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Songs of the Cauvery

Af: Kalyanaraman Durgadas Engelsk Paperback

Songs of the Cauvery

Af: Kalyanaraman Durgadas Engelsk Paperback
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The time: The transition years between the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries. The space: The fertile delta of the Cauvery. The backdrop: The early stirrings of a freedom struggle against British colonialism in South India. Nothing can disturb the serenity of Tiruvaiyaru, South India, until Panju, a brilliant boy from an orthodox family, decides to join the revolutionary freedom movement. His actions affect not only him, but those he holds close”his sister Janaki who, breaking age-old tradition, aims to become the firstocal woman with a college education; his father Sambu who finds himself getting waylaid from his spiritual quest and the beauteous temple dancer Ranjitham, who covets Panju. As Panju''s decisions come with ripple effects, Sambu, Ranjitham and Janaki are compelled to make compromises they had never bargained for.ike the Cauvery”who exhausts herself to a mere trickle to enrich those around her”the characters in the novel mustearn the true meaning of sacrifice. With a cast of unforgettable personalities, Songs of the Cauvery is a poignant meditation on grace, virtue and renunciation.
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The time: The transition years between the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries. The space: The fertile delta of the Cauvery. The backdrop: The early stirrings of a freedom struggle against British colonialism in South India. Nothing can disturb the serenity of Tiruvaiyaru, South India, until Panju, a brilliant boy from an orthodox family, decides to join the revolutionary freedom movement. His actions affect not only him, but those he holds close”his sister Janaki who, breaking age-old tradition, aims to become the firstocal woman with a college education; his father Sambu who finds himself getting waylaid from his spiritual quest and the beauteous temple dancer Ranjitham, who covets Panju. As Panju''s decisions come with ripple effects, Sambu, Ranjitham and Janaki are compelled to make compromises they had never bargained for.ike the Cauvery”who exhausts herself to a mere trickle to enrich those around her”the characters in the novel mustearn the true meaning of sacrifice. With a cast of unforgettable personalities, Songs of the Cauvery is a poignant meditation on grace, virtue and renunciation.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 304
ISBN-13: 9788129142054
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 8129142058
Kategori: Moderne Samtidslitteratur
Udg. Dato: 24 okt 2016
Længde: 17mm
Bredde: 198mm
Højde: 130mm
Forlag: Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd
Oplagsdato: 24 okt 2016
Forfatter(e): Kalyanaraman Durgadas
Forfatter(e) Kalyanaraman Durgadas

Kategori Moderne Samtidslitteratur

ISBN-13 9788129142054

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 304

Udgave

Længde 17mm

Bredde 198mm

Højde 130mm

Udg. Dato 24 okt 2016

Oplagsdato 24 okt 2016

Forlag Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd