His maiden short story translated into English and published in The Illustrated Weekly of India back in 1970, N.S. Madhavan could have pursued a writing career in English, but he chose to stick to Malayalam because “Malayalam dialects are the strength of my writing”.
He said in a conversation with N.E. Sudheer on the opening day of Kottakkakam Residents Association Festival of Thought (KRAFT) at Kalikkotta palace in Thripunithura that he possessed a special ear to pick up Malayalam dialects, and this nuanced way of expression would not have been possible in English.
