Kafka in the Reader's Corridor
Kafka in the Reader’s Corridor B. Murali again… This time it’s the Kafka in the Court’s corridor Ordinary men and their ordinary lives give the fodder for writing to Murali and this story too falls on this line. Anand in his Govardhan’s Travels has dealt with the issue of the snail pace of the Indian courts. The work was not but for the ordinary readers who ve less time at their disposal for a literary work. Here Murali has touched upon the same issue but with much ease. Rameshan Nair happened to be an eye witness in a scuffle years back. The case was registered and the issue forgotten. But the Indian judiciary system is slow and steady. The summons comes in search of K.P. Rameshan Nair. The hurdles he face even to receive the summons is the core of the story. The man is not fortunate enough to be inside the court before is story comes to an end.. That may take another few weeks or months. The interesting twist in the story is the presence of Kafka in the...
