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தேவகியின் கணவன்
தேவகியின் கணவன் - கல்கி ரா. கிருஷ்ணமூர்த்தி
Devakiyin Kanavan by Kalki R Krishnamurthy
தேனாம்பேட்டை காங்கிரஸ் மைதானத்தில் ஆண்டுதோறும் சுதேசிப் பொருட்காட்சி நடத்துகிறவர்களை வாழ்த்துகிறேன். அந்தப் பொருட்காட்சி காரணமாக என் வாழ்க்கையில் வெகு காலமாய் மர்மமாக இருந்து வந்த ஒரு விஷயம் துலங்கியது. என் மனதில் சுமந்திருந்த ஒரு பெரிய பாரம் நீங்கியது. அடிக்கடி என்னைச் சிந்தனையில் ஆழ்த்தி என் நிம்மதியைக் குலைத்து வந்த ஒரு சந்தேகம் நிவர்த்தியாகி என்னுடைய உள்ளத்தில் அமைதி ஏற்பட்டது.
Devakiyin Kanavan by Kalki R Krishnamurthy
தேனாம்பேட்டை காங்கிரஸ் மைதானத்தில் ஆண்டுதோறும் சுதேசிப் பொருட்காட்சி நடத்துகிறவர்களை வாழ்த்துகிறேன். அந்தப் பொருட்காட்சி காரணமாக என் வாழ்க்கையில் வெகு காலமாய் மர்மமாக இருந்து வந்த ஒரு விஷயம் துலங்கியது. என் மனதில் சுமந்திருந்த ஒரு பெரிய பாரம் நீங்கியது. அடிக்கடி என்னைச் சிந்தனையில் ஆழ்த்தி என் நிம்மதியைக் குலைத்து வந்த ஒரு சந்தேகம் நிவர்த்தியாகி என்னுடைய உள்ளத்தில் அமைதி ஏற்பட்டது.
92 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1950
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About the author
Kalki Krishnamurthy
295 books894 followersTamil language Novel Writer, Journalist, Poet & Critic late Ramaswamy Aiyer Krishnamurthy also known as ‘Kalki’. He derived his pen name from the suffixes of his wife name Kalyani and his name Krishnamurthy in Tamil form கல்யாணி and கிருஷ்ணமூர்த்தி as Kalki (கல்கி). His name also represents “Kalki avatar”, the tenth and last avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu.
His writings includes over 120 short stories, 10 novelettes, 5 novels, 3 historical romances, editorial and political writings and hundreds of film and music reviews. Krishnamurthy’s witty, incisive comments on politics, literature, music and other forms of art were looked forward to with unceasing interest by readers. He wrote under the pen names of ‘Kalki’, ‘Ra. Ki’, ‘Tamil Theni’, ‘Karnatakam’ and so on.
The success that Krishnamurthy attained in the realm of historical fiction is phenomenal. Sixty years ago, at a time when the literacy level was low and when the English-educated Tamils looked down on writings in Tamil, Kalki’s circulation touched 71,000 copies – the largest for any weekly in the county then – when it serialised his historical novels. Kalki had also the genius to classify the historical and non-historical events, historical and non-historical characters and how much the novel owes to history.
His writings includes over 120 short stories, 10 novelettes, 5 novels, 3 historical romances, editorial and political writings and hundreds of film and music reviews. Krishnamurthy’s witty, incisive comments on politics, literature, music and other forms of art were looked forward to with unceasing interest by readers. He wrote under the pen names of ‘Kalki’, ‘Ra. Ki’, ‘Tamil Theni’, ‘Karnatakam’ and so on.
The success that Krishnamurthy attained in the realm of historical fiction is phenomenal. Sixty years ago, at a time when the literacy level was low and when the English-educated Tamils looked down on writings in Tamil, Kalki’s circulation touched 71,000 copies – the largest for any weekly in the county then – when it serialised his historical novels. Kalki had also the genius to classify the historical and non-historical events, historical and non-historical characters and how much the novel owes to history.
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September 21, 2018
The protagonist meets his old friend Devaki, from his youth years, in a Swadeshi Products Trade Fair. She asks him to come over to her place with the same friendliness with which she used to ask him to come over to her house in their youth.
He reminiscences about his youth and his relation with Devaki. Devaki was the daughter of the headmaster of his school. He had been an poor student and the had lost a few years of his study. He had rejoined school and the wife of the headmaster took a liking to him as he had helped them settle down in the village.
One day their daughter, Devaki, comes from Madras and the headmaster makes her study in the boys school where he is the headmaster despite protests from his wife. The protagonist continues to go to his headmaster's house and the tongues of the townsfolk start wagging. He is provoked by one of his bully classmates regarding his relation with Devaki and he gets into fisticuffs with the boy. Not wanting to tell the headmaster what the bully said he gets rebuked by the headmaster. His relation with the headmaster slowly changes.
In time the headmaster identifies a groom for Devaki. But Devaki is not inclined to get married. One thing leads to another and based on an anonymous letter sent to the groom the groom refuses to get married to Devaki and much to anguish of the headmaster the marriage is called off. The protagonist gets blamed for this and he runs away and establishes himself as a good businessman in Kolkatta.
He comes back to Madras after a decade or so and that is when he meets Devaki at the Trade Fair. He goes to Devaki's house with much trepidation and discovers something completely unexpected.
Read to know what he finds out.
A nice book to read.
He reminiscences about his youth and his relation with Devaki. Devaki was the daughter of the headmaster of his school. He had been an poor student and the had lost a few years of his study. He had rejoined school and the wife of the headmaster took a liking to him as he had helped them settle down in the village.
One day their daughter, Devaki, comes from Madras and the headmaster makes her study in the boys school where he is the headmaster despite protests from his wife. The protagonist continues to go to his headmaster's house and the tongues of the townsfolk start wagging. He is provoked by one of his bully classmates regarding his relation with Devaki and he gets into fisticuffs with the boy. Not wanting to tell the headmaster what the bully said he gets rebuked by the headmaster. His relation with the headmaster slowly changes.
In time the headmaster identifies a groom for Devaki. But Devaki is not inclined to get married. One thing leads to another and based on an anonymous letter sent to the groom the groom refuses to get married to Devaki and much to anguish of the headmaster the marriage is called off. The protagonist gets blamed for this and he runs away and establishes himself as a good businessman in Kolkatta.
He comes back to Madras after a decade or so and that is when he meets Devaki at the Trade Fair. He goes to Devaki's house with much trepidation and discovers something completely unexpected.
Read to know what he finds out.
A nice book to read.
December 7, 2023
Classic novel! Unable to understand how selfish a few characters were and how their fun had spoiled a person's happiness in life. Shocking to see the existence of these type of characters in 1950s.
Lesson learn by the protogonist at the ending is a lesson for all; Do not judge a book by its cover; Anything that is white is not always milk.
Lesson learn by the protogonist at the ending is a lesson for all; Do not judge a book by its cover; Anything that is white is not always milk.
November 1, 2018
Suspense story
Starts as a ex love story, carried over with suspense. Good one to read on the go. Short and sweet.
Starts as a ex love story, carried over with suspense. Good one to read on the go. Short and sweet.
August 25, 2023
Quite unique 🙂
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