Gangayya woke up early in the morning, took bath, put on ash patches on his body, the kumkum dot on his forehead, picked the machete and stepped outside into the street. He was facing the only problem—must earn the day’s wages, and fill his stomach. There was nothing more he would ask for. But then,…… Continue reading Bommireddipalli Surya Rao. A Creator.
Month: October 2014
Revisiting childhood by Kandukuri Venkata Mahalakshmi
Katyayini start wondering. To be frank, why is she going there now? Did her cousin and his wife really invite her because of their affection for her, because they wanted her to attend the wedding? Her cousin mailed the invitation card announcing his daughter’s wedding, which looked more like a matter of formality. Katyayini saw…… Continue reading Revisiting childhood by Kandukuri Venkata Mahalakshmi
BEYOND BELIEF by Polapragada Rajyalakshmi
She was new to the town to start with. On top of it, the houses were so far apart with huge open spaces in between as if they were flung around on purpose. The place was strewn with big bushes, which looked like demons squatting on the floor at night, and tumma trees shaking their…… Continue reading BEYOND BELIEF by Polapragada Rajyalakshmi
BHANDARU ACCHAMAMBA, FIRST TELUGU STORY WRITER by Kondaveeti Satyavati
History of Telugu women writers is filled with numerous gems. If we dig them up and polish all those stones buried in dirt, the present day writings would be pale by comparison. We need to rewrite the current day history with an awareness of feminist perceptions and from women’s perspective. Well-known writer, Gurujada Appa Rao,…… Continue reading BHANDARU ACCHAMAMBA, FIRST TELUGU STORY WRITER by Kondaveeti Satyavati
Uhaagaanam-9 by Tenneti Hemalata
udvaahe niyatih nayatyati balaa venaam samaam prakphalaih An ancient astrologer, Varahamihara, believed that the fate would make a man tie the three knots around the bride’s neck only at the appropriate moment. We often hear people say, “He survived because of the strength of the three knots he had tied.” Priests always try to make…… Continue reading Uhaagaanam-9 by Tenneti Hemalata
Life Imitates Art by C. Vedavati
I am not sure whether this is a story or not. Nor do I know if this should be started only in this manner. They say that the stories should come from people’s lives and those stories are only the good stories. Sometimes however it is also natural to find lives that resemble fiction, I…… Continue reading Life Imitates Art by C. Vedavati
Virtual Reality by Dr. Sivasankar, Papineni
“Supriya” “Hmmm.” “Not able to sleep?” “Yes. The thunder, lightning are not letting me sleep. I feel my entire heart being cloudy, Manisha.” “I too feel too restless to sleep. We are roommates but hardly ever speak to each other. Strange, isn’t it? Where do we have time, anyway? We run on our life tracks,…… Continue reading Virtual Reality by Dr. Sivasankar, Papineni
POET’S WIFE by Nayani Krishna Kumari.
There are only two characters in this story—the Poet who just returned home and the wife busy with chores at home. Between these two characters, there is the pen which is busy chiseling the letters, passing comments off and on, and babbling some silly things. This pen never learned to keep quiet. “Lakshmi, Lakshmi,” the…… Continue reading POET’S WIFE by Nayani Krishna Kumari.
Men’s Special by Madhurantakam Rajaram
The beauty and enjoyment in life comes mainly from unpredictable and unforeseen events, I guess. For instance, I never thought I would meet Narahari after nearly a decade. On my way back home from a wedding in a distant town, I stopped in a city to visit an exhibition. Since I did not have…… Continue reading Men’s Special by Madhurantakam Rajaram
Shattered by Singaraju Lingamurthy
As soon as Ahmed saw the office order informing him that he was assigned to Mysore office, he screamed “oh, Allah!”, crashed on the chair and tipped his head to the side. All of us, the entire staff gathered around him anxiously. Ahmed’s eyes were rolling, no words from his mouth. We brought the dead…… Continue reading Shattered by Singaraju Lingamurthy