Dasaratha's Son is the story of a first born son's struggle to live
up to his scholarly father's high expectations and to fulfil his
childhood promise to his depressive mother. Raghu's long journey
from a small village in rural India to eventual success in the
industrial world is marked by his compulsive need to respect the
traditions of a Brahmin family even as he struggled to keep his
siblings together in the face of changing social norms and eroding
family values. The story chronicles little known aspects of life in
post-Independence India, highlights the complex relationships in a
traditional Hindu joint-family and provides a behind-the-scenes
view of the cloistered life of taboos and rituals into which
children of orthodox Brahmins were born. It lays bare the stark
realities of the life of most Tamil-speaking Brahmins of India,
whose only wealth is their 'upper caste' status. The paradox of
Hinduism with its stifling social practices as against the anchor
provided by its basic enduring human values is subtly brought out
in the story. Dasaratha's Son adds a new dimension to the Indian
concept of Karma through the life cycle of the 'big brother' and
sheds light on 'Relationship as a maya' - a virtual concept -
created, sustained and destroyed in the mind akin to the concept of
Hindu Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, anchored in the Absolute
Brahmam. Written in first person, in a cryptic style, it is full of
wit, keen observation and a gentle acerbity that can be provocative
in places. It carries a vision of an'Olimayamana Ethirkalam' which
is almost a Tamil equivalent for Dickens' title - The Great
Expectations. It also provides an antithesis of the typical image
of an IITian built up by the media as a successful NRI techie- here
is a man staying back in India, fighting it out and coming out with
success.
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2011 |
First published: |
2011 |
Authors: |
V. Gopalakrishnan
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
436 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4538-1400-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
1-4538-1400-0 |
Barcode: |
9781453814000 |
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