For anyone looking to explore the genre, the following authors are indispensable: Malayalam Short Stories - sciphilconf.berkeley.edu
It began with 's "Vasanavikriti" (1891), a satire on the vanity of the elite. But the form truly matured with Kesari Balakrishna Pillai , who introduced Western literary sensibilities, and M. P. Paul , who argued that the short story must capture "the pulse of life itself."
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