'Mahakavi Bharathi's Stories- English Translation

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C. Subrahmaniya Bharathiar has an epithet 'Mahakavi' and known as poet, story writer, freedom fighter and social reformer. He is considered as one of India's greatest poets. Story writing was his one of the other sides of components which is praised for his personalities. The elements capsules in his stories are of from his experience with the people whoever so he had come across and from the ground of his imagination. There are also some stories related to his friends. The theme mostly concerns with criticism, condemning the unethical social practice, profile of notorious con- temporary and reformist contentions. All the rendered versions of his stories have been selected from recommended books only. The English equivalents of Tamil versions are found communicative as well as semantic translations. The titles are not corresponding inparallel of conceptually transferred the Tamil versions.

So my attachment towards Tamil goes without saying. Of all my love towards Bharathiyar's works cannot be explained in words. Whenever I get a chance, I used to tell his short stories to my friends and especially kids. Name a feel - Patriotism, love, friendship, devotion, anger, pathos, etc., it will be perfectly explained in his stories.

When I was wondering how to take his work to the rest of the world who do not know the Tamil language, International Institute of Tamil Studies and Tamil Development Department came up with this excellent idea of translating 'Bharathiyar's' stories in English. Apart from this, with the motto "Every town is my town; Everyone is my relative", International Institute of Tamil Studies is contributing and taking various steps for spreading Tamil language and values along with Tamil Development Department. I would like to thank Dr.P.Selvakumar Associate professor, Facility of Tamil Language & Liuguistics, International Institute of Tamil Studies, Chennai-600113 and Coordinator of project for taking this initiative. Here, I wish to thank Vidya Srinivasan and Mrs. Gayathri Srinivas, for finding parallel correspondence in English to the Tamil texts.

I should also extend my thanks to the Project Advisory committee members to directing their project in a successful manner.

The Honorable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, who has declared and implemented numerous projects for the development of TamilNadu and the Tamil language, has announced this project also to bring Bharathiyar's works and ideas to the world's attention. This endeavour will pave the way for Bharathiyar to attain international recognition. I express my gratitude to the Hon'ble Chief Minister of TamilNadu, Thiru M.K. Stalin.

I would also like to express my gratitude to the Hon'ble Minister for Industries, Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture and Archeology, who is implementing various projects for the development of Tamil language, and the Chairman of the International Institute of Tamil Studies, Thiru. Thangam Thennarasu. I also thank Thiru. Mahesan Kasirajan, I.A.S., Secretary to Government, Tamil Development and Information Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.