GULABI TALKIES - SHORT STORY BY VAIDEHI (TRANSLATED FROM THE KANNADA BY TEJASWINI NIRANJANA)

This review explores Vaidehi's short story "Gulabi Talkies," which depicts women in a patriarchal 1980s town finding their agency through the influence of a new cinema and a complex character named Lillibai. The reviewer highly praises the work for its profound ability to tackle themes of female rights and resistance to social norms within a very brief format.