Here are a few options to access Ashokamitran's short stories in PDF format:
His work often views historical events—like the integration of Hyderabad into India—through the eyes of common people, as seen in his masterpiece novel .
Many of Ashokamitran's short stories translated into English are part of the UNESCO Collection. Some of these older translations are available in the or through university digital libraries.
While full-length contemporary collections are often protected by copyright, several legal platforms provide access to his stories: Internet Archive (Archive.org)
