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Beyond the Shores of Home
A tradition bound widow existing precariously at the largesse of her brother’s family in a remote provincial village has no choice but to barter her young daughter for the future of her son. Forced into an early marriage and full of apprehension, her daughter Savithri journeys to the dense plantations of Malaya and evolves into a woman who cautiously embraces change, new relationships and most importantly her grand-niece, Elisa. Living on her own terms and to make amends for a wrong committed by her family, Elisa thinks nothing of reaching out to Madison Blue, a teenager who lives with her alcoholic mother in a trailer park. Blue, with Elisa's help, discovers her true calling and fulfills the dream of a fallen woman.
Wives, Widows, and Concubines
Debates about family, property, and nation in Tamil India
KINKSTAR
Sadhana is a beautiful young girl born to two opposites –a saintly mother and a materialistic father.Thanks to her parents’ self-centered indifference towards their only child, Sadhana becomes wayward and precocious.Then one day she is confronted by a sadistic teacher called Damayanthi who catches her off guard and gives her a treatment that develops a devious kink in the beautiful young girl.Years later Sadhana, now a school dropout, gets an opportunity to apply the same kink to her advantage. She uses it to become the most loved and admired actress in tinsel town, with a new identity and name – Anamika.Hailed as an epitome of womanhood, Anamika cruises to the top in her profession and achieves superstardom. And then her past catches up with her.
Two Virgins
About the Book : - She tossed and turned, her body an alien creature full of strange, strong impulses beyond her control. Saroja lives in a village with her parents, aunt and beautiful elder sister Lalitha. Saroja s life is uncomplicated, and simple things give her joy like the birth of a calf or a taste of one of Chingleput s sweets. Lalitha, on the other hand, believes she is too good for the village. Ambitious and spoilt, she has dreams of being a movie star that are fulfilled when a film-maker casts her in his documentary on village life. Overnight Lalitha becomes the talk of the town; her latent sexuality manifests itself and she uses her elevated status to her advantage. Basking in Lal...
Waterness
A collection of 10 unforgettable stories, Waterness captures the spalshing colours of life in Punjai, in the heart of Thanjavur district. Set against a broader perspective of modern urban life and the piercing pressures of alienation, these stories are about memories, and about memory.
Indian Literature in English
Most of the papers presented at various national and international seminars.
A Feeling for Feminism
A Feeling For Feminism Is A Collection Of Stories Written By V. K. Subramanian, Which Reflects His Empathy For Women, Especially The Women Of India.In These Stories, Various Feminine Facets Are Dealt With Understanding And Insight: Women As Affectionate Sisters, Tender, Loving Mothers, Devoted Wives, And Women Facing The Brutal Realities Of Life: Betrayal, Disappointment And Ingratitude.A Feeling For Feminism Will Provide Entertaining Reading For All. For Feminists It Will Be Soothing Nectar. For Those Who Live Outside India, The Book Will Be A Revealing Guide To The Social Mores Of India. To Movie Makers And Television Producers, It Will Be A Veritable Treasurehouse Of Ideas.
That's it But
For the first time in English a selection of fiction, non-fiction and poetry showcasing the breadth and depth of one of the most versatile and innovative Tamil writers is available. Known for technical brilliance, Ramaswamy s writing is underscored by compassion, humour and disquieting endings.
Memorial Stones
The Story Of This Novel Is Woven Round A Mosque And Its Surroundings. The Author Introduces The Reader To A Burial Ground Where Many Extinguished Lives Have Found Their Lives And Resting Place. The Novelist Resurrects Their Lives And Makes The Characters Re-Enact Their Roles. The Key Figure Is Pukkoyo Thangal Of The Rich Arakkal Family Whose Character Is A Rare Mixture Of Dignity, Benevolence, And Inhuman Lust. The Story Of The Novelist Is Supplemented By Those Of A Horde Of Others Quite Different In Their Nature And Approach To Life And SocietyýCantankerous, Selfish Men, Their Innocent And Salient Victims, Illegitimate Children Of The Wealthy Who Suffer Life Long Humiliation, And Conscientious But Helpless Spectators Of This Drama, Etc.
The Last Wedding Celebrated in Kadaiyur
This collection of eleven short stories was written originally in Tamil. All of them are set in South India (mostly in Bengaluru and Chennai). They all are about ordinary people who could be our neighbours and about day to day incidents. All of them are simple, easy to read with a nice surprise in the end. As many reviewers and readers in Tamil and the ones who have seen the English manuscript have said “ all the stories have the simple narration style like that of RK Narayan and the twist in the end like that of O’Henry. I am sure everyone with some connection to India, South India in particular will enjoy reading these stories
