Prabha sridevan (8 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. 240.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. Tamil today is a language spoken by more than 80 million people across the world. It is also a classical language since it has a rich literature, at least 2000 years oldmuch older than most other languages. Today, the 'classical' literature of Tamil Nadu, especially the Sangam poems, Silapadikaram and Civaka Cintamani, are well known and have been translated into English and other languages. The credit for rediscovering them, collating the multiple editions from palm leaf manuscripts, weeding out errors, reconstructing them and publishing them into books in the late 19th and early 20th centuries goes solely to U. Ve. Sa. If it weren't for him, this corpus of classical Tamil literature that has opened new doors to lovers of literature and students of history would have rotted with the palm leaves on which they were written. It was in this context that he is affectionately and reverentially remembered as the 'Grandfather of Tamil'. His essays, lectures and speeches open a window into the life and times of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They are a treasure trove that reveal his persistence, commitment and dedication to Tamil. This book, in translation, provides an insight into the mind of an inspirational scholar and a raconteur. The topics will be of interest to anyone with a connection to literature, culture and history, especially that of the Tamil country.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. The ten stories in this collection cover different spaces and unravel many layers that Imayam so masterfully and effortlessly weaves into his narratives of social and gender inequalities in the midst of power play. A school boy, who is a terror for the warden, shows inclusiveness far mature for his age; the reality check in which politics is caught when the true worker gets lost in the background; the irony of the changing meaning of sex between the wife and her husband as the years go by; a mother's response to the pragmatic solution offered to her when her young son has been killed by his teacher's sexual abuse and she wants justice to be done; the resilience of a woman whose husband becomes a 'government corpse' in these Covid times are just some of the voices we hear through Imayam.…

Soft cover. Zustand: New. The Man Who Walked Backwards and Other Stories is an anthology of eighteen short stories by S. Ramakrishnan, the popular and critically acclaimed master of modern Tamil writing. The stories in this collection are a celebration of eccentricities: they feature characters who defy conventions, and who listen to their inner selves instead of conforming to familial and societal norms. There is the mother who swims endlessly to escape domesticity and abuse; an exceptional father and husband who leaves on a quest for selfhood; the thief who heals dogs and trees; the government clerk who goes around town counting pigeons; the man who walks only backwards; the estate-owner who builds a house with a hundred windows on a hilltop, but not for anyone to live in; the father and the son who measure rain; the forgotten poet who is despised by his own family; and many others whom the world does not understand. In this lively English translation by Prabha Sridevan that highlights the evocative nature of Ramakrishnan's writings, the stories remind us that in the midst of the real and the everyday, there is place for myth and magic as well.…

Soft cover. Zustand: New. Imayam is considered one of the most important Tamil writers today and this powerful collection of stories reveals just why that is. Whether he is depicting a lack of political morality in the novella Vazhga Vazhga, questioning whether religion unifies or divides in Tiruneeru Sami, or narrating his unique spin on Samban, a character from one our epics, Imayam's unsparing gaze on society gently and subtly reveals the inequalities people must live with and navigate. Beautifully translated by Prabha Sridevan, the stories in this collection are layered, and told with deep empathy and humour.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 200 pages. 8.51x5.26x8.50 inches. In Stock.

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Soft cover. Zustand: New. Bharathiyar is hailed as the poet nonpareil of the 20th century. His writings were multifaceted and spoke of freedom for the country, economic freedom, social freedom, women's freedom, and liberation of the soul. His world-vision transcended geographical boundaries, with a compassion that embraced all living beings, their potential and wisdom. This book speaks extensively and deeply about Bharathi's political and literary life between the years 1905 and 1911. T.M.C. Raghunathan places under honest and careful scrutiny anything written or spoken about Bharathi.…