பின் நவீன பாணியில் பிரேம், ரமேஷ் சிறுகதைகள்

Postmodern Trends in the Short Stories of Prem-Ramesh

Abstract

This research, titled "Postmodern Trends in the Short Stories of Prem-Ramesh," is undertaken to analyze the postmodern characteristics of the narrative techniques developed by the duo Prem-Ramesh within the landscape of contemporary Tamil short stories. While traditional Tamil fiction often adheres to mimetic realism and chronological progression, the works of Prem-Ramesh signify a radical departure, challenging the foundational certainties of the "grand narrative. "The primary objective of this study is to examine how their stories dismantle conventional storytelling to reflect the fragmented nature of modern existence. Specifically, the research explains how technical elements—such as deconstruction, non-linear storytelling, linguistic self-consciousness (metafiction), polyphony (multiple voices), and the blurring of boundaries between the text and the real world—function as essential markers of postmodern literature. Through an ethnographic and semiotic analytical framework, this study explores how Prem-Ramesh utilizes "intertextuality" and "ontological instability" to invite the reader into a participatory role, where the meaning of the text is no longer fixed by the author. By mapping these shifts, the research highlights the duo's contribution to the evolution of the Tamil short story genre, positioning their work as a vital bridge between classical literary traditions and the complexities of global postmodernity. Ultimately, this study asserts that the "Prem-Ramesh style" serves as a critique of power structures and a celebration of the "plurality of truth" in the 21st-century Tamil literary consciousness.