Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Sundar Viswam’s Stories Reveal Extraordinary Truths in Ordinary Lives
Sundar Viswam’s book contains eleven stories about ordinary people.
Their lives are shaped by feelings such as love, friendship, fear, and jealousy.
Small events, like receiving an invitation or hearing a rumour, can reveal hidden problems.
Some characters face difficult choices about what is right.
Other stories show how secrets and misunderstandings can change relationships.
The book also looks at migration and prejudice.
Dr Rupali Sethi says the characters feel believable because they have both strengths and flaws.
She praises the writing for being clear and thoughtful.
Mortal Remains and Other Stories is a collection of eleven stories by Sundar Viswam.
The stories explore love, friendship, family, ambition, morality, betrayal and human nature.
Individual tales use everyday events and relationships to examine emotional and ethical dilemmas.
The collection also considers migration, social prejudice, insecurity and conflicts over personal principles.
Reviewer Dr Rupali Sethi praises Viswam’s psychologically credible characters and clear, restrained prose.
- Who
- Author Sundar Viswam and reviewer Dr Rupali Sethi.
- What
- A review of Viswam’s short-story collection Mortal Remains and Other Stories.
- Where
- The collection’s stories include settings such as an American community, as described in the review.
- Why
- The review considers how the stories use ordinary experiences to explore complex emotions, relationships and moral choices.
- Book
- Mortal Remains and Other Stories
- Author
- Sundar Viswam
- Number of stories
- Eleven
- Reviewer
- Dr Rupali Sethi
- Themes
- Love, friendship, family, ambition, morality, betrayal and human nature
- Style praised
- Lucid, controlled and accessible prose; psychologically credible characters