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Kaaval Kottam
by S.Venkatesan
4.8
4.8 out of 5
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AuthorS.Venkatesan
PublisherVikatan Publication
SynopsisThis book was rewarded with Prestigious Sahitya Academy award. The information printed in these paper are not just a series of sentences, it is the feeling of untouchability. There was a split among the people after they were transformed from a small community to a very big society. The people who were avoided based on their caste became big time thieves which is so depressing. Those people who were avoided because of their caste made robbery as their full time job. The elders of the community separated them and their family members were called as criminals. For the past 300 years, in North India there is a group called DAKKI, a bigger robbery community. Their life is all about deceiving others and stealing their property, and lead a pleasurable life. But the author S.Venkatesan through this book Kaval Kottam, has depicted the characters in such a way that they do not cheat anyone. The Police community started stealing the goats and became a smugling group, which was a misery. This book portrays about the people in Madurai which sounds out, Is there any heroism in this criminal activity? The sorrow behind this criminal community. Through this we can see the history of Madurai in the past 600 years. How once a group of working Tamil community has become a criminal group? What is the lifestyle of these people? What were the insults they underwent because of it? How the visit of these Christian missionaries changed their life? All these informations have been described by S.Venkatesan in this book. For this he conducted field studies, oral records etc
