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Tripuraneni
Gopichand
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About
the author:
Tripuraneni
Gopichand (1910-1962), of Tenali, Andhra Pradesh,
India, is a Telugu short story writer, novelist,
editor, essayist, playwright and film director.
His writings exhibit an exceptional interplay of
values, ideas and ‘isms’—materialism,
rationalism, existentialism, realism and humanism.
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He
is well-known among Telugu literati for his psychological
novel—Asamardhuni Jeevayatra (The Incompetent’s
Life Journey). He was posthumously presented the
Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel, Panditha Parameshwara
Sastry Veelunama (Will of Panditha Parameshwara Sastry),
in 1963. Radical humanist, profound thinker, philosopher,
social reformer and an inveterate votary of truth,
Gopichand was a versatile genius, which reflects well in
his scintillating stories that are told in crisp language.
His stories pose many questions that challenge the wit of
readers. His birth centenary celebrations are set to
commence from September 2009.
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One
morning, god, getting up from bed, washed his face and called for
people. No one responded even after his calling twice or thrice.
Then, remembering the fact of cutting down establishment due to
lack of cash flows, he sat quiet. A little later, a peon entered.
Noticing him, god asked….
“Is
it from the world of mortals?”
“Yes,
your honor.”
“What
news?”
“Everything
is fine! Man is spending half of his life in learning, and the
remaining half in knowing what he learnt thus far is untrue…,”
said the peon.
“Good,
which means, there is no immediate trouble to us! For a few more
days we shall have no dearth of food…,” said god gleefully.
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Comments
133 days ago by Srinivasa [vsrmba@gmail.com]
It would be nice if we have the story in Telugu language also It helps both ways For people who want to Telugu and english
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