Chandrasekhar Kambar draws his strength deeply from folklore as well as contemporary life and his poems are embodied in an earthyly, sensual language. His poetry works at a different altogether from what logical and analytical prose does. Profound insights into life get expressed metaphorically in him. English translation by O.L. Nagabhushan Swamy of Chandrasekhar Kambar's Kannada poems. Sahitya Akademi 2004.

Sarvajna is a saint peot of medieval Kannada. In spirit he was a global citizen of the time. For poets like him, the life is greater than poetry or literature. This great message upholding universal human values and the dignity of mankind was through compassion and serving the fellow beings. Sarvajna's rich and practical wisdom portrayed in his Vachanas (triplets) may guide the readers across the world.

The stories trace the impact of all the important socia-political movements that have swept scross the Telugu land in the post-independence era; socialism, communism, feminism, civil rights movements and dalit movemenmt. Thelives of Thelugu people of all strata are reprensentaed here in a rich literary mosaic.

The River of Blood (Kuruthippunal) was first published in Tamil in 1975. As a work of art, the novel stands testimony to the multifaceted personality of its author. The novel is based on the Keezhavenmani carnage of 1967 in which 42 Harijans were burnt to death in landlord-peasant clash. To the agrarian problem, tinged with untouchablity, Indira Parthasarthy gives a psychological dimension, which is the unique aspects of the book. Parthasarthy has beautiful highlighted the degradation in the field of politics and the corruption having assumed the way of life.

Women’s voices no longer record only women’s confinement in kitchens and backyards and their victimhood. They speak of invisible enclosures around individuals, insurmountable barriers in much widened scenarios of the world. The twenty nine short stories in this volume bring together varieties of themes, multifocal narratives, strange figures, unusual metaphors and alternative world views. Underlying is all these is a quest for a just and equitable world. No subject such as Dalit, Minority, tribal issues, farmers’ distress, newer forms of exploitation in highly technological spaces under the impact of Globalization, and existential quest escapes the pens and perception of these marvelous Telugu women writers. More than a dozen translators enthusiastically lent their creative skills to bring these rich stories to English readership. The transformation of women from victims to survivors to saviours would have been amazing if men and women, worked together to build a casteless, classless, environmental friendly society. Which Our writers aspire for..

English translation by Snehaprava Das from the Odia original of Paramita satpathy's Sahitya akademi award winning collection of stories,Prapti.

"Two Letters" is an award-winning Maithili novel, "Du Patra," translated into English. The novel is structured around two letters, each written by a different woman to a different man. The story revolves around four characters, including the two men who receive the letters. The women, who come from different cultural backgrounds and value systems, attempt to reconcile the differences between Western and Indian cultures while grappling with their own personal tragedies. Additionally, the novel delves deeply into the inner selves and psyches of the female characters.

Draupadi, originally written in Telugu, was first serialised in Andhra Jyoti before it came out in book form. The novel presented in a unique style, is not just an account of the different incidents occur around Draupadi but these incidents have been fused together into a fascinating story. The narrative process and the structural method of description used by Lakshmi Prasad fully engage the reader.

Dalpat Chauhan's first novel Homeland (Malak in Gujarati) is set in rural northern Gujarat in pre-independence India and tells the tale of a community of Dalits who eke out an existence on the margins of an upper castr village. They belong to the Vankar caste and are considered 'Untouchables' by the upper caste villagers. Many of them because of small loans taken by them or their forefathers from the village landlords are 'bonded' for generations to them and have to provide them with free labour. Their women are sexually harassed and at times raped and murdered. Yet these Vankars are attached to their Malak and are traumatised when they are forced to leave it due to the threat of uppar caste reprisal over the relationship between a young Dalit man and upper castemarried woman. Homeland is writtten in what be termed the postcolonial narrative style, with interior monologues, interventions of the past into the present and alternative voices. The language is a judicious mix of Northern Gujarat rural dialect and standard Gujarati. This gives the novel a very authentic and contemporary edge.

The 43 stories collected from 21 languages in this anthology showcase the rich diversity and intricacies of life in India. They range from the turmoil and mass hysteria of partition to the suppressed anger and self-pity of those ensnared in fractured homes. These narratives reveal both the external and internal experiences of Indian society. The sacred and the profane, as well as the elite and the subaltern, feature prominently in these complex narratives, serving as metaphors for self-reflection. Collectively, these stories chart a transformative century in which our country emerged as a unified nation. The evocative imagery from the troubled depths of the 20th century is both unsettling and enlightening.

