k ad ▁and ▁obtained ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁English ▁literature ▁from ▁Pres iden cy ▁College , ▁Mad ras . ▁He ▁wrote ▁his ▁first ▁short ▁story , ▁" T ell ▁Father ▁G ons al ves ", ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁K has ak k inte ▁It ih as am ▁( The ▁Leg ends ▁of ▁K has ak ), ▁V ij ay an ' s ▁first ▁novel , ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁It ▁set ▁off ▁a ▁great ▁literary ▁revolution ▁and ▁cle aved ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Mal ay al am ▁fiction ▁into ▁pre - K has ak ▁and ▁post - K has ak . ▁While ▁K has ak k inte ▁It ih as am ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁best - known ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁angry ▁young ▁man , ▁his ▁later ▁works , ▁G urus ag aram ▁( The ▁In fin ity ▁of ▁Grace ), ▁P rav ach ak ante ▁V az hi ▁( The ▁Path ▁of ▁the ▁Pro ph et ) ▁and ▁Th al am ur ak al ▁( Gener ations ) ▁bes pe ak ▁a ▁m ature ▁trans c endent al ist . ▁ ▁V ij ay an ▁author ed ▁many ▁volumes ▁of ▁short ▁stories , ▁which ▁range ▁from ▁the ▁com ic ▁to ▁the ▁philosoph ical ▁and ▁show ▁a ▁divers ity ▁of ▁situations , ▁t ones ▁and ▁styles . ▁ ▁V ij ay an ▁translated ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁works ▁from ▁Mal ay al am ▁to ▁English . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁editor ial ▁cart oon