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    Vassan (@ sdn-*) on: Sun Jan 21 11:25:44




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    Thirumathi Kanchana

    vaNakkam.

    As a matter of fact I wanted to inform Balaji about the "ilakkiya cinthanai"
    and its yearly selection of the 12 best short strories of the year
    and the best among those 12 and all that.
    Waited for responses from others to see where this thread is heading

    I've the ilakkiya cinthanai collections from the year 1991-93 thro' 1998.
    If you do not have them already, can mail them to you.

    While browsing thro' the older/inactive threads here @ Forum Hub under
    the Tamil Lit. category,found the following relevant threads,well sort of.

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    http://forumhub.com/tlit/2492.22.05.05.html

    http://forumhub.com/tlit/11799.10.10.18.html

    http://forumhub.com/tlit/8078.09.21.19.html

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    imo: Collect various thoughts/opinions from all kind of Tamils;
    evaluate,analyze and then choose the best short stories that qualify
    for translation to Englsh.I''ve no qualification to advice you,but pl make
    an effort to include those writings,even if they aren't from well known
    "successful" writers,but still could be one of a kind.

    To add a bit further,of all places here in Abq,NM ran into munnOdi
    Tamil short story writer ['i've been told] Mowni's grand son on the other day!!
    'was told by him Mowni's short story collection is out of print,but he
    has a copy.If you or others would like to include anyone of his short stories,
    I would be glad to write it up,in a February or March weekend.

    Here is yet another thread where I'm planning to write up some
    of those short stories that I've read and feel like,are one of a kind,imho...

    http://forumhub.com/tlit/25899.14.56.38.html

    Mind you, this from an average (may be below!) tamil soul's point of view but a
    "siRukathai piththu" as well ) ,this as a forewarning to disregard any further
    inputs from the likes of me
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    V (@ sdn-*) on: Sun Jan 21 11:56:13




    forgot to add

    "ilakkiya cinthanai" has its best 12 short
    stories of the year since 1967.Getting hold
    of those 33 x 12 = 396 s.stories should help.





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    Kanchana (@ spid*) on: Sun Jan 21 14:14:48




    Forgot to add one more very comprehensive anthology: "irubathaam nURRaaNdin siRantha siRukathaikaL" Volumes 1-5 (Vol.5 to be released soon), compiled by Vittal Rao. Of course, there are also numerous short story collections orgaized by authors, magazines,(Kanaiyaazhi, Deepam, KaChaTaThaPaRa etc.), "female writers"(!) and so on.

    Ramani,
    I think you are right about the name of that Trust.

    vj,
    Good to see you here after a long time. Yes, Na. Muthusamy is a solid short story writer, imo. Did you read the translation of his collection "neermai"? (Ms. Lakshmi Holstrom of UK, is known for her translations; it is interesting to note you consider her translations "raw"; I'll be reading some of her sample translations soon.)

    vaasan,
    nanRi. I have the ilakkiya sinthanai collections upto 1999. Have read a few thousand short stories so far, and still going! Of course, I've read Mauni's collection; however, if there's an autographed copy around, I'd love to get that from his son

    Posting short stories in the other thread is a good idea; please make sure to cite the source so as to honor copyright laws. I noted you are currently posting A.Muthulingam's "Visa". He is one of the notable contemporary writers whose writings have subtle undertones of irony and tongue-in-cheek humor. As a UN officer, he's lived in many parts of the world and several stories reflect his exposure to multiple cultures. I think his "vadakku veedhi" short story collection won the Sri Lankan Sahitya Academy Award award last year (or, was it "vamsa viruththi" short story collection? Knowledgeables, please feel free to correct any wrong info here.)

    After everyone's had some time to read "Visa" by A.Muthulingam in the other thread, I can post a story by one of those "lesser known" authors. It is amazing how so many authors have vanished after writing a few impactful stories. I wonder if their creative juices ran dry or did Life just swallow them up?





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    Vanchinathan (@ 203.*) on: Mon Jan 22 03:45:45




    1. Seevan ('Jeevan') --- by Gandarvan. It is about a 'muni' residing in an aalamaram and a pichaik kaaran parked there.
    The legends on the exploits of muni, and anecdotes about a cross-section of villagers are remarkably well brought out in such a short story. (from the anthology "pUvukkuk kIzhE" by Agaram (or Annam?)publishers, Sivagangai. Actually many stories there are good.).

    2. Pakkaththil vandha appa -- by Sundararamasamy
    A story from a child's point of view-- great educative experience on how children see parents and other adults. Very much readable too.






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    Kani (@ fw.b*) on: Tue Jan 23 05:25:01




    bb posted:

    >> From: bb (@ siebel200.siebel.com) on: Thu Jan 18 12:39:53 EST 2001

    >> Pasupathi, this is the list that sujatha had >> given in his vikatan article (kaRRadhum
    >> peRRadhum).

    >> laa.sa.raa - kottu mELam
    >> iraa. murugan - uththaraayaNam

    Just wanted to make sure whether it is typed correctly by you or not. 'Kottu mElam' was written by Thi.Janakiraman and 'Utharayanam' was written by La.Sa.Ra.

    Kottu melam story is same as Ant and the Grasshopper by Somerset Maugham (localised).

    I don't know whether these two authors have written stories with same title. need to check if you are interested.





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    Lavanya ... (@ 202.*) on: Tue Jan 23 08:08:26




    Kani,
    I wrote to Sujatha and asked him about this when he gave this list in Vikatan., He replied that there is one more 'Kottu meLam' by laa. sa. raa which came in KalaimagaL magazine.,

    Kanchana, I thought of writing about 'Nagaram' as Sujatha's best, Munthik koNdeerkaL.,

    Lavanya ...





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    era.murugan (@ 202.*) on: Tue Jan 23 18:26:59






    >> laa.sa.raa - kottu mELam
    >> iraa. murugan - uththaraayaNam

    Just wanted to make sure whether it is typed correctly by you or not. 'Kottu mElam' was written by Thi.Janakiraman and 'Utharayanam' was written by La.Sa.Ra.


    Well, my uTharAyaNam was published in Subhamangala in 1994.





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    Kani (@ fw.b*) on: Tue Jan 23 22:51:02




    Lavanya & Murugan, thanks for the info





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    Kani (@ fw.b*) on: Thu Jan 25 00:18:13




    amma oru kolai seithaal - Ambai
    anjaraipettiyil pillayaar muthalaanoor - Ambai
    (not sure of this title)





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    Kanchana (@ ac84*) on: Thu Jan 25 16:30:02




    "anjaraipettiyil pillayaar muthalaanoor - Ambai (not sure of this title)"

    Kani, I think you mean "plastic dappAvil parAsakthi muthaliyOr"





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