Post Box No. 203, Nala Sopara by Chitra Mudgal is an extremely moving, sensitive, urgent novel about the life of a transgender, Vinod is an all-rounder in school, a promising mathematician, in love with a girl, the object of envy by friends. Forceful separation from his family by a gang of hijras pushes him into the darkest dungeons of society. His childhood is destroyed due to the reluctance of his family to disclose his identity to society but he refuses to give up his dreams of living normal life. The novel also projects a beautiful relationship between mother and son. Read on to find what happens to his zeal... a thought-provoking and riveting tale of love, separation, pain, grit, couragem friendship, conspiracy, barbarity and undying hope.

The novel narrates the story of the Hindu epic Mahabharata, primarily using monologue as a literary technique. Several principal characters from the original Mahabharata reminisce about their entire lives. Both the setting and the context for the reminiscence are the onset of the Kurukshetra War. Parva is acknowledged as S.L. Bhyrappa's greatest work. Non-Kannadigas who have read it in its Hindi and Marathi translations consider it one of the masterpieces of modern Indian literature. It transforms an ancient legend into a modern novel. In this process, it has gained rational credibility and a human perspective. The main incident, the Bharata war, symbolic of the birth pangs of a new world order, depicts a heroic but vain effort to arrest the disintegration and continue the prevailing order. It is viewed from the standpoints of the partisan participants and judged with reference to the objective understanding of Krishna. Narration, dialogue, monologue, and commentary are all employed for its presentation. Shot through with irony, pity, and objective understanding, the novel ends with the true tragic vision of faith in life and hope for mankind. Parva has been translated into several major Indian languages: Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu, apart from English. The novel narrates the story of the Hindu epic Mahabharata, primarily using monologue as a literary technique. Several principal characters from the original Mahabharata reminisce about their entire lives. Both the setting and the context for the reminiscence are the onset of the Kurukshetra War.

The Unreachable is an English translation of Gopinath Mohanty's Odia novella, Apahancha that tells the riveting story of a child belonging to Kondh tribe of Koraput in Odisha, whose exposure to modern education in post-independence India alienates him from his own community and makes him long for the glitter of the urban world. His growing disenchantment with life in the city and eventual return to his own village are vividly chronicled in this novel.

Volume 1 of Indian Stories is a curated selection of short stories translated into English from various Indian languages. This volume goes beyond being a simple collection; it captures the evolving social conditions and value systems over the past sixty years. The diverse stories showcase the richness of Indian culture and tradition, while also featuring universal elements that resonate with contemporary audiences and other cultures. The narratives within this anthology reflect the essence of India over time, weaving in mystical elements as they bridge the past and present. The dynamism, wisdom, and human qualities present in these tales ensure their relevance for generations. This is the first volume in a series, with each installment designed to highlight different aspects of Indian culture.

English translation by Vasanthi Sankaranarayanan of P. Vatsala's Malayalam novel Agneyam. Sahitya Akademi 2008

Translation into English by Pattu M Bhoopathi of Sahitya Akademi Award winning Tamil Novel by Rajan Krishnan entitled Verukku Neer.

English translation by Prema Jayakumar of S.K. Pottekkar's award winning Malayalam novel Oru Deshanthinte Katha. Sahitya Akademi 2015

His short stories are translated into English and published as "Chaso - Selected short stories" by Sahitya Academy in 2014.

Something Unspoken Too, Kujjh Ankeha Vi, which won Prem Parkash the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992, is now being rendered into English as Something Unspoken Too. Most of the stories iun this collection bear testimony to this unique facet of Prem Parkash's art and craft, through which he searches for the hidden, the unrevealed, the mysterious and the unspoken, all in an effort to understand the complexities of human motives and actions. Thestories in this collection move precariously across the spectruuum of words and silences, giving rise to spaces in which the unarticulated can aesthetically be located. Prem Parkash is a 'poet' of the twilight zone, a wanderer of forbidden territories and a cartographer of complex human relationships.

Mystery of the Missing Cap and Others Stories, originally published as Manoj Dasanka Katha O Kahini was the first collection of short stories in Odia to receive the Sahitya Akademi Award (1972). The collection spans twenty-two years of the writer's contribution to Odia short story. While Sri Das has won wider recognitions through his subsequently written stories, roping into the circle of his admires writers like Graham Greene and H.R.F. Keating, this collection marks a mile stone in the evolution of Odia fiction, infusing into the genre of short stories a neew vitality through a combination of deep psychological insight into characters and situations and a remarkable precision in sytle. The translation is by the author himself whoalso occupies a special places in Indian writing in English.