Chethumbalukal

Chethumbalukal – Malayalam Stories Collections by Nithya Lekshmi , Each of Nithya Lakshmi’s stories is as suggestive as the title with many layers of meaning. Feminist in substance and perspective, the narrator’s writing style is applied to its deadly sharpness when telling stories of women trapped in patriarchal torture chambers (love, marriage, home, family, children). While displaying a unique talent for articulating the co-truths of female identity, the contemporary dimension of Nityalakshmi’s writing lies in stories that bravely expose the complexities of heterosexuality. -Anilesh Anurag From mothers who lose their self-esteem and seek death with their children as murderers, to girls who fear being tortured even by their fathers, to new ways of living in the new world, this book of nine thought-provoking stories will never disappoint readers. – Prashant. S. R.