What is this Dharma?
This short story was first published in the January 1957 issue of Mangalodhyam, a renowned Malayalam magazine. Clear evidence suggests that the author of the work is Veerabhadra Pillai. It is believed that he originally wrote this story with the intention of including it in a larger collection. The Secret Speaker In the suburban area, at this late hour of the night, it was unusual to see any lights still on. The dim, eerie yellow glow streaming through a tattered curtain cast shifting shapes on the wall, creating an unsettling atmosphere. The cracked and fissured tar road looked like something out of a nightmare, a dark and jagged path leading to nowhere. Nearby, a narrow gutter glittered faintly as water trickled through it. A few pigs likely slumbered in its murky depths, their occasional snorts, snores, and gasping noises breaking the stillness. I had been waiting for a bus for what felt like an eternity. It must have been 8:30 at night already, and hunger gnawed at me. I wasn’t...