Exploring The Challenging Journey Of Indian English Short Story From Kamala Sathianandan To Preeti Shenoy

Abstract

Short story is the oldest genre of literature which evolved in crude form even before the written language developed. But with the development of English Language and Literature, this crude form began to be polished and refined. It has, with the passing time, come a long way, from the oral form to the present refined type. In this article we are going to trace this development in a nutshell and analyze the short story writing of the present time. This research work focuses on the short story writers of the present time. The article will analyze different themes employed by the writers of 21st century in the genre along with their writing skill and technique. As is said , ‘literature is the mirror of the society,’  the article will lay bare the 21st century society before us  with the description of the works of the galaxy of writers penning various aspects of their society.