'தமிழ்ச் சிறுகதை முன்னோடிகளுள் முக்கியமானவராகிய கு. ப. ராஜகோபாலன் அவர்களின் சிறுகதை. Kumbakonam P. Rajagopalan (1902–1944), known by his pen name Ku. Pa. Ra. was a Tamil writer, translator and journalist. He is linked with the Manikodi tradition of Tamil writers.[1] He has been compared with his co-writers Pudumaipithan, Mowni. M. V. Venkatram and Na. Pichamurthy. His short stories are clear and bold. His subject deals more of the hidden feelings of women on love and sex. '