அ. மததலஙகம சறகதகளன படபபககததறன / Creative Ability in the Short Stories of A. Muthulingam

Migration has been a social phenomenon throughout human history. Due to the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, many Tamil people migrated before and after the year 1983 and settled in various countries. The migrant writers created literary works such as poems, short stories, novels, and plays that reflect their experiences in the new places they had settled. Among these diasporic literary writings, short stories play a significant role in portraying the stories of their life. As a result of his literary efforts, hundreds of short story writers in the literary circle became known abroad. In this perspective, A. Muthulingam is a well-known writer who wrote about the toils of the migrants in the foreign lands. He migrated for professional reasons before the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka. He is recognised as a notable short story writer among the Sri Lankan writers. The creative brilliance in his short stories displays humanistic thought and records of the migrant experience, narrative flow, wit and realistic settings. As a result of his efforts in Tamil creative writing, hundreds of short stories have been written that show the pathetic state of the migrated Tamils. Thus, A. Muthulingam is notable for his native language and the vivid descriptions to narrate his story. His short stories are a record of life and realism. Hence, this article explores the literary techniques present in his works that portray the pangs of the Tamil diaspora.