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C.N. Annadurai (1909-1969) was the sixth chief minister of Tamilnadu a prolific writer playwright editor of many magazines including the English weekly Home Land. He was one of the most important politicians in India during the twentieth century. This book is a collection of his 14 selected short stories published on the occasion of his centenary year. Annadurai has written more than a hundred short stories. Edited by writer Perumalmurugan stories that are most relevant to today's readers are part of the collections. In his detailed foreword Perumalmurugan introduces the stories as a window to Anna's times lives of oppressed people then and women's situation during his times they also give us a glimpse of Anna's thoughts on the social situations of his times.
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The author is a survivor of childhood abuse. She has an inner child called Anna, who is five years old. The child holds all of the fears, feelings, pain, and sadness that torture a soul who has suffered a tremendous loss in their life. In Anna's case, it is her loss of innocence, love, and protection. She hides all of her pain behind a smile and pleasant hello. Inside she is crumbling, hoping that no one will notice the cracks she is trying to hide. Growing up, she learned very early in life that people are never to know what happens inside the walls of your home. Outside, everything is to look perfect. Stuff those tears inside; no one is to see them. And don't ever speak poorly of your parents. On Sunday the family marched to church. They sat in their father's selected pew, so all the town's people could see what loving parents they were. Why is it that no one ever noticed the pain and fear in her eyes?
