Though the selection comprehensively covers the experiences of both men and women, somehow the stories where the protagonists are women hit harder. Migrants were cut off from familiar faces and routines, and pushed towards the urban jungle to eke out a life. Liberalisation pushed people towards cities that helped reduce caste discrimination considerably, but it also diminished human bonds. The backdrop of liberalisation and political violence is subtly and actively woven into the stories. The stories are populated by characters who are marginalised: by caste, religion, gender or socio-economic conditions. The stories from the 1990s also took upon the task of representing identity politics. The Telugu short story, writes Volga, will remain a truthful representation of the living conditions and distress of this time. In the ’90s, the united state of Andhra Pradesh, like many states, witnessed economic liberalisation, an upsurge in religious politics, technological advancements, caste violence and identity movements. ![]() The two decided that most readers are “interested and involved enough to read and enjoy…‘not proper’ English and ‘unrecognisable’ words.” This included accommodating Urdu words transliterated in Telugu script, a trend started by Muslim writers in Telugu “to emphasise their identity as Muslims who write in Telugu”. ![]() Sridhar were faced with the challenge of capturing nuances of different castes, religions, regions, genders, dialects and themes. Edited by Volga translated by Alladi Uma and M.
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