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G V Krishnarao's Stories: An Analysis of Their Complex Range of Concerns

Dr. G V Krishnarao (1914-1979) published two anthologies of short stories in Telugu1: Chaitraradham with seven stories and Udabinduvulu with five stories. All the stories in Chaitraradham were written during 1939-42, while the stories in Udabinduvulu were written in 1947 except the story, “Udabinduvulu”, which was written in the year 1963. GVK, a Marxist turned Royist2, but essentially a rationalist, choosing local incidents, crafted his stories that articulate universal themes. His characters might be rooted in the Andhra region but they are the prototypes of the suffering humanity across the planet. His handling of these characters with a keen social perception and a large-hearted and open-minded rationalism made them emerge as the bright rallying-flags of man’s ability to overcome weakness and despair. Against this backdrop, the present paper attempts to examine the multidimensional human concerns that GVK’s stories expounded.