Karal Pilarum Kalam

by സി.രാധാകൃഷ്ണൻ | C.Radhakrishnan

How much can a woman take without breaking down? A great lot more than ever imagined is what this book portrays. Most epics and, later, classical works of literature have women made to walk on fire, but Anuradha lives in a veritable inferno. At critical moments of despair and pain she is surprised by the array of strange personalities emerging from deep within her own self.In ways how unusual can a man love a woman? No one can say is what one will think after experiencing this saga. How selfish and cruel can intense love turn when spurned? As much as one finds in here.What does vengeance do to the person in his teens harboring it? And what all drives a mother to act in ways so bewildering in circumstances never faced before in human history?

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

1939 ഫെബ്രുവരി 15-ന് ജനിച്ചു. കുറെക്കാലം കൊടൈക്കനാൽ ആസ്‌ട്രോഫിസിക്‌സ് ഒബ്‌സർവേറ്ററിയിൽ സയന്റിഫിക് അസിസ്റ്റന്റായിരുന്നു. സാഹിത്യപ്രവർത്തക സഹകരണസംഘത്തിന്റെ പ്രസിഡന്റ്, ഭാഷാപോഷിണി, മാധ്യമം എന്നിവയുടെ എഡിറ്റർ എന്നീ സ്ഥാനങ്ങൾ വഹിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. അഗ്നി, പൂജ്യം, ഉൾപ്പിരിവുകൾ, പിൻനിലാവ്, പുഴ മുതൽ പുഴവരെ, സ്പന്ദമാപിനികളേ നന്ദി, മുൻപേ പറക്കുന്ന പക്ഷികൾ, പുള്ളിപ്പുലികളും വെള്ളിനക്ഷത്രങ്ങളും, ഇവിടെ എല്ലാവർക്കും സുഖംതന്നെ എന്നിവ പ്രധാന കൃതികൾ. കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി അവാർഡ് (1962), അബുദാബി മലയാളി സമാജം അവാർഡ് (1988), കേന്ദ്ര സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി അവാർഡ് (1989), വയലാർ അവാർഡ് (1990) എന്നിവ നേടിയിട്ടുണ്ട്. ചില ചലച്ചിത്രങ്ങൾ തിരക്കഥയെഴുതി സംവിധാനം ചെയ്തിട്ടുണ്ട്.


C. Radhakrishnan (Malayalam: സി രാധാകൃഷ്ണന്) (15 February 1939) is a renowned writer and film director in Malayalam language from Kerala state

Reviews

[Rahul Raj Chukkath · Rating 4 out of 5]

Would've been better if I read the prequel first, but still I was able follow the narrative. Has been a tragic journey through the life of the protagonist. I was wondering what'd be her life, if she wasn't a mother to her son.

[Sumin Suseel · Rating 3 out of 5]

ആദ്യമായി ലൈബ്രറിയിൽ നിന്ന് എടുത്ത് വായിച്ച ഗ്രന്ഥമാണ്. സി രാധാകൃഷ്ണൻ്റെ വിപ്ലവ എഴുത്തിൻ്റെ മനോഹാരിത ഇതിലെ ഓരോ വരിയിലും കാണാം. അടിയന്തരവസ്ഥ കാലഘട്ടവും അന്നത്തെ പോലീസും വിപ്ലവ പ്രസ്ഥാനങ്ങളുടെ ധൗത്യങ്ങളും തുടങ്ങി അനവധി കാര്യങ്ങളാണ് നോവൽ പറയുന്നത്.

[MWBP · Rating 5 out of 5]

Never Forget – A review of the novel ‘Heart-Rending Times’

“Love, the poet said, is woman's whole existence.” – Virginia Woolf

Renowned author C Radhakrishnan’s book ‘Heart-Rending Times’ is the second book in the Arjun trilogy of books. It is set in the time period between 1970’s and 80’s in India. It tells the tale of a group of people dealing with life in its various hues as much as it tells the story of a nation coming to grips with vast socio-political and economic changes. Anuradha is a woman extraordinaire and is often a living metaphor for the country she resides in. She is strong and steadfast even in the face of the harshest of challenges. She is strength, she is power, and she is love. Even gods and demons will not be able to break her willful spirit.

Since the story is set a few decades back it fits the description of a historical novel. That being said, the historical events described merely form a backdrop for the narrative and are not the main focus. And I love novels which are set in places and time period that I am not too familiar with. India has always fascinated me and it was mouth-watering to get to know this country and its people from a critical time period. The seventies and eighties were a different period altogether in the U.S. as well. A lot of social and political changes were taking place and it was interesting to note that half way across the world, India too was going through this strange upheaval.

The story revolves around four principal characters in Anuradha, Ashok, Nikhil and Devendra. I really don’t want to reveal the plot or explain the characters in great detail because then you will miss out on the elation of discovering the extraordinary circumstances these people find themselves in. Since I don’t know much about the culture of the land, I don’t know how much has been portrayed as real and how much has been added for dramatic effect. But the character of Devendra, who is a police officer, will sicken you to your stomach. His actions are evil and in part reflective of the institutional decay – the powers that control him. The lives of Anuradha and Nikhil are an epic journey and you will feel like you are shadowing them through life’s various upheavals. The angst and anger in Ashok is such a common sentiment found in young men everywhere who had to grow up in a challenging environment.

This work of fiction is sure to leave you dumbstruck with the genuine characters and emotions that will pierce even the harshest of critics. The narrative is staggeringly beautiful; the scenes themselves are deep and rich. This is one of those books where you will laugh along with the characters, cry with them, be frightened and infuriated together with them.

The book ends in the best way possible, I’m not going to mention it but the final fate of all the four main characters is a perfect summation of the strength and dignity of these characters and their story. This is a gorgeous and beautiful story that has been made accessible to worldwide audiences. I salute the author and the translator.

[Athira]

hridhayasparshiyaya chila sambavagaludee aavishkaram .....orupad ashamkakalum udkandayum niranja nimishagaloodeyulla oru sanjaram ........mathrusnehathinteyum nammayilooodeyum oroo samuhatheyum varthedukkunna ammayenna mahathwatheee namichaa nimishagal ...... oro varikalooodeyum kannukal payumbol olichiragiya kannuneerthullikal ariyatheee thegiii .... ammayenna sathyathinu munnillll.............