BS Murthy
About The Author
Iâm an Indian novelist, playwright, short story, non-fiction ân articles writer, translator, a âlittleâ thinker and a budding philosopher in âAddendum to Evolution: Origins of the World by Eastern Speculative Philosophyâ that was originally published in The Examined Life On-Line Philosophy Journal, Vol. 05 Issue 18, Summer 2004.
Born on 27 Aug 1948 and schooled in letter-writing, Iâve articulated my managerial ideas in thirty-odd published articles, and later penned Benign Flame: Saga of Love, Jewel-less Crown: Saga of Life, Crossing the Mirage: Passing through youth (plot and character driven novels), Glaring Shadow: A stream of consciousness novel, Prey on the Prowl: A Crime Novel, Of No Avail: Web of wedlock, a novella, Stories Varied: A Book of Short Stories, and Onto the Stage: Slighted Souls and other stage and radio plays.
Then entering the arena of non-fiction with a ânovelâ narrative of Puppets of Faith: Theory of Communal Strife (A critical appraisal of Islamic faith, Indian polity ân more) possibly a new genre, I ventured into the translation zone for versifying the Sanskrit epics, Vyasaâs Bhagvad-Gita (as Treatise of self-help), Valmikiâs Sundara KĂŁnda (as Hanumanâs Odyssey) in contemporary English idiom, and a critique Inane Interpolations in Bhagvad-Gita (An Invocation for Their Revocation).
And in the end, as a prodigal son, I returned to my mother tongue, Telugu, to craft the short story à°€à°Șà±à°Șà°à°Ąà±à°à±à°Čà± (Missteps).
Whereas my fiction had emanated from my conviction that for it to impact readers, it should be the soulful rendering of characters rooted in their native soil but not the hotchpotch of local and alien caricatures sketched on a hybrid canvas, all my body of work was borne out of my passion for writing, matched only by my love for language.
My body of work as above is in the public domain as free ebooks https://g.co/kgs/bGUEqt
Besides, some of my published articles on management issues, general insurance topics, literary matters, and political affairs in The Hindu, The Economic Times, The Financial Express, The Purchase, The Insurance Times, Triveni, Boloji.com are at Academia.edu https://independent.academia.edu/BulusuSMurthy
I, a graduate mechanical engineer from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India, had been a Hyderabad-based Insurance Surveyor and Loss Assessor for over thirty years.
I take keen interest in politics of the day, have an ear for Carnatic and Hindustani classical music and had been a passionate Bridge player.
Iâm married, to a housewife, with two sons, the elder one a PhD in Finance, and the younger a Master in Engineering.
Short Stories by the Author

My âNovelâ Account of Human Possibility
Whenever I look at my body of work of ten books, the underlying human possibility intrigues me no end, and why not. I was born into a land-owning family in a remote village of Andhra Pradesh in India that is after the British had folded their colonial tents from there, but much before the rural education mechanism was geared up.

âUntriedâ Crime
That day as Dhruva was away with Shakeel and was not expected till late in the night, Radha began scanning Mithya's closets to delve deeper into her past. Not finding any sleazy stuff therein, as she was about to give up on spying, she located a false bottom in the dressing table that led her to many unusual items.

Swap for Nope
"Here is that fact beyond fiction," he began to narrate with a parental pride that didn't escape my attention. "What a handicap it was to be divorced, thought my son; self-service at home and harlot-solace in a brothel; what service and how much solace! Women were ever scary of even wealthy divorcees as if divorce underscores one's incompatibility once and for all, and a whore was no answer for a wife.

Domain of the Devil â A Satire on Publishing
When at length, Suresh was finding his moorings at Tihar; Subba Rau was brought in to a near stampede there. Why not, the whole nation knew him by then as the man who had pricked at the Premierâs face. When Suresh enquired what the fuss was all about, Rau said it was but a âliterary coupâ. Probed by Suresh for an account, Rau unfolded the story of his life and times as an unpublished writer.

Absurd Proposal
Though not nonplussed at having lost her virginity, Nithya, nevertheless, began pressuring Vasu for the nuptial. Yet, his assurances to tie the knot made her give him more of her own that was till she felt he was taking it easy. When she began denying him the good time to drive home her point that only made him indignant, she could figure out the consequences of his indifference.

Nameless Memory
âWhat a lovely girl she is!â thought Raja Rao, for the umpteenth time. âMay not be the ravishing type, but surely sheâs the charming kind. Above all, sheâs a wifely stuff. Wonât I be able to mould her into a matchless mate? What if I propose to her? It looks like we are of the same caste and that should make matters easy.