Interesting characters - will they be in movies?
Jul 31 2008 | 1 Comment »
All that discussion on Munshiji in Pavan Jha’s post made me rewind down the memory lane to my plus one class when we had short stories collection for language (both english and Thamizh) non-detailed. The English non-detailed had some regular O Henry stories. The Thamizh non-detailed story had one interesting story by ‘Pudhumai Piththan’. The short story was titled ‘Paalvannam pillai’.
I have forgotten the story as such - what happened to the character etc., However the sketch painted by pudhumai piththan still stays with me. It is an awesome recollection of a typical Indian householder working as a lowly ranked clarke in a government office who speaks only in monosyllables in the office - and that one syllable is usually ‘Yes sir’ to his superiors. At home though he is terror to his wife and children. An absolute monarch who never has heard his wife or children say anything contrasting …









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