Presenter’s Preface: Atreya Sarma U
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| U Atreya Sarma |
SETU means bridge, and the feature ‘The Telugu Tableau
Through Translation’ is a bridge opening a window on the richness of Telugu
literature to the English-savvy, non-Telugu readership across the globe. This
is the third in the series, the first one having appeared in the May 2021 issue,
and the second one in the July 2022 issue.
The feature in the current number presents sparks of
poetry that is reflective, and the poets are Giridhar Ravula, a senior
police officer with a rational, critical and philosophical flair; and Mohammad
Khan, a retired government official, a prolific Telugu poet. The works of
both of them lay an emphasis on inter-personal, human and ethical values.
Tripuraneni Ramaswamy (1887-1943), who did the Barrister-at-law course in
England, was a patriot, rationalist and social reformer, besides being an
impactful legend in the field of Telugu literature & culture. His son Tripuraneni
Gopichand (1910-1962) too was an illustrious literary figure in Telugu
whose psychoanalytical novel Asamarthuni Jeeva Yatra (An Incompetent’s
Life Journey) won him the Sahitya Akademi award (1963). A keen and open-minded intellectual, he gradually
gravitated from radical humanism to spiritualism. ‘Lives of great men all
remind us, we can make our lives sublime,’ says HW Longfellow. And it’s
good that the life and work of many such greats is on record. And we present
you in the feature, an appetizing writeup on him by his daughter Rajani
Katragadda.
Shahnaz Begum
is a highly competent and reputed Telugu writer, and the story by her captures
the delicate hardships an old parent undergoes, making us sit up and be introspective
and empathic.
Then there is the award-winning young writer, Dr
Siri, a dentist by qualification; and by volition, a prolific writer with a
touch of human service. Her area of specialty is children’s literature. Go
through the conversation this editor has with her for a peep into her mind and
heart as well as a sample story by her. For an earlier story by her, visit the ‘Telugu
Tableau’ in the July 2022 issue.
I thank all the writers featured in this section for
the opportunity of reading their work and rendering it into English.
Happy reading! See you with some more facets in the next instalment.
It is really a commendable effort in bringing out the famed telugu writers
ReplyDeleteThank you, dear friend, for your encouragement.
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