சாயாவனம்
The narrative starkly contrasts the serene, self-sustaining life of a rural village with the aggressive, profit-driven motives of an outsider, leading to the tragic and irreversible loss of their sacred forest.
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Sold By : Kavitha Publication
- Language : Tamil
- Author : SA. KANDASAMY
- Stock : Available
Category:Fiction,Literature
Tags:Classic, Environment, Sa. Kandasamy, Saayaavanam, Sa. Kandasamy, Tamil Novel Classic, Environmental Fiction, Classic Literature, Eco-fiction / Social Drama
Published By:Kavitha Publications
Translating to 'The Shadowed Forest' or 'The Forest of Illusion', this is the masterpiece novel by Sahitya Akademi Award-winning author Sa. Kandasamy. It is a pioneering work of eco-fiction in Tamil literature. The story chronicles the arrival of an ambitious man named Chidambaram to a village, detailing his systematic and ruthless destruction of the ancient 'Saayaavanam' forest to build a modern sugar factory, profoundly impacting the local ecosystem and the traditional lives of the villagers.