Lamps in the Whirlpool
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Rajam Krishnan,
Vitasta Publishing Pvt.Ltd (Publisher)
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2021
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Product DescriptionLamps in the whirlpool is a story of the dilemma the modern Indian woman faces - who she should be: a dutiful wife and mother, an obedient daughter-in-law or a woman with a life of dignity. The story is set in Delhi of the 1980s and Girija, the educated housewife, is forced to acknowledge the loveless emptiness of her life, burdened by the archaic Brahminical custom of Madi. For seventeen years, she has meekly accepted exploitation by orthodox matriarchy and typical patriarchy, until a visit to hardware and the river Ganges opens her eyes to the choice she must make - between servitude to family or an Unfettered life and loss of access to her children. This story is considered the first feminist novel in Tamil. The author, Rajam Krishna, was the first Tamil woman to receive the Sahitya Akademi Award. Krishnan set a trend for women-centric novels in contemporary fiction in Tamil and deftly exposed the brittle bricks on which the much-glorified institution of family stands and how fragile the bonds of marriage can be. The story, thus, serves as beacon for the new woman, independent, self-reliant and strong, cutting across regions and class.About the AuthorRajam Krishnan was born in Musiri, Tiruchirapalli district of Tamil Nadu. She was deeply concerned by the lot of women in villages. As a teenager growing up in a village, she had been shocked to know that many widows, young and old, had never stepped out of their homes, except to bathe in the village pond before daybreak. Rajam Krishnan developed boundless empathy for them. As her horizons widened, this empathy embraced all women who were victims of oppression of any kind. Their voices went unheard most of the time; she resolved to be the voice of the oppressed through her writing. The government of Tamil Nadu nationalised her work in 2009. The Library of Congress has fifty-nine titles by her.
