Like Veluri Rao said, the Academy honored itself by bestowing this award on
kaaLeepaTnam. I just finished reading three stories, yajnam, teerpu, and
aarti. At the end of yajnam, I was left aghast. The extent of understanding
the human nature displayed in these stories is exceptional. The characters
are so natural, the situations all too familiar. Like the author says, it
is very difficult for people in a certain stratum of society to comprehend
the problems of people in other strata. The vastness of internal turmoil
which is present in these stories is not easily grasped in a casual
reading.
Moreover, I am sure, these stories leave each reader to interpret them in
his/her own way. They just have to read for themselves, and find out. Right
now, I am going to read them once more.
Regards
Nasy