Satyanarayana: A Review by Santwana Chimalamarri.
Coral Chain by Achanta Saradadevi
It was getting dark. Far away, the sun between two hills looked like a blood red sphere; the heat was gone. (Copyright artist: Rambabu Arle) The shades of lavishly floating clouds resembled leaves, flowers and small hills, and the sun…
Structure in the stories of Achanta Saradadevi
A Specimen by Chandra Latha
He wasn’t in the habit of waking up early in the morning, but that day he woke up early, when the alarm clock he had set rang. That day, he had to go and collect some specimen. His professor had…