Delirium-an overview of short story

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An overview of Ramakrishna Dulam’s Short story – Delirium
By Rajesh kumar Saduneni
Delirium is a heart-rending short story written by Ramakrishna Dulam. The writer tries to explore the pathetic conditions of Tamil fishermen families settled in a sea side village of Srilanka. This heart-wrenching story is set in Kotna village of Srilanka.
The central character is Rasaathi, wife of Kuppuswamy, a fisherman and mother of two year old child Raji. The story is told in the third person point of view. The writer begins the story with the description of horrific atmosphere prevailed in Kotna village and employs excellent visual imagery to give a sense of horror . The line “ It was a full moon night; the dark sea-water shimmered in the moon light.” is the  perfect example of his visual imagery. The literary technique personification is also visible in this story.. As the villagers felt lonely and helpless while sailing to their homeland with uncertainty, the writer personified the moon as their companion-  “ the moon seemed to be their only companion, accompanying them as if were on their journey into an unpredictable future”. Innocence, helplessnesss,anguish,terror, hunger,sacrifice,love and  conflict are superbly conveyed through the characters. Sea and Hut are prime symbols employed by the writer. The vast sea represents life and its hardships and hut as a place of attachment, which Rasaathi had emotional bond and had memories of life spent with her husband. “Rasaathi stood unfixed unable to leave the hut that she shared for so long with her husband..”
The writer brought out the genocide in the island, the issue is universal in nature. We see deliberate killing of an ethnic group in Myanmar,Iraq and Syria.
The Story is worth reading. The title is apt. The fear psychosis created by the Lankan troops had long lasting impact on the lives of Tamil fishermen.
The story focuses on the life of Rasaathi, wife of Kuppusawamy. Kuppuswamy ventures into the sea along with his fellow villagers for fishing as usual.But, he is brutally killed by the state police, of his no fault. Murugan and other villagers compels Rasaathi to leave the village with them and board the boat to their homeland. She reluctantly boarded the boat just to save her child Raji.. During the journey she drinks salty water of sea as she has no milk in her breast to feed her baby. The irony is the sea which had been the source of their bread and butter had taken the lives of Rasaathi and Raji.
Click the below link for the short story published in Muse India  the literary ejournal- Issue 85(May-June 2019)
http://www.museindia.com/Home/AuthorContentDataViewdelirium short story

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