Description
In pre-independent India, in the small village of Kesarugattu somewhere in Karnataka, Devaraya, a Brahmin, goes about further ossifying his status. This little hamlet, like every other, follows the said and unsaid rules of caste and religion. Inter-caste marriages are frowned upon. Brahmin and other wealthy upper caste men set the rules. The Ai tribes live far away from the village, in the forest. As societal divisions and unlikely friendships play out in the everyday life of the village, a secret from Devaraya’s past comes to haunt him and his family. The repercussions are huge for both Devaraya, his wife Gowru and his two sons Nanju and Anna.
Even as battle lines are drawn in the village and undeclared allies offer support, this fresh trouble claims one of his two sons. That’s not all – meanwhile, the Independence movement that infects the little hamlet sweeps away his other son in its fever. What is to become of the dreams Devaraya had for his sons?
About the Author
Kavery Nambisan has written seven novels including The Scent of Pepper, On Wings of Butterflies and A Town Like Ours. She has also written several works of non-fiction including a medical memoir titled A Luxury Called Health and Cherry Red, Cherry Black: The Coffee Story. She was a Fellow at the International Writers Workshop in the University of Iowa in 2007 and was also one of the thirteen writers from various countries invited to Greece for a Fullbright-sponsored symposium on “Home/Homelands” in 2008.
A trained surgeon, she has worked in rural areas in Bihar, UP, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Kavery was married to the late poet and writer Vijay Nambisan.
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