Kalki’s crusade against alcohol, untouchability, superstition, oppression of women and many of the decadent practices in Brahmin families of those days is testimony to his progressive thinking It is amazing that whereas works of several contemporary writers fail to see even a second edition, each of these novels has been re-published eight times over the past 15 years (1984-1999). The government of Tamil Nadu announced the nationalization of Kalki’s works, this will enable publishers to come out with reprints of his works. Although there is practically no subject he left untouched and no genre he did not experiment with, he is best known for his historical romances, which are acclaimed as classics and remain popular to this day, nearly five decades after his death.
Ramaswamy Aiyer Krishnamurthy, better known by his pen name Kalki, was an Indian writer, journalist, poet, critic and Indian independence activist. The novel won for him the Sahitya Akademi award posthumously in 1956. Kalki considered Alai Osai, which was serialized in Kalki in 1948-49 and published as a book in 1963, as his best. This is the first major work in Tamil that gives adequate coverage to the issues of Partition. The author had visited the Hindu refugee camps in Delhi to depict the emotions of people driven out of their land that is currently known as Pakistan. It observes the Partition and describes the mindset of people during that era. Translated in English with the same name by GS IyerĪlai Osai is a reflection of Kalki’s personal political belief system. His other novels translated into English are J.J Silakuripukal translated by A.R Venkatachalapathy as J.J: Some Jottings (Katha, 2004) and Kuzhanthaigal, Pengal, Aangal translated by Lakshmi Holmström as Children, Women, Men (Penguin 2013). He wrote poetry under the pen name ‘Pasuvayya’. He edited and published a literary magazine called Kalachuvadu. Ra” in literary circles, was one of the exponents of Tamil modern literature. Sundara Ramaswamy (1931–2005), fondly known as “Su. Yet the town remains filled with life and beauty even as it is irrevocably damaged. This town’s wild places – their mythic pasts still treasures by an old wanderer and the youth who listen to his tales – are stripped away as politicians commit to modernization in the name of progress. Its meditations on the loss of beloved places, the shared experience of the past and the meaning of togetherness amid struggle, ambition, and enmity, all flow from the life of an aged tamarind tree that stands at the center of a bustling town. With a narrative breadth never before seen in Tamil fiction, Sundara Ramaswamy’s Oru Puliamarathin Kathai inaugurated a new era in Tamil letters. Highlight – Press any word to highlight / un-highlight that specific word.Translated into English as Tamarind History by Blake Wentworth The book is being re-translated by Anirudh Vasudevan and has already been commissioned by Amazon Crossing.ĝay & Night Read Mode– Click day night icon to toggle between Day mode and Night Mode.ğont Size – Change the font size for the comfortable reading.ěookmark – Click bookmark icon to set / remove the book mark for the current viewing page of the book.Clicking the previously highlighted word, takes into the page contains the specific highlighted word. Highlights List – List of previously highlighted words.Clicking the previously set bookmark, takes into the specific book mark page in the book. ěookmarks List – List of previously set bookmarks.Clicking the table of content, takes into the specific page contains the selected topic. Table of Contents – Predefined table of contents for every book to navigate the specific page in the book.ĝownload the book from central “Library” into “My Books” local library for reading.ěrowse the list of available books from the central “Library”.General, Science, History, Fiction, Kids and Educational contents.One place to read many collections of Tamil Books, Novels, Comics and Poetry.We are very much excited and proud to bring various books and literature written in world’s oldest and greatest language “Tamil”.