Writer PK Parakkadavu is releasing He, She and It – The Grammar of MarriageIn Kozhikode on Wednesday, Prof. Handing over Bindu Amat, an anthology of short stories. , photo credit: special arrangement
27 Examinations and reflections on the institution of marriage from different angles. this is what makes He, She and It – The Grammar of MarriageCollection of short stories.
The anthology, released by author PK Parakkadavu in Kozhikode on Wednesday, features short stories written by 27 writers of Indian origin, mostly women, from different parts of the world.
Here, the ‘it’ in the title symbolizes marriage, and each story takes a different tack on the institution and conveys a different emotion. “It feels like a patchwork quilt to me, a key imagery used in African American women’s writing. This is an interpretation of marriage by 27 people as they see it,” said a former professor of English at Providence Women’s College, Kozhikode. said Associate Professor Bindu Amat, who was the guest of honor at the event.
The anthology has been edited by Vinita Mekkoth and Geetha Nair ji and published by Adisakrit Prakashan, Chennai. Featured authors include Mary Anne Avis, Babita Marina Justin, Candice Louisa Duquin, Fabi Joseph, Gary Robinson, Koshy Avis, Latha Anantharaman, Meera Nair, Neerada Suresh, Panjami Anand, Sushila Menon, Sonya J. Nair, Thomas Kuruvilla, Vijay Nair. , Amita Paul, Latapram Sakhya, Maya GK, Riju Ernest Kurian, Santosh Bakaya, Satbir Chadha, Sreekumar Ezhuththani, Sujatha Mekkoth, Sunita Singh, Sulochana Ram Mohan, Sumita Datta Shome, Geeta Nair G, and Vinita Mekkoth.