Gender Perspectives in Ambai’s Short Stories, ‘The Forest and ‘Gifts

Introduction of the Writer: Ambai is a Feminist researcher focussing on women’s issues through her
works. C.S.Lakshmi wrote her fictional literary works like novels and short stories under the pseudonym
Ambai. She wrote her non-fiction, articles and published research papers as C.S.Lakshmi.She published
her first literary work, a novel ,’Andhi maalai' in 1966.Her short story ‘Siragugal Muriyum' published in
1967 received a good response. The kitchen in the corner of the house, A Purple Sea, In the Forest, a
Deer, are her popular works. Her short stories are characterized by her passionate writing on gender
issues suffused with satire, humour, love for nature and need for ecological balance.In 2021, She won the
Sahitya Academy Award for her collection of short stories‘ A Red-necked Green Bird’.