A Requiem To Earth
Translator Remitha Satheesh has translated an excerpt from Malayalam lyricist and poet ONV Karup’s poem “Bhoomikkoru Charamageetham” (A Requiem To Earth). Until the last moonbeam of sentience lights my awareness,Nothing save memories of you will linger in me – in me whom you breathed into beingin me who imbibed life from you – As bitter…
Education
(Author: Ashokamitran Translation: R.S. Saha ) “Amma!” Lalli called out. “I’m coming, sweetie,” Amma replied from the kitchen. She dropped what she was doing and came out with wet hands. “Look, Amma,” Lalli said. Amma sat down and took Lalli’s feet onto her lap. She put Lalli’s socks on and then her shoes, tying the…
Meet the Author – Pavannan
Tamil writer Pavannan is known for his short stories, novels that portray real life, an aspect with which his readers find resonance. His first story, Pazhuthu, got published in a Tamil Magazine Deepam, in 1982. His translation of a Kannada novel to Tamil, titled Paruvam, is critically acclaimed and won Sahithya Academy Award in 2005.…