Marikozhunthu Karpagam Azhagammaal Matrum Sila Madurai Pengal
மரிக்கொழுந்து கற்பகம் அழகம்மாள் மற்றும் சில மதுரைப் பெண்கள்
Marikozhunthu, Karpagam, Azhagammal And Some Other Madurai Women
- ISBN
- 978-81-956495-1-8
- Pages
- 128
- Format
- Demy
- Genre
- Feminist fiction, short stories
- Published in
- Tamil
- Rights available
- All languages
- Catalogue
- 2024
- English sample
- Machine-translated sample on request
About the book
This book is a collection of short stories written by Deepa Nagarani reflecting on the women who live in and around the city of her residence - Madurai. This book has 13 stories in all. These stories revolve around female protagonists belonging to different age groups, and cultural and educational backgrounds. Every story closely follows how these women negotiate their issues and emerge from their problems. This is Deepa's first short story collection but one doesn't feel that going by the content flow. She has the talent of putting herself in every woman's shoes and telling their stories with absolute honesty and clarity.
About the author
Deepa Nagarani hails from Madurai. She won the Best Cadet Award of NSS (State level) in 1998 when she was a student of Meenakshi Government Women's College, Madurai. She actively participated in debates held by Sun TV and Vijay TV, the local television channels. She has also done her Master's in Philosophy. She wrote a successful column 'Oonjal' (2014-2015) in the popular Tamil magazine Kungumam Thozhi. Her column 'Payanam' in Pavaiyar Malar magazine spoke of the importance of travel. More than twenty of her short stories have been published in magazines like Kalki, Jannal, Femina, Andhi Mazhai, Aval Vikatan, Semmalar and Ananda Vikatan. She is interested in reviewing books in literary meetings, college motivational speeches, workshops for story writing, and educational camps for tribal women. She continuously talks for women and students.
