![]() ![]() In Book 2, Author’s Note, Kathamuthu’s daughter Gowri, the author of Book 1, traces the circumstances and events of her novel. The novel became an expression of Dalit youth-eager and working for change. ![]() Sivakami is critical of the Dalit movement and Dalit patriarchy, and yet does not become a ‘caste traitor’ because of her participation in the search for solutions. The first Tamil novel by a Dalit woman, Pazhaiyana Kazhithalum, went beyond condemning caste fanatics. Kathamuthu works the state machinery and the village caste hierarchy to achieve some sort of justice for Thangam. He intervenes on behalf of a Parayar woman, Thangam, beaten up by the relatives of her upper caste lover. The protagonist of Book 1, Kathamuthu, is a charismatic Parayar leader. This translation also features Asiriyar Kurippu, the sequel in which Sivakami revisits her work. The Grip of Change is the English translation of Pazhaiyana Kazhithalum, the first full-length novel by P. ![]()
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