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eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ / எழுத்துக்கினியவன்

eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ / எழுத்துக்கினியவன்

6. The Story of a Road

Translated from the original Tamil short story oru pātaiyin katai (ஒரு பாதையின் கதை) from the 1976 collection of short stories titled…

8 min readApr 21, 2024

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A freshly laid road snakes through the red soil in a village in the dry zone. There is a wooden pole on the side of the road on which a red mailbox has been mounted. There are a few thatched-roof huts by the road.

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eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ / எழுத்துக்கினியவன்

5. Footprints

Translated from the original Tamil short story tadaṅkaḷ (தடங்கள்) from the 1976 collection of short stories titled kōṭukaḷum kōlaṅkalum…

8 min readApr 16, 2024

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Three young Tamil men sitting on the branch of a seaside tree at dusk One is reading a magazine.

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eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ / எழுத்துக்கினியவன்

3. Silent Ballad

Translated from the original Tamil short story mauṉa kītam (மௌன கீதம்) from the 1976 collection of short stories titled kōṭukaḷum…

8 min readApr 5, 2024

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A young Tamil woman in a yellow sari stands next to an old hall with her eyes closed. Behind her is a verdant hill. The sky is overcast, and it seems to be raining.

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eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ / எழுத்துக்கினியவன்

2. A Train Journey

Translated from the original Tamil short story oru ṟeyil payaṇam (ஒரு றெயில் பயணம்) from the 1976 collection of short stories titled…

9 min readMar 28, 2024

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A young Tamil man is setting next to a young Tamil woman in a railway compartment as the train speeds along in a verdant green landscape with paddy fields and banana trees.

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eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ / எழுத்துக்கினியவன்

1. Darkness Begets Light

Translated from the original Tamil short story iruḷiliruntē oḷi piṟakkiṟṟatu (இருளிலிருந்தே ஒளி பிறக்கிறது) from the 1976 collection of…

13 min readMar 25, 2024

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A young Tamil couple are leaving at night, carrying luggage. A shirtless young man is seeing them off. The woman is waving goodbye.

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eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ / எழுத்துக்கினியவன்

The Decorative Urn

Translated from the original Tamil short story cittirappēḻai (சித்திரப்பேழை) by Shobasakthi. The original story is available at his…

27 min readMar 10, 2024

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An elderly Tamil woman wearing a black saree with a yellow border, walking on a deserted beach at dawn, barefoot, carrying a funerary urn. Two guards stand watching in the background.

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eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ / எழுத்துக்கினியவன்

Jaffna Swami

Translated from the original Tamil short story yāḻppānaccāmi (யாழ்ப்பாணச் சாமி) by Shobasakthi. The original story is available at his…

21 min readFeb 9, 2024

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Two photos set in Northern Sri Lanka. Both showing crowds of devotees standing next to a mystic. In one the mystic is gaunt and dark-skinned, in the other the mystic is tall, fat, and dark-skinned.

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eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ / எழுத்துக்கினியவன்

The Elephant Story

Translated from the original Tamil short story yāṉaikkatai (யானைக் கதை) by Shobasakthi. The original story is available at his website. If…

20 min readFeb 4, 2024

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A bloated black object had washed ashore on a beach. It looks like an elephant. A crowd of people had gathered on the shore, looking at the object.

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eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ / எழுத்துக்கினியவன்

One Way

Translated from the original Tamil short story One way by Shobasakthi. The original story is available at his website. If you have any…

22 min readFeb 2, 2024

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An old white woman is lying on a hospital bid with her eyes closed and wearing an oxygen mask. A young Tamil man is standing by her bedside watching her somberly.

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eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ / எழுத்துக்கினியவன்

Vision

Translated from the original Tamil short story rūpam (ரூபம்) by Shobasakthi. The original story is available at his website. If you have…

14 min readJan 21, 2024

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A young Tamil man sitting on the floor, staring intently at a box on a small table before him. There is a single crutch leaning against the wall next to him.

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eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ / எழுத்துக்கினியவன்

eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ / எழுத்துக்கினியவன்

Technologist with a latent passion for writing, language and literature. மொழி, இலக்கியம், எழுத்துகளில் ஆர்வங்கொண்ட தொழில்நுட்பவியலாளர். ez.iniyavan@gmail.com

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