3 Two days back, Radha called her to inquire how she was doing. Geetha said she was doing well softly, sounding lifeless. Radha understood her predicament; she knew it only too well. Almost all Telugu women went through that downtime…
Chataka Birds Part 2
(Part 1) here Part 2 Geetha opened her eyes and saw Hari sitting on the edge of her bed with a big smile. She felt relieved for the first time since she had set foot in New York. Hari took…
Chataka Birds (Novel)
Chataka Birds By Nidadavolu Malathi [A first generation Indian woman’s immigrant experience and reconciling cultural conflicts] Introduction. I moved to America in 1973 from Andhra Pradesh, India. It took me a decade to get over the culture shock I had…
Festival of the Ancestors by Endapalli Bharathi
Translated by V.B. Sowmya 000 “Annampoddu festival is here. Every woman in the village should now get ready for a day of backbreaking work!” – I sighed, as I sat to rest after whitewashing the house, cleaning the floor and…
Mother Figure (Short story)
Sarada is waiting for the elevator. The man next to her pressed the button for a third time, staring at the number on the wall, 3. Looks like somebody stopped it on the third floor. A young man in plaid…
Topics in Library Science, and Information Services.
A little more about my literary activities: The e-Book includes my articles written during my jobs as a librarian, and a Realtor during 1967-1995 in e-Book format. Click Topics in Library Science and Information services