S. Ramakrishnan is an influentially important writer of modern Tamil literature. His published works include 10 novels, 20 collections of short stories, 60 collections of articles, 20 books for children, 3 books of translation, and 9 plays. Born in 1966, he is a native of Mallankinaru village of Virudhunagar district of Tamilnadu. His short stories are noted for their modern story-telling style in Tamil. He became a celebrated author to lakhs of readers through his series of articles published in the Tamil weekly Ananda Vikatan. Among the many important awards won by him are the Sahitya Academy Award in 2018, the Tagore Literary Award for his novel Yamam, the Iyal Award for Lifetime Achievement from Canada, the Maxim Gorky Award, the Ganavani Award, and the Periyar Award. S. Ramakrishnan lives in Chennai with his wife Chandra Prabha and sons Hariprasad and Akash.P.C. Ramakrishna is a veteran theatre artiste and director with 50 years in theatre. He is a former President of the Madras Players, the oldest English Theatre Company in India, and is a voice-over professional. His is a familiar voice on documentaries, corporate and heritage films, children’s audiobooks, etc. He has also translated several works of the noted Tamil novelist, Sivasankari.Malini Seshadri is a writer, editor, and translator with several years of experience in each of these areas. Apart from newspaper articles, she has a number of published works to her credit including textbooks for schools and colleges and many works of translation from Tamil to English.

• Authors's note- Where Stories Live Translator's note 1. Moving Shadows (Mouni)* 2. Parallax Error (Aa. Madhavan) 3. Thinnai*Chitchat (Mu.Suyambulingam) 4. Blackboard Images (Thi. Janakiraman) 5. Front Door Back Door (Aadhavan) 6. Words Remaining (Asokamithran) 7. Going Grey (Na Muthusamy) 8. Summer in the City (Dileep Kumar) 9. Smoke in the Belly (Gopi Krishnan) 10. Sand in the Eye (Poomani) 11. Moon Gazing (B S Ramiah) 12. Lines on the Palm (S. Kalyanasundaram)13. The House Next Door (M.V.Venkatram) 14. Wave and Foam (Ki. Rajanarayanan)15. Mirage (Pa. Jayaprakasam)16. A Handful of Rice (Ku. Azhagirisamy) 17. Midnight (Pudumaipithan) 18. The Aroma of the Cradle (Una. Ramachandran) 19. Reminiscence (Nakulan) 20. False Smile (G.Nagarajan) 21. Atonement (Paavannan) 22. The First Step (Ma. Aranganathan) 23. The Path of History (Sa. Thamizhselvan) 24. Boneless Tongue (NaanjilNaadan) 25. Highway Journey (Indira Parthasarathy) 26. The Stone Pedestal (Gandharvan) 27. The Colour of Solitude (La. Sa. Ramamirtham) 28. Familiar Face (Ku. Pa. Ra) 29. The Shadow Horse (Sa. Kandasami) 30. Single Room (S. Sampath) 31. Blood Debt (Sujatha) 32. Floating Dreams (Krishnan Nambi) 33. Yesterday there was a House (Karichaan Kunju) 34. Smoke Screen (Konangi) 35. The Trapeze (Damayanthi) 36. Moist Breeze (Prapanchan) 37. Under the Sun (Pramil) 38. Personal Effects (Nila. Padmanaban) 39. Portrait (Thanjai Prakash) 40. Grasp of Letters (Ambai) 41. Shiva of the South (Na. Pichamurthi) 42. Drenched in Words (Sundara Ramasamy) 43. An Unfulfilled Desire (A. Muthulingam) 44. The Unwritten Story (Jeyamohan) 45. The Evil and the Good (Chudamani) 46. Grievance without End (Vela. Ramamurthy) 47. The Melody of Twenty (Rajendra Chozhan) 48. The Nature of Love (Gowrishankar) 49. Desire knocks at the Door (Jayakanthan) 50. The Inner Portrait (‘Mahakavi’ SubramaniaBharathi)*includes featured Author

