Tamil writer Devibharathi on his Sahitya Akademi Award-winning novel
Udayampalayam’s nights were meant for stories. When Devibharathi visited the village during his summer holidays, his periamma (aunt) would spread a mat on the floor at bedtime, and tell the children stories. She told a variety of them: of a mosquito and fox that got married and a tree on whose branches sprouted clothes. The […]
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