Tamil Stories - Karthikesu Sirukathaigal

Short stories of Re. Karthigesu(oru cumArAna kaNavan, pakkiyam piRantirukkiRAL,tirumputal & vanttityA rAcu! )(in tamil script, TSCII format)¦Ã. ¸¡÷ò¾¢§¸Í º¢Ú¸¨¾¸û(´Õ ÍÁ¡Ã¡É ¸½Åý, À¡ì¸¢Âõ À¢Èó¾¢Õì¸¢È¡û,¾¢ÕõÒ¾ø & Åó¾¢ðÊÂ¡ Ã¡Í! )

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Short stories of Re. Karthigesu(oru cumArAna kaNavan, pakkiyam piRantirukkiRAL,tirumputal & vanttityA rAcu! )(in tamil script, TSCII format)¦Ã. ¸¡÷ò¾¢§¸Í º¢Ú¸¨¾¸û(´Õ ÍÁ¡Ã¡É ¸½Åý, À¡ì¸¢Âõ À¢Èó¾¢Õì¸¢È¡û,¾¢ÕõÒ¾ø & Åó¾¢ðÊÂ¡ Ã¡Í! )

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