The Grip of Change - A Novelby P Sivakami
I just finished reading this book.
The first Tamil novel by a dalit woman, translated to English as The Grip of Change by herself. About a dalit leader who toils for his community and his upcoming rebellious daughter who has other dreams about the community.
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Horsley Hills. Andhrapradesh. ~150 km from Bangalore. 1265 m above sea level. Cool and pleasant.
We went to Horsley Hills again on a weekend. So I thought I should be adding more to this entry.
This time, we were three families - 3 adults and 5 children. So, age group range: 3 months to 34 yrs.
And Horsley Hills? Moist. Flowery. More beautiful.
A Summer Morning. Photo by Deepak.
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I have got back into my reading habit….at last….
I have also configured my Shelfari book shelf on this blog. I wanted to keep my reading list and not he book shelf, so that my current list of books come up here. But Wordpress doesnt take the code for reading list!
I have been reading Indian literature in translation. Finished Satyajit Ray’s short fiction, Perumal Murugan’s Current Show and now has taken up P Sivakami’s The Grip of Change.
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