1. 1" " ( )"cakotarar anRO" short stories by akilan In tamil script, Unicode formatAcknowledgements: Our Sincere thanks go to Digital Library of India for providing online a scanned image version of this literary work. This etext has been prepared via Distributing Proof-reading implementation of PM. We thank the following volunteers for their help in the preparation of the etext: V. Devarajan, Rajasekar Elangovan, Sakthikumaran, S. Karthikeyan, Nalini Karthikeyan, R. Navaneethakrishnan, Sivakami and M. K. Saravanan Preparation of HTML and PDF versions: Dr. K. Kalyanasundaram, Lausanne, Switzerland. This pdf file is based on Unicode with corresponding Latha font embedded in the file. The work is protected by copy right: Akilan Kannan Publisher: Dhagam.34 sarangapani street,t.nagar,chennai-17, Email: dhagambook@gmail.com Permission given only to Project Madurai for the publication of this e-version and re-distribution by any other third party as such or in any other prohibited. Project Madurai, 1998-2009. Project Madurai is an open, voluntary, worldwide initiative devoted to preparation of electronic texts of tamil literary works and to distribute them free on the Internet. http://www.projectmadurai.org/ 2. 2 " " ( ) . ? () (X 417)8, , , -8 : 1963 .2-50: , -14 -------------------------- . . . . . . . . . 3. 3 . . . . . .' ' . . . . , , , . . ? 20-11-63 ---------------- '', ' , ', '' . 4. 4 ' ' '' , ' ' 'Illustrated Weekly'' ' '', '' ' . . ' . - . .171, , -14 2-12-1963 ------------------, 5. 5 1. ?... 12. ... 163. !... 354, ... 45 5. ... 616. ... 697. ... 808. .... 869. ?... 9410. ... 10611. ... 11712. ?... 13013. ... 145----------------------1. ? . , . ; . , . . . , , . . , , 6. 6 , ,. . , - . "..................!" . . . . , . '' . , . . . . , , ' ' , - . . . . ; . 7. 7 . , . . , , . , . '' , ! , ; " . ; ; . " . . - !" , . . " . , , . . "; !" ." , ." . , 8. 8 ;." ; !". ; ...! , . "!... !...; ... ... ... ...?" ." ?... , !" ." ?... , . . , '' . '' . . . ?-'' !"" . .- ! ?" " "! ..."! ." 9. 9" ; ?... " !"!... , ; !... !" " !" - . , . ,"" ," !" . . , . . , , . " ., " ." : , ; , . . , , . .- 10. 10 , !" , . ,. ; . . , , . - , ' ' . , . . ' '?" !.... !... . ?" , ." ! . , ?"- . . , . 11. 11 . ; ; ; . ., . . " .!"- . , . , , . , . . . , . . . , , . 12. 12 . , . . . , . . . . , . , , . ,", !" .. . '. , !" . "!- ?" " !- " !... ! ; !" ! ." " ! ." ; 13. 13 , . . . , . '' . . . , , '' . . . '' . '' . . . " " . . , . . , '' . . . . '' , . 14. 14 . . . , .!... !" ." ?" . ; .- !" . , , . . . , , . . . , ", ... ", !.... . , !".. ;. ; . . 15. 15 ." , . . . . . , , . ; . ; . , , ; , , ! , , . . , , . ; . , ; . . . . . . ' ?' , . 16. 16 . . . , , . - , , ." , . !" , . ? ; . "!.. , !... ?"- . ", . . . . . , . ?... , , !... ? !"- , , . " ....?" " ." . , , . , , 17. 17 , - , . . . .", ! ... ... ... ..!"- . . . . . , . . . . "!.. ?" ." , . . . . " , . . . " " , , . 18. 18 , ,"" ." ... , , ." ?" . .", , , ? , . . . .- , . - ; ., ... !" . . " . ? ? ? ... !....."' ------------- 19. 192. . , . . , . ; - . . . ; ; . . . . ",. ?" ." " ." . . . , . , - ." . , , ! ? 20. 20 " . , ". , ? . ? : . . , . ' ' ' ' . ? .? ? . , , , , , . 1941- 1942- . , ! . . . 21. 21 . . , , . , . . . . . . ! , , . . . . . . . . . 22. 22 . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . ," ?" . ," ? , ?" ." " " . . , !" ." . " . 23. 23 ., . ," . . . . . , . . " " . . , , , -. " " . . , , . . , , . ." " ." . ''" . 24. 24 , , ,". . " ."! ?".? ". ." . . . , . , . , ' ' . , . " !..., !...,!" , . . "!"- . . . . ' ?' ? 25. 25 , . . . . . ; . ; . . . , ' ' . . . . . . ," ?" . . . - . . . . - , ." ; " . 26. 26' ; ' , ." . . ? " . . . . , , , , . . . . . . - . "!" . . . , . . , , . "!..!... . . . 27. 27 ." , !". . , , . "! ! " ." .?". . . .", ?" . ," " . . . . . . . ! ? ." " , "! " . . . '' , . 28. 28 . , , . ! . . . , . . . . . . - .' ! ! ! . , ! ? . ?' '' ," . !" . ? . ,' !... ..." . ? 29. 29 .