In the world of Tamil cinema, even with its outsized celebrity star system, Shivaji Ganesan stands tall in any telling of its history. Modern actors and directors speak reverentially of his acting abilities and dominant screen presence, while older viewers wax nostalgic about his swagger and style, his ability to project anger, joy and melancholy […]
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Narayana Theerthar
– By Semmangudi Srinivasayyar From the Deepavali Malar (Special Deepavali edition) of Ananda Vikatan, 1938 Translated from the image in this blog by Pas Pasupathi. This essay caught my eye, primarily because it mentioned, in the very first paragraph, a place that my family originated from – you can read that origin story here. After […]
Queen Bee
A brilliantly written Twitter story by @ramkid provided a rare burst of inspiration to write this backstory for his characters – first read the original Twory here. The most pleasurable part of the writing was the opportunity to revisit, in the story, my hometown, Bombay. Mohan Bapat quickened his step, breaking into a run as […]