“lakshmi holmstrom”

This book is a translation of short stories by Ambai, one of the finest modern Tamil writers. Many stories in this collection are intricate in their content as well as in the manner of their telling. They are about interwoven or parallel lives, juxtapositions of the past and the present, the mythica... More

This translation of the Tamil novel Sangati is a fine example of Dalit writing, and flouts any received notions of what a novel should be. It has no plot in the normal sense, nor any main characters. In terms of structure, it seeks to create a Dalit-feminist perspective and explores the impact of a ... More

Goddess of material abundance, affluence,authority and auspiciousness, Lakshmi is the most popular goddess of the Hindu pantheon.An understanding of her helps one appreciate the Hindu attitude towards wealthand power. This book brings together stories of the goddess compiled from Vedas,Puranas, Tan... More

From the mass of Indian short fiction by women writing in India, Britain, and America, here is a constellation of some of the most dazzling stories.... More

A modern classic, Water, set in the summer of 1969 in the middle of the worst drought seen in Chennai, portrays the daily struggle of ordinary people trying to survive the crisis.... More

Katha celebrates the new outburst of interest in Pudumaippittan, with this first translation of his best literary works by Lakshmi Holmstr÷m. Pudumaippittan s stories vividly reflect the urbanization of Chennai, the migration of his own community both to Chennai and to Sri Lanka and their alienatio... More

This book is a rendering in English of the Tamil epics ‘Silappadikaram’ and ‘Manimekalai’ written by renowned Tamil poets. Silappadikaram is the story of Kovalan and Kannagi and of how Kannagi avenges the wrong done to her husband. Manimekalai is meant to be a sequel to Silappadikaram, being... More