There was a problem filtering reviews right now. This book was rewarded with Prestigious Sahitya Academy award. The second part explains the downfall of Nayak rule after Thirumalai Nayak, another famous Nayak, who awarded the rights of guarding Madurai and suburbs to a tribe called Piramalai Kallars, living in Thadhanur, a fictitious village created in the imaginations of the author. Would novwl like to report this content as inappropriate? The incidents at the war fields during the Nayak dynasty in Madurai with the help of Poligars palaykkaarar is explained beautifully.
See our Returns Policy. I want to know the history of my people called as reserved category what for going back in history Good job venkatesan you can the name as Mayandi or ochu. Must read to understand tamil history and culture. The records collected are evidenced at suitable places in the novel as letters shot from one officer to the other of the East India Company administratos and during the British Rule.
Kulandaiswamy La Sa Ra Su. Kagal Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. But on reading the book, I lost myself the idea that it was a fictitious novel, but that it is the record of the history of Madurai and its suburbs. The excesses committed by the Kallars in collecting the Kaval coolie Fee for guardingand in case somebody refuses to pay it, how they venged them fearfully by committing murders and resorting to robbery.
What were the insults they underwent because of it? But this novel has dramatized the historical events and made novrl reading a pleasure and to complete the first half at a galloping speed.
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The novel ends with the destruction or disappearance of the community from the scenario. As a native of Madurai, I had a natural inclination towards its history.
Click here Do you believe that this item violates a copyright? Kaval Kottam, authored by the award winning Tamil author S. Before the British ruined the Madurai Fort, the author establishes that it had a very unique security system and details on it. The British took over it by conquering the security guards and pronouncing them as Notified Community, after housing them in a Gudalur — Cumbum Valley camp. A lot of inspiring tales of valour of many women are also detailed in this book.
This novel was first published in the year It was also adapted into a movie in Tamil, called Aravaan. One of the finest writers in the Tamil Marxist literary tradition, Su Venkatesan has often sought to break boundaries with his work. Adjudged among the top personalities of by the popular magazine Ananda Vikatan , Venkatesan spoke extensively about his work in an interview with Firstpost. I really needed a break after Kaval Kottam I needed time to come out of it.
For a long time, it haunted me. Venkatesan also known as Su. The film Aravaan is based on it. He was elected to the Lok Sabha with a margin of 1. Venkatesan joined in the communist CPI M movement. A firebrand politician, S. Venkatesan Member of Parliament Madurai. The next year, it got him the prestigious Sahitya Academy Award [6] on the following year. To vote on existing books from the list, beside each book there is a link vote for this book clicking it will add that book to your votes.
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