By Nidadavolu Malathi. “The deeyivoo (District Educational Officer) saar is coming.” The school peon Venkanna usually arrives at the headmaster’s house at six in the morning. That day he woke up at midnight and started getting ready because the “deeyivoo saar” is coming. The “deeyivoo saar” is the District Educational Officer at regional level who…… Continue reading The Small Wheel
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Empty Head! (story)
by Nidadavolu Malathi. The tiny ripples keep moving even as they are soothing to the eyes, cool, calm, jaunty, and in unique patterns. A baby fish shot up as if from nowhere into the air, up some six inches and dived back into the water. At the spot where it fell, waves spread out in…… Continue reading Empty Head! (story)
Pawning the Sacred Thread by Dr. Kolakaluri Enoch
The caste differences did not stop Sastry and Obilesu from becoming good friends. Sastry was a Brahmin and Obilesu an untouchable. They had been friends since their childhood. They went to the same school, and started working in the same junior college; both were confirmed in their jobs. Sastry was teaching Telugu and Obilesu teaching…… Continue reading Pawning the Sacred Thread by Dr. Kolakaluri Enoch