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Description:This translation of M.V. Venkatram’s Tamil classic novel, Velvi Thee, is based on the lives of a little-known Saurashtrian silk weavers’ community in Tamil Nadu.A highly skilled and hard-working weaver, Kannan’s life has always been a battle of exploitation and survival—first by his own family members and later by unscrupulous middlemen who made sure the weavers remained impoverished. The story begins with rains lashing and ruining the weavers’ village, including Kannan and his wife Kausalai’s home and looms. Kannan’s economic ruin provides his long-time employee and confidante the opportunity to backstab him. During this turmoil, Hema, a young widow, enters Kannan’s life. She is determined to have a relationship with Kannan, even if it means sharing him with her friend Kausalai and giving Kannan money to bail him out of his dire financial situation. A pregnant Kausalai is furious and distraught when she finds the truth about Hema’s intentions.While Kannan is in the middle of negotiations to find a solution to the weavers’ union strike, he returns home late one night and realizes his wife and daughter are missing!We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Weaving Fire. To get started finding Weaving Fire, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 208

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Rupa Publications India

Release: 2022

ISBN: 9355208871

Description: This translation of M.V. Venkatram’s Tamil classic novel, Velvi Thee, is based on the lives of a little-known Saurashtrian silk weavers’ community in Tamil Nadu.A highly skilled and hard-working weaver, Kannan’s life has always been a battle of exploitation and survival—first by his own family members and later by unscrupulous middlemen who made sure the weavers remained impoverished. The story begins with rains lashing and ruining the weavers’ village, including Kannan and his wife Kausalai’s home and looms. Kannan’s economic ruin provides his long-time employee and confidante the opportunity to backstab him. During this turmoil, Hema, a young widow, enters Kannan’s life. She is determined to have a relationship with Kannan, even if it means sharing him with her friend Kausalai and giving Kannan money to bail him out of his dire financial situation. A pregnant Kausalai is furious and distraught when she finds the truth about Hema’s intentions.While Kannan is in the middle of negotiations to find a solution to the weavers’ union strike, he returns home late one night and realizes his wife and daughter are missing!We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Weaving Fire. To get started finding Weaving Fire, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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