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Set in the Tirunelveli-Koyilpatti region of Tamil Nadu, this is a perceptive chronicle of the Dalit experience. In this tale of subjugation and resistance, Koogai, the bird, acquires epic proportions as it soars through the fault lines of Dalit intercaste dynamics to become an authentic, contemporary myth.
List of contents
- From Kooththu to Koogai by Cho. Dharman
- 'A Bottle of Arrack and a Party Flag':On dialects, castes, legends, and local lore
by Vasantha Surya
- 'When Kovilpatti Sneezed' : An introduction by A.R. Venkatachalapathy
- KOOGAI
- Glossary
- About the Author and the Translator
About the author
Cho. Dharman is widely known as one of the leading writers of the karisal (black cotton soil) region of Tamil Nadu. A former textile mill worker, he has received state, national, and international awards for his novels, short stories, and non-fiction.
VASANTHA SURYA writes poetry in English. She has translated novels, short stories, poems from and into Tamil, and has written a novel and an adaptation of the Ramayana for young readers.
Summary
Set in the Tirunelveli-Koyilpatti region of Tamil Nadu, this is a perceptive chronicle of the Dalit experience. In this tale of subjugation and resistance, Koogai, the bird, acquires epic proportions as it soars through the fault lines of Dalit intercaste dynamics to become an authentic, contemporary myth.
