கள்ளிக்காட்டு இதிகாசம்

Peyathevar farms hard, dry ground in Kallikattu, one of the villages along the riverbed in the Theni belt. When part of his land slips out of his hands and the rest will not yield, he sets about digging a well with his grandson Mokkarasu. Around him are his patient wife Azhagammal, his son, his daughters and a moneylender friend. Setback follows setback, and the village lives in a near war with nature, held together by its beliefs and feelings. Over everything hangs a new dam whose waters will cover Kallikattu and fourteen villages, forcing families off land their ancestors worked for generations and dividing them over water and compensation.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

376 pages in the original

Genres

Family, Nature (assigned by AI)

Set in

India

First published

2001 by Surya Literature

Author's age

48 when first published