S. Ramakrishnan is an influentially important writer of modern Tamil literature. His published works include 10 novels, 20 collections of short stories, 60 collections of articles, 20 books for children, 3 books of translation, and 9 plays. Born in 1966, he is a native of Mallankinaru village of Virudhunagar district of Tamilnadu. His short stories are noted for their modern story-telling style in Tamil. He became a celebrated author to lakhs of readers through his series of articles published in the Tamil weekly Ananda Vikatan. Among the many important awards won by him are the Sahitya Academy Award in 2018, the Tagore Literary Award for his novel Yamam, the Iyal Award for Lifetime Achievement from Canada, the Maxim Gorky Award, the Ganavani Award, and the Periyar Award. S. Ramakrishnan lives in Chennai with his wife Chandra Prabha and sons Hariprasad and Akash.P.C. Ramakrishna is a veteran theatre artiste and director with 50 years in theatre. He is a former President of the Madras Players, the oldest English Theatre Company in India, and is a voice-over professional. His is a familiar voice on documentaries, corporate and heritage films, children’s audiobooks, etc. He has also translated several works of the noted Tamil novelist, Sivasankari.Malini Seshadri is a writer, editor, and translator with several years of experience in each of these areas. Apart from newspaper articles, she has a number of published works to her credit including textbooks for schools and colleges and many works of translation from Tamil to English.

• Authors's note- Where Stories Live Translator's note 1. Moving Shadows (Mouni)* 2. Parallax Error (Aa. Madhavan) 3. Thinnai*Chitchat (Mu.Suyambulingam) 4. Blackboard Images (Thi. Janakiraman) 5. Front Door Back Door (Aadhavan) 6. Words Remaining (Asokamithran) 7. Going Grey (Na Muthusamy) 8. Summer in the City (Dileep Kumar) 9. Smoke in the Belly (Gopi Krishnan) 10. Sand in the Eye (Poomani) 11. Moon Gazing (B S Ramiah) 12. Lines on the Palm (S. Kalyanasundaram)13. The House Next Door (M.V.Venkatram) 14. Wave and Foam (Ki. Rajanarayanan)15. Mirage (Pa. Jayaprakasam)16. A Handful of Rice (Ku. Azhagirisamy) 17. Midnight (Pudumaipithan) 18. The Aroma of the Cradle (Una. Ramachandran) 19. Reminiscence (Nakulan) 20. False Smile (G.Nagarajan) 21. Atonement (Paavannan) 22. The First Step (Ma. Aranganathan) 23. The Path of History (Sa. Thamizhselvan) 24. Boneless Tongue (NaanjilNaadan) 25. Highway Journey (Indira Parthasarathy) 26. The Stone Pedestal (Gandharvan) 27. The Colour of Solitude (La. Sa. Ramamirtham) 28. Familiar Face (Ku. Pa. Ra) 29. The Shadow Horse (Sa. Kandasami) 30. Single Room (S. Sampath) 31. Blood Debt (Sujatha) 32. Floating Dreams (Krishnan Nambi) 33. Yesterday there was a House (Karichaan Kunju) 34. Smoke Screen (Konangi) 35. The Trapeze (Damayanthi) 36. Moist Breeze (Prapanchan) 37. Under the Sun (Pramil) 38. Personal Effects (Nila. Padmanaban) 39. Portrait (Thanjai Prakash) 40. Grasp of Letters (Ambai) 41. Shiva of the South (Na. Pichamurthi) 42. Drenched in Words (Sundara Ramasamy) 43. An Unfulfilled Desire (A. Muthulingam) 44. The Unwritten Story (Jeyamohan) 45. The Evil and the Good (Chudamani) 46. Grievance without End (Vela. Ramamurthy) 47. The Melody of Twenty (Rajendra Chozhan) 48. The Nature of Love (Gowrishankar) 49. Desire knocks at the Door (Jayakanthan) 50. The Inner Portrait (‘Mahakavi’ SubramaniaBharathi)*includes featured Author

