Thundu and Other Stories by K. V. Balasubramanian
Dr. K. V. Balasubramanian, was the former professor and head, Department of Literature, Tamil University, Thanjavur. He believed that in every breath of people and in every eye there is a story hidden. His first short story “ Thundu ” was published in a monthly magazine named Annam. The social awareness imbibed in this short story is noteworthy. Dr. R. Shanti, translated this work in English in 20 13 . The translation is excellent. She has brought the portraits alive in the foreign tongue. The flavor and the breath of the original are alive in her translations. A LESSON: This is the first short story in this collection. The unnamed protagonist was worried about the debts that surrounds him. Most part of his salary is spent for milk, curd, school fees, and electricity bill and so on. He could not save his income. He suffer financially. Though his family is just limited to two children his sa...
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