THE SOUND OF WAVES

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  • Author : Kalki -  Translator- Gowri Ram Narayan
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hachette India 
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 672 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9393701350

About the Author

'Kalki' R. Krishnamurthy (1899-1954) was an iconic writer, and a pioneer of modern Tamil literature and journalism. His induction into journalism was facilitated by his involvement with the freedom struggle. Beginning his career in the scholarly journal Navasakthi, and the anti-liquor manifesto Vimochanam, he served as the editor for Ananda Vikatan, before launching Kalki, the eponymous nationalist weekly. A prolific writer, along with novels and short stories, he wrote political essays, reformist propaganda, travelogues, music and dance critiques, film reviews, biographies, scathing satire, humorous essays, songs, poems, a film script or two, and translations, including Mahatma Gandhi's The Story of My Experiments with Truth.Revelling in controversial debates on political, aesthetic and ideological issues, Kalki used his writing talent to crusade for several causes. He had chosen the name of Lord Vishnu's final avatar for the destruction of the world as his pseudonym because he was resolved to work towards a new and better world. Today, Kalki is best known for his historical fiction, a genre in which he remains unsurpassed. He is the author of Sivagamiyin Sapatham, Parthiban Kanavu and the mammoth Ponniyin Selvan. Alai Osai, which the author deemed his best work, documents the turbulent decades of the freedom struggle between 1934-49, seen through the eyes of ordinary people who were inevitably affected by the socio-political changes.


Gowri Ramnarayan is the inhouse playwright and artistic director of JustUs Repertory. Formerly deputy editor, and vocal accompanist to renowned Carnatic musician M.S. Subbulakshmi, Ramnarayan has authored original plays, children’s books, and a biography of M.S. Subbulakshmi. She has translated the plays of Marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar, the short stories and biography of Tamil writer ‘Kalki’ R. Krishnamurthy, and served on the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) jury in international film festivals. Currently, she is chairperson, Rukmini Devi Arundale Trust, a senior associate editor for Sruti Magazine, adjunct faculty at the Asian College of Journalism, and a freelance journalist.

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