Gudipati Venkatachalam aka Chalam (Telugu : గుడిపాటి వెంకటాచలం) (1894–1979), a Telugu writer and philosopher, was one of the most influential personalities in the modern Telugu literature. Telugu is a language spoken by more than ten crore(100 millions) people and the literary interest of the people was at its height during first half of the 20th century.
Most of his writings were regarding Women, especially the kind of difficulties women encounter-physical as well as psychological-in the society, families from their near and dear ones. Chalam discussed how the women should encounter them. the themes of his writings, philosophical tinge in his writings blended with his writing style earned him unenviable place in Telugu literary world
It is impossible to not fall in love with the free-spirit of this man. Chalam has mastered at writing morally-flexible gray characters with questions that we don't really have answers for, and this book carries forward that legacy. I could empathize with characters on both sides of the conflict. This book had a better narration than other novels of Chalam that I read. The ending was sort of anti-climatic but it was justified in my view. Worth your time.