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Ajay’s Homecoming

By Ramesh Mahadevan Ajay Palvayanteeswaran, like a zillion other desis before him, discovered one day that he too was afflicted by this incurable itch to visit India and be with his family and friends. He was just about tired of not working on his thesis....

Selvi — A Story by RKN

A beautiful story by R.K. Narayan -- an alternate ending to a celebrated life in Carnatic music. At the end of every concert, she was mobbed by autograph hunters. They would hem her in and not allow her to leave the dais. At that moment...

Pey Nayanar

On a dark night, the poet Karaikaal Ammaiyar, who is supposed to have lived in the 6th century A.D., went to the crematorium — a shunned space then and now — to watch Lord Shiva dance. Her impressions would take the form of two...

Another Desi Legend

The year 1973 was some kind of a wonder year in history. It was somewhat similar to the year 1972 and was a precursor to the year 1974. The Vietnam war was coming to a climactic finish. Nixon was shakily administering a second term. Eating...

Goodbye, Pittsburgh

by Ramesh Mahadevan I have lived in Pittsburgh for almost an eternity. And now it is time to move on. In a matter of weeks, I will be relocating to the Denver/Boulder area. (look me up folks, I will be in a village called Louisville) I...

Old Masters

T. Janakiraman was born on June 18, 1921, in Thevangudi near Thanjavur.(The T of T. Janakiraman does not stand for Thanjavur, where most of his stories are set. Nor does it stand for Thevangudi near Thanjavur where he was born. ) An analysis of his...