Stories written by

Ambai

Detective fiction: Ambai’s private eye Sudha Gupta is on a mission to uncover Mumbai’s underbelly

An excerpt from ‘The Death of a Sarus Crane: Sudha Gupta’s Adventures in Detection’, by Ambai, translated from the Tamil by Gita Subramanian.

Ambai
&
Gita Subramanian
· Jul 19, 2024 · 05:30 pm
To pierce a mustard seed and let in seven oceans: Ambai on the art of translation

‘Some mysteries must remain.’

Ambai
· Mar 27, 2021 · 12:30 pm
Parental, carnal, platonic, romantic, divine: Love comes in many flavours in Ambai’s short stories

An excerpt from ‘A Red-necked Green Bird’, translated from the Tamil by GJV Prasad.

Ambai
· Mar 16, 2021 · 05:30 pm

Remythification: How Mahishan was vanquished, but not his love (and lust) for Durga

An excerpt from a new book of short stories by the Tamil writer Ambai.

Ambai
· Aug 27, 2017 · 07:00 am