Recommended to everyone who can read a patient literature.more I can't stop talking about this anymore without leaving spoilers, so I'll stop at this. One of the very few books that I'm planning to re-read. Though I was able to get only a few, a re-read will definitely get me more things. Talk about subtle - the area that I'm very weak at - this novel slips in a lot of subtle philosophy and meanings. Almost the same and yet the differences! One of the best women centric novels that I have ever read! And my god, whattey display of character by Indhu and Alangaram. Almost all of the characters are so very well crafted. The characters - Appu, Indhu, Bhavaniammal, Alangaram, Dhandapani, Sivasu. Though you *may* not find much controversial content in this book when you read this now, this definitely is a bold attempt during the '60s. Ja) was banished from his hometown for writing this novel. Written in the '60s, I read that the author (Thi. I'll tell you upfront that this book is not for everyone.

This is probably my second 'Literature' book and I'm slowly liking the genre.

Ja) was banished from his h This book will forever be etched in my heart for two reasons.Дў - This is the first book I read from the Kindle Paperwhite that I purchased recently. 2 - This is the first book I read from the Kindle Paperwhite that I purchased recently. This book will forever be etched in my heart for two reasons. The 'Moral' vs heart conflict at it's scandalous best.more I am sure the book would have experienced quite a bit of wrath in the 1960s. Set in a Brahmin family, the language sticks to agraharam. A son's 'unconditional love' is tested and the ending seems to justify. The twists and the shocks are laid on with a subtelety that belies the gravity of the facts. We have the astrologer dad who doesn't believe in astrology and we meet Alangaram in all her glory - the dominant mother and wife whose decision is final. When he turns her down saying he can't bring shame to his mother - she throws words at him which changes his entire life.Д«ack in Chennai we meet the parents and the family. Appu is about to go back to his family after his education when the young Indu expresses her feelings for him. Bhavaniammal is the matron(?) of the patshala and Indu is her niece/brother's wife who is a young widow. Ja which takes on extremely bold characters set in the most conservative of settings - a veda patshala.ДЄppu spends 16 years in a veda patshala in the quite little village by the river Cauvery away from his parents Alangaram (the titular Amma) and Dhandapani.

Bhavaniammal is the matron(?) of the patshala and Indu is her niece Every book that seems way ahead of time probably explains the ignorance of the people of this generation who think they are more forward. Appu spends 16 years in a veda patshala in the quite little village by the river Cauvery away from his parents Alangaram (the titular Amma) and Dhandapani. Ja which takes on extremely bold characters set in the most conservative of settings - a veda patshala. Every book that seems way ahead of time probably explains the ignorance of the people of this generation who think they are more forward.

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