Sivakami's Vow

Kalki (1899–1954) Was The Pen Name Of R. Krishnamurthy, A Famous Tamil Writer Known For His Humorous And Satirical Articles And Nationalist And Historical Novels, Serialized In Popular Magazines And Cherished By Generations Of Readers. A Nationalist And Freedom Fighter, He Was Jailed Thrice During The Freedom Struggle. He Launched And Edited The Magazine Kalki After Having Worked In Ananda Vikatan, Another Weekly, For Several Years. Gowri Ramnarayan Is A Playwright, Theatre Director, Journalist (Formerly Deputy Editor, The Hindu, Now Freelance Writer), And Vocal Accompanist To Legendary Musician M. S. Subbulakshmi. Ramnarayan’S Dark Horse & Other Plays Anthologizes Her Original Plays. She Has Authored Children’S Books And A Biography Of M. Subbulakshmi (Ms & Radha), Translated Two Plays By Marathi Playwright Vijay Tendulkar, And The Tamil Short Stories Of Kalki Krishnamurthy. Kalki Is The Pen Name Of Ramaswamy Krishnamurthy (1899-1954), Whose Career In Writing And Journalism Began As Activism During The Struggle For Indian Independence. He Served As Editor Of The Popular Tamil Magazine Ananda Vikatan Before Launching Kalki. The Magazineand Eventually Its Founderwas Named For The Mythological Tenth Avatar Of Vishnu To Symbolise A Vision To Destroy Regressive Regimes, Express Radical Thoughts, Take Readers Into New Directions, And Create A New Era. Kalki Wrote Several Novels, Including Parthiban Kanavu And Sivakamiyin Sabadam , As Well As Political Essays, Film Reviews, Dance And Music Critiques And Scholarly Work. About The Translator Nandini Krishnan Is The Author Of Hitched: The Modern Woman And Arranged Marriage And Invisible Men: Inside Indias Transmasculine Networks. She Has Translated Two Of Perumal Murugans Works Into English: Estuary And Four Strokes Of Luck . She Was Shortlisted For The Pen Presents Translation Prize 2022 And The Ali Jawad Zaidi Memorial Prize For Translation From Urdu 2022. She Is An Alumna Of The Writers Bloc Playwrights Workshop By The Royal Court Theatre, London. Her Novel-In-Manuscript Was A Winner Of The Caravan Writers Of India Festival Contest And Showcased At The Writers Of The World Festival, Paris, 2014.