Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Lost Identity


* This story has been selected for publication and hence removed from the page *


P.S. 1: Wishes for a wonderful new year! :)
P.S. 2: My first attempt at a long story. :)

13 comments:

Harish said...

Wow..
Gimme some time to give some kind of worthy comment :-)

Raj said...

Thanks! Wish you too a very Wonderful New Year 2008! :)

Hmm! As usual, the post describes all the emotions in such fine detail that Iam able to envision it! :) Lemme read the long story patiently and get back in a few days! :)

Harish said...

My god!!!!!

Damn....I am all lost for words. Every possible adjective in the dictionary feels so shy and worthless when I think of what is in my heart. This is your best and if this is what you do when you take long time to write a story....then I guess this is goddamn worth the wait.

There are so many things I like about this story. The first thing is the first person effect. Nothing compares to a story as told in first person and it makes it feel all the so close and personal. Just as your every other story you succeed in painting the surroundings and the emotions of the humans with elan and ease.

"Or did I realize that my tears could no longer express what my words failed?"
"I hid my teary eyes behind the rim of the tumbler."
"I could see a single tear making her eyes sparkle with divinity – she looked beautiful, but lonely."
I donno how many times you write about tears...but I guess every other time you manage to write something new about them and make them seem like a thing of beauty instead of something to be ashamed of.


"It felt as if I were in her womb once again"
Awesome and so meaningful.

And of course the childhood. Gosh!!!
"I hated the way he said ‘Daddy or Mummy’. I never call my parents that way. "

And the scene of the letter...it suddenly gave me an urge to write a letter to anyone :-)

"What would she be doing now? Cooking? Sewing? Sleeping? Reading? Or spending a quiet moment at the temple in her village desperately wishing she could be here with me? "

These were words which made me realize that even if I try to make a short video out of this, I would fail miserably as I would have to try hard to translate these emotions on screen.

The less said about the last words the better. You could never have ended it better and the title is PERFECT.

Huff.....I am tired commenting and I still find myself missing many. Well....I am trying to be magnanimous enough to let others also tell something. What say :P

Hats off madam!!!!!! This is a grand way to start a brand new year. Looking forward to many more of these in the days to come :-)

Btw...coincidentally I too wrote a long story for the first time. Do read it when you find time :-)

Unknown said...

Happy 2008.. as the new year dawns..may it open more opporunities, lead into path of continued glory, happiness and health...

post is emotional journey. good one.

Priyankari said...

The start seems really good...Will to read the rest too in a few days...

Wish you a very Happy New Year!

Priya said...

Happy New Yr Pri:) Quite touchy indeed.

gils said...

another nice one..the bset part abt ur writing style is it never makesu feel boring..however big the story is..pdflam poatu kalkiruka :D hmm...gummu story

Subramanian Ramachandran said...

preeeeeeeethu like harish me too lost for words... intha story chanceless nu lam solla maaten... with prithz.. nothing is chanceless :) enna solrathu....

each one of ur story or post would have some kind of turning point...the point which sets the tone for the entire story...athu varaikkum enna nadakkuthu ingae appadinu the reader would be confused....athu pola.... first padikkarache i thot...this is going to be about amma-ponnu love.... but that court scene..... thatz when all wat u had written till that point made sense....

padika padikka....this story made me cry....(literally....but nijamma felt kinda heavy)..coz u know wat....u made me feel like Sangeetha for a while...and had loaded all her emotions into me.... :(

well, padicha udane ezhutharen...so emotions running high :) I wont say this is ur best story.... but rangeee story.... i cant describe this story in words... all i wud do is

*clap* *clap* *clap*

standing oviation

Good luck Sis... Happy New Year :)

G3 said...

:)) As usual loved the way u have narrated the story. Simply superb :)

Oru chinna request : Next time post perusa irundhalum bloglayae directa potrunga.. illati vera edhavadhu sitela potu link kudunga.. Enakku aapisla geocities link mattum work aaga maatengudhu.. Adhaan indha story padika ivlo late :(

Hi said...

Story may not be great,but surely the writing is..

character and the situations so beautifully sketched.

u seems to be a good observer,that reflects in ur finer details of emotions.

twist was good. shocking, though.

compulsive..

read some other posts too.
wonderful blog.

nandoo said...

//the whole auditorium cheered with a standing ovation and i stood there with a weak smile searching for my identity//

a small drop of tear popped up :-)

Good one... especially in the way real emotions are handled.

prithz said...

@ harish:
Baap re! You actually had the patience to read it fully and post such a lengthy comment!

Frankly, I have no words to tell you how happy i am :)

@ raj:
Sure! Have a gr8 new year :)

@ iamyuva:
Tks :)

@ priyankari:
Tks :) Hav a great year :)

@ priya:
Danku :)

@ gils:
Tks pa :)

@ rsubras:
You too brutus! :D Thanks anna :)

@ g3:
Sorry pa! Innume pdf alvukku laam matter illa :*

@ udhayakumar pasupathi:
Tks :) Happy blogging times to u :)

@ nandoo:
Achoo! You cried!?!

Dimplicious said...

gud one...the whole story was from a kid's point of view..tat was splendid indeed..d trauma of parents separatin..wonderfully put up...keep writin!!!