TELUGULiterature

Carrying forward the job of introducing Telugu literature, the literature of apeople, belonging to the second highest language group in India i।e. Telugu, though we haveconfined much to the modern literature, in the mix of works presented there is a vintage qualityto the stories section, and the poetry represents a few important current voices. Stories of Chaso,and Souris are part of that genre, and of Kethu Viswanatha Reddy , Chaganti Tulasi and VaaralaKrishnamurthy deal with different subjects. The cover page painting is an artistic representationof Sri Sri’s poem “Avataram’ ( The manifestation) from his magnum Opus “Maha Prashanam”wherein the poet draws many images, invoking the awesome power of the downtrodden.The times are so interesting that the indomitable human will expressed through the art of writingis having a close encouner with the brusque nature of the State, in its different avatars. Writers,as always, the famous and the persecuted lot, have remained the beacons of hope, optimism, andvision befitting the challenges waiting for us in this third millennium.The work of the Mosaic team is on behalf of the entire Telugu writers of past and the present,and we humbly anticipate that the support from writers and connoisseurs of literature will go along way in keeping us ticking.A Nobel for a voice of reason, going to Orhan Pamuk, a Man-Booker landing in the lap of anyoung Indian writer Kiran Desai for her efficient portrayal of human dilemmas, and above all fora poetic initiative, taking poetry confined to the bound volumes, and book release functions,to the bubbling and vibrant people in the troubled land of Columbia, and for drawing worldwide attention to the trauma of the people in this drug infested and violence marred state, byraising a human voice of protest, and unfurling the flag of peace in the blood soaked streets ofMedellin, and other cities of Columbia, the Right Livelihood Award, announced to a Communityof literary artists, and to their activities, though lesser known in the hierarchy of awards, definitelystands out, as the most important event of the season.Being the one of its kind effort in the field of Telugu Literature, to bring out the works of Englishtranslations of different authors in the journal form, ( after the efforts by Srinivas Rayaprol, wayback in 1950s, bringing out “The East & West”), the Mosaic team intends to create an intenseawareness about the importance of translation of talented works and introducing them to theworld readership, or literary readership across the continents, as the recent Nobel laureate OrhanPamuk said, and in this direction, it is high time that we organize translators conferencesperiodically, and establish a translators forum, to discuss the issues at hand, and to draw the roadmap for future activities.“Men are powerless only when they admit they are” said Sartre, and in building an intellectualnetworking activity, for long lasting peace and harmony all over the world and for achieving thegoal of human empowerment, let us commit ourselves to the diffusion of ideas, which is possibleonly through literature, though speaking in many tongues, the same message.Our work is before you to examine, analyze and to give us your valuable feedback for improvement.Please participate in this quest for excellence and we look forward to your contribution.