Shreekumar Varma | m a n u s c r y p t s

Maria’s Room

Shreekumar Varma I’m still not sure whether I could ever describe Goa as languid, despite siestas and feni, but this book did make me consider that possibility, and for that, Shreekumar Varma’s way with words can take credit. The protagonist, Raja Prasad, an author from Chennai, reaches a Goa that seems to echo his own […]

Kerala Kerala, Quite Contrary

This is an anthology of 26 works, edited by Shinie Antony, who also contributes a few as author, interviewer and chronicler. The title, IMHO, is a bit misleading since the works themselves, while touching upon various aspects of life in the state or offering perspectives on its history, culture or working as travelogues, do not […]