S. Ramakrishnan is an influentially important writer of modern Tamil literature. His published works include 10 novels, 20 collections of short stories, 60 collections of articles, 20 books for children, 3 books of translation, and 9 plays. Born in 1966, he is a native of Mallankinaru village of Virudhunagar district of Tamilnadu. His short stories are noted for their modern story-telling style in Tamil. He became a celebrated author to lakhs of readers through his series of articles published in the Tamil weekly Ananda Vikatan. Among the many important awards won by him are the Sahitya Academy Award in 2018, the Tagore Literary Award for his novel Yamam, the Iyal Award for Lifetime Achievement from Canada, the Maxim Gorky Award, the Ganavani Award, and the Periyar Award. S. Ramakrishnan lives in Chennai with his wife Chandra Prabha and sons Hariprasad and Akash.P.C. Ramakrishna is a veteran theatre artiste and director with 50 years in theatre. He is a former President of the Madras Players, the oldest English Theatre Company in India, and is a voice-over professional. His is a familiar voice on documentaries, corporate and heritage films, children’s audiobooks, etc. He has also translated several works of the noted Tamil novelist, Sivasankari.Malini Seshadri is a writer, editor, and translator with several years of experience in each of these areas. Apart from newspaper articles, she has a number of published works to her credit including textbooks for schools and colleges and many works of translation from Tamil to English.

• Authors's note- Where Stories Live Translator's note 1. Moving Shadows (Mouni)* 2. Parallax Error (Aa. Madhavan) 3. Thinnai*Chitchat (Mu.Suyambulingam) 4. Blackboard Images (Thi. Janakiraman) 5. Front Door Back Door (Aadhavan) 6. Words Remaining (Asokamithran) 7. Going Grey (Na Muthusamy) 8. Summer in the City (Dileep Kumar) 9. Smoke in the Belly (Gopi Krishnan) 10. Sand in the Eye (Poomani) 11. Moon Gazing (B S Ramiah) 12. Lines on the Palm (S. Kalyanasundaram)13. The House Next Door (M.V.Venkatram) 14. Wave and Foam (Ki. Rajanarayanan)15. Mirage (Pa. Jayaprakasam)16. A Handful of Rice (Ku. Azhagirisamy) 17. Midnight (Pudumaipithan) 18. The Aroma of the Cradle (Una. Ramachandran) 19. Reminiscence (Nakulan) 20. False Smile (G.Nagarajan) 21. Atonement (Paavannan) 22. The First Step (Ma. Aranganathan) 23. The Path of History (Sa. Thamizhselvan) 24. Boneless Tongue (NaanjilNaadan) 25. Highway Journey (Indira Parthasarathy) 26. The Stone Pedestal (Gandharvan) 27. The Colour of Solitude (La. Sa. Ramamirtham) 28. Familiar Face (Ku. Pa. Ra) 29. The Shadow Horse (Sa. Kandasami) 30. Single Room (S. Sampath) 31. Blood Debt (Sujatha) 32. Floating Dreams (Krishnan Nambi) 33. Yesterday there was a House (Karichaan Kunju) 34. Smoke Screen (Konangi) 35. The Trapeze (Damayanthi) 36. Moist Breeze (Prapanchan) 37. Under the Sun (Pramil) 38. Personal Effects (Nila. Padmanaban) 39. Portrait (Thanjai Prakash) 40. Grasp of Letters (Ambai) 41. Shiva of the South (Na. Pichamurthi) 42. Drenched in Words (Sundara Ramasamy) 43. An Unfulfilled Desire (A. Muthulingam) 44. The Unwritten Story (Jeyamohan) 45. The Evil and the Good (Chudamani) 46. Grievance without End (Vela. Ramamurthy) 47. The Melody of Twenty (Rajendra Chozhan) 48. The Nature of Love (Gowrishankar) 49. Desire knocks at the Door (Jayakanthan) 50. The Inner Portrait (‘Mahakavi’ SubramaniaBharathi)*includes featured Author