eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ / எழுத்துக்கினியவன்
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eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ / எழுத்துக்கினியவன்
@ezi.asokan.org
A technologist passionate about writing, language, and literature. மொழி, இலக்கியம், எழுத்துகளில் ஆர்வங்கொண்ட தொழில்நுட்பவியலாளர்.
November 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
#Tamil #translation of @sugi.bsky.social's "The Missing Are Considered Dead” (Copper Nickel, Issue 29) (with permission from the author). Edited version in Sunday's #Virakesari.

வி. வி.கணேஷானந்தனின் "காணாமற் போனவர்கள் இறந்து விட்டார்கள் எனக் கருதப்படுகிறது" தமிழாக்கம். சுருக்க வடிவம் #வீரகேசரி யில்.

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"The Missing Are Considered Dead” V. V. Ganeshananthan வி. வி.கணேஷானந்தன்
A Tamil translation of the story "The Missing Are Considered Dead” (Copper Nickel, Fall 2019, Issue 29). வி. வி.கணேஷானந்தனின் சிறுகதையின் தமிழாக்கம்.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Reposted by eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ / எழுத்துக்கினியவன்
"Brotherless Night is a beautifully rendered portrait of a family shattered by war, and of a young woman who endures with courage when everything she loves is at risk"
Prof @sugi.bsky.social's novel makes another recommended list: @crimereads.bsky.social
7 Novels Set During Times of Great Political Upheaval
Political upheaval redraws maps and topples governments, but the deepest wounds are carried by the people forced to live through it. In the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos ruled as a dictator for mor…
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September 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
பனிமழை கண்ட முதல் அனுபவமும் தத்துவமும்.
பனிமழை
பனிமழை கண்ட முதல் அனுபவம்.
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September 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Philosophizing about my first encounter with snow.
Snow
Philosophizing about my first encounter with a snow.
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September 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
New English translation of SLM Hanifa's Tamil short story pēykaḷukku oru vāḻkkai (பேய்களுக்கு ஓரு வாழ்க்கை!) from the 1992 collection of short stories titled makkattuc cālvai (மக்கத்துச் சால்வை) by…

https://ezi.asokan.org/2025/08/25/a-life-for-ghosts/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
August 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
@jaffnamonitor.bsky.social has published my translation of Shoba Sakthi's remarkable short story, "The Elephant Story." #SriLanka #Tamil #shortstory #translation
Translated from the original Tamil short story yāṉaikkatai (யானைக் கதை) by renowned Sri Lankan Tamil writer Shobasakthi. Translation by eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ.#srilanka #independentjournalism #jaffna
The Elephant Story
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August 21, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The reaction I got for my earlier post on my improbable career trajectory, "How I Met Security Research," made me think that I should post about these three pieces of my Kharagpur experience. So I…

https://ezi.asokan.org/2025/08/07/kharagpur-stories/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
August 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Ersatz Homeward Journeys

As a refugee from a country torn by civil war, I was not able to go home during breaks---planned or forced---like the other students. This is the story of how we substituted homeward journeys with trips to the city of Chennai, the closest thing to home for us at that time.
Ersatz Homeward Journeys
As a refugee from a country torn by civil war, I was not able to go home during breaks---planned or forced---like the other students. This is the story of how we substituted homeward journeys with trips to the city of Chennai, the closest thing to home for us at that time.
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August 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I wrote this piece in 1992. I thought of republishing it pretty much in its original form, with all the awkward footnotes intact (I was in my twenties then. So forgive me!). I did update some of…

https://ezi.asokan.org/2025/08/08/a-pilgrimage-to-nowhere/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
August 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Puppets

Translated from the original Tamil short story pommaikaḷ (பொம்மைகள்) from the 1992 collection of short stories titled makkattuc cālvai (மக்கத்துச் சால்வை) by S.L.M. Hanifa. The original collection is…

https://ezi.asokan.org/2025/08/09/puppets/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
August 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is a repost of an old post from my professional medium.com blog. I am now consolidating all my writings into one place ezi.asokan.org.
How I Met Security Research
My life's trajectory A couple of years ago, I was out walking with one of my PhD students on one of those pandemic-coping long walks, when he asked me “how did you get into security research?” It was such an odd story, so I sat him down on a bench by the sidewalk and told him the story over bubble tea.
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August 4, 2025 at 8:27 AM
GasliGPTing

How GPT-4o kept on confidently gaslighting me Picture produced using GPT-4 தமிழில், கீழே ↓ Gaslighting, noun: psychological manipulation of a person usually over an extended period of time that causes the victim to question the validity of their own thoughts, perception of reality, or…
GasliGPTing
How GPT-4o kept on confidently gaslighting me Picture produced using GPT-4 தமிழில், கீழே ↓ Gaslighting, noun: psychological manipulation of a person usually over an extended period of time that causes the victim to question the validity of their own thoughts, perception of reality, or memories and typically leads to confusion, loss of confidence and self-esteem, uncertainty of one’s emotional or mental stability, and a dependency on the perpetrator.- Merriam-Webster This morning, I needed to find a Tamil quote about ‘long, flowing hair.’ I couldn’t think of one off the top of my head, so I asked ChatGPT-4o.
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August 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM