Guruprasathin Kadaisi Dhinam

by Sujatha

This book contains 2 storys. The first one is, 'Guruprasathin Kadaisi Dhinam' and next one is 'Thedadhe'.

'Guruprasath....' is all about a factory worker, Guruprasath and how the negligence of factory doctors' mistreatment killed him.

In 'Thedadhe' is all about a small wannabe actress' battle for her survival and her bizarre death.

152 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1984

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

[Gowtham Sidharth · Rating 5 out of 5]

it's not a story. it's a scene from indian society. what happens to an ordinary citizen when he faints by cerebral hem0rrhage.And the politics around his dead.

the last two lines depicts the exact situation in indian riots.

only sujatha can right a story like this.
a story that involves no protagonist and no antagonist. just the a day (last day) of a common guy.

check out my full review http://readersrejoice.blogspot.in/201...

[P. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful & absolutely realistic tale combining the workings of a factory with a man's medical emergency in a brilliant narrative. It feels like watching a contemporary short film - kinda poetic , no details spared, brutally honest with a subtle undercurrent of irony flowing throughout. Highly recommended.

[RSDhar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story !! Realistic explanation of our society, as a whole and people in general. Sujatha himself accepted that this is one of his finest stories and very close to his heart.

[Benny Cardoza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent writing! There is something unique about Sujatha's storytelling. He is an absolute entertainer, and at the same time, he makes the audience think so much, like in this story.

[Velmurugan Moorthy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Best portrayal of the emotions of an employee, his superiors, the management, some labour Union's attitude and the politics of union people. Everything in a crisp book

[Nandu · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book involves two stories, wherein one story emphasizes abt importance of time when a person faints or sooner he gets admitted which is not possible in India since we have gotten procedures to be followed which itself kills people.If the person had been attended immediately following the procedures post treatment they may get life avoiding death. Another story is abt a girl who badly wants to become actress who initially joins as a group dancer performing group dances behind protagonists in film.She faces many difficulties to raise up the ladder as it not only demands art of acting,dancing also to lose her virginity to many people who has the authority to make it happen.was a good read.

[Karthik D.R · Rating 4 out of 5]

மனிதனின் சுயநலம் கண்ணை மட்டும் மறைக்காமல் மனத்தையும் மறைக்க வைக்கும் என்பதை, ஒரு சாதாரண தொழிளாழியின் கதையை வைத்து உறைக்க வைத்துள்ளார் சுஜாதா!

48 பக்கங்கள் தான், ஆனால் மனதை வலிக்க வைக்கும் ஒரு புத்தகம்!

கண்டிப்பாக படியுங்கள், மனிதத்துவத்தை காப்பாற்றிடுங்கள்.

[Umesh Kesavan · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best short novel written by Sujatha

[Arvind Srinivasan · Rating 4 out of 5]

very true story , the explanation on how brain could have made guruprasad gone paralyzed is something great in the short story.
one more story that shows how cruel man kind is

[Bhuvan · Rating 3 out of 5]

good one though.. teaches a lot !! happy that I read this.. very small book.. 48pages but gained a lot more.

[Gowtham Mahalingam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very short and meaningfull story