Translator K. Srilata’s quest in these five unpublished translations from well-known Tamil novelist and poet Vatsala’s most recent poetry collection, is to give the poems an after-life while preserving their tone and emotional truth.

R. Vatsala’s novel 'The Scent of Happiness', translated from the Tamil original by K. Srilata and Kaamya Sharma, focuses on the psychological and moral growth of its female protagonist Prema.