Whiff of optimism ... S.Ramakrishnan
This post should be in Tamil. But, it is in English for two reasons. One, I can type faster in English. Two, I do not know how many Tamil readers would like to read this post. This post also comes two months late. I met Tamil writer S. Ramakrishnan in February, at the Gateway LitFest. I was asked if I can be present at the festival for the session in which he would be speaking, to be an interpreter. I was in two minds. How can I say no to one of the contemporary writers I have been following since the days of his serials in Vikatan, whose writings I liked? But Sanjay Subrahmanyan was singing at the Chembur Fine Arts that evening, which I was in no mood to miss. I had told the organizers that even if I am not required for the session, I would like to come over to meet S.Ra. I hunted for ‘Upa Pandavam’ the first book that I had read of S. Ra and it had made a big impact on me. Coming from North Tamil Nadu with a rich tradition of Mahabharata recitals and therukoothu ‘ U...