நகரம் [Nagaram]

by Sujatha

This book is written by Sujatha, published by Kizhakku Pathippagam.

136 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Sujatha was the allonym of the Tamil author S. Rangarajan, Author of over 100 novels, 250 short stories, ten books on science, ten stage plays, and a slim volume of poems. He was one of the most popular authors in Tamil literature, and a regular contributor to topical columns in Tamil periodicals such as Ananda Vikatan, Kumudam and Kalki. He had a wide readership, and served for a brief period as the editor of Kumudam, and has also written screenplays and dialogues for several Tamil movies.

As an engineer, he supervised the design and production of the electronic voting machine (EVM) during his tenure at Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a machine which is currently used in elections throughout India. As an author he inspired many authors, including Balakumaran, Madhan.

Reviews

[Dineshsanth S · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5
நகரம்,சுஜாதாவின் சிறுகதைகளில் எனக்கு மிகவும் பிடித்த சிறுகதை.நகரத்தைத் தவிர பார்வை,காரணம்,இளநீர் மற்றும் மகன் தந்தைக்கு ஆகிய சிறுகதைகளும் என்னைக் கவர்ந்தன.இச் சிறுகதைத் தொகுப்பிலுள்ள மற்றைய சிறுகதைகள் சுமார் ரகம் தான்.

[Vimal Thiagarajan · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best shorts that anyone has ever written

[Sumangala · Rating 4 out of 5]

There’s something about Sujatha’s style of writing that makes me pick his books over others. Though some of the short stories in the book isn’t up to his mark, there were some that was funny, different and downright “this is everyday life” in the 80’s. Nagaram was the best story in the book. It brought forth anger on the hospital workers, pity on Valliammal and a sense of helplessness at the end.

[Ilham · Rating 5 out of 5]

I cried 😥

[Naveen Kumar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good

[Sai Nals · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heart touching short story! Feeling very pity for the innocent mother character.

[Anitha Soundararajan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A crisp story on how complex and cold the city is to an innocent illiterate villager.
Sujatha's narration takes us through the hospital in valliyammal's shoes and all of sudden the whole system just looks so complicated!

[Srikar · Rating 4 out of 5]

The open ended finishes in most stories make you imagine whatever you'd wish, and complete the story in the best ways possible. Beautiful beautiful short stories.. A must read for all those who would want to kick off reading Sujatha.

[Gowtham Sidharth · Rating 5 out of 5]

a crisp story about a suffering of common women in general hospital, it's one of my favourite, the language Sujatha used especially for explaining the feelings of a mother (a village women ) shows his intelligence

[Raajshalini · Rating 5 out of 5]

good

[Arun · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nagaram, Kaanikkai are my favorites.

[Vengatesh TR · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sujatha's word excellent. Way he grows story is very superb. All story's climax are left to reader's imagination, which is new to me :)

[Santhosh Kumar · Rating 3 out of 5]

A small picturesque description of an individual with a crisp in every story.. Much(Must) to read... :)

[Vignesh]

Good

[Babu Gandhi · Rating 4 out of 5]

The short story "Nagaram" is fantastic. Many other stories are also exciting in this collection.

[Pravinkumar Ravichandran]

fvx

[Raghunath Mohanan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nagaram is my most favourite Sujatha short story. :-)