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The Banks of the River Thillai

Rajes Bala

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Description:This a unique novel depicting the changing society in Ceylon after Independence from the British in 1948. First published in India (in the original Tamil) in 1987. Won an award by Independent Writers in Sri Lanka. Recommended to London Art Council by Sri Lankan Tamil literary scholars. English translation by Tamil Information Center in London.The novel is set in the Tamil village of Kolavil near the River Thillai in Ceylon from 1957-62.Gowri, Saratha and Buvana, three cousins, blossom into womanhood under the matriarchal thumb of Grandma. The story opens on the day of Saratha's puberty, a turning point in a Tamil women's life. From this point on, tradition requires her no longer to have any ambition other than to get married. Grandma is determined to uphold Tamil traditions and is dead against such modern ideas as girls becoming educated and choosing their own husbands. She plots to marry the girls to boys from approved families.But the girls have other plans. Gowri has ambitions to become a teacher, but she cannot do that unless she is allowed to study after reaching womanhood. Saratha wants nothing more than to be allowed to marry her boyfriend Shiva, and Buvana just wants to be left in peace to tend her vegetable patch. The village is devastated by tragedies inflicted by the outside world, the flooding of the River Thillai and the racial violence of the Sinhalese army in 1958, and the villagers are drawn into the political struggle for Tamil rights. Caste differences, political partisanship and personal tensions between two men from rival families lead to strife, and tragedy ensues.Will Gowri achieve her dream to become a teacher?We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Banks of the River Thillai. To get started finding The Banks of the River Thillai, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: The Conrad Press

Release: 2021

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Description: This a unique novel depicting the changing society in Ceylon after Independence from the British in 1948. First published in India (in the original Tamil) in 1987. Won an award by Independent Writers in Sri Lanka. Recommended to London Art Council by Sri Lankan Tamil literary scholars. English translation by Tamil Information Center in London.The novel is set in the Tamil village of Kolavil near the River Thillai in Ceylon from 1957-62.Gowri, Saratha and Buvana, three cousins, blossom into womanhood under the matriarchal thumb of Grandma. The story opens on the day of Saratha's puberty, a turning point in a Tamil women's life. From this point on, tradition requires her no longer to have any ambition other than to get married. Grandma is determined to uphold Tamil traditions and is dead against such modern ideas as girls becoming educated and choosing their own husbands. She plots to marry the girls to boys from approved families.But the girls have other plans. Gowri has ambitions to become a teacher, but she cannot do that unless she is allowed to study after reaching womanhood. Saratha wants nothing more than to be allowed to marry her boyfriend Shiva, and Buvana just wants to be left in peace to tend her vegetable patch. The village is devastated by tragedies inflicted by the outside world, the flooding of the River Thillai and the racial violence of the Sinhalese army in 1958, and the villagers are drawn into the political struggle for Tamil rights. Caste differences, political partisanship and personal tensions between two men from rival families lead to strife, and tragedy ensues.Will Gowri achieve her dream to become a teacher?We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Banks of the River Thillai. To get started finding The Banks of the River Thillai, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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