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This story travels through three different generations and how the culture, habits of people has changed over time, from the girl's point of view. It received Kasthuri Srinivasan Award in 1984 for best novel.

'கஸ்தூரி ஸ்ரீனிவாசன்' விருது பெற்ற இந்த நாவலில் ஆசிரியர் மூன்று காலகட்டங்களில் நடக்கும் மூன்று விதமான கதைகள் கொண்டது. 1930-களில் உள்ள இந்துக் குடும்பத்து சம்பிரதாயங்களும், பழக்க வழக்கங்களும், சடங்குகளும் நம்மை அந்தக் காலத்துக்கே கூட்டிச் செல்கின்றன. 1960-களில் பெண்கள் பள்ளிக்குப் போகவும், மற்ற புதுமைகளை ஏற்க விரும்பும் ஒரு நடுத்தரக் குடும்பத்துக் கதையாகவும், 1980-களில் பெண்கள் எவ்வளவு தைரியமான மனப்போக்கு உடையவர்களாகவும், இந்நாவலில் மிக மிக அழகாக கூறியுள்ளார்.

First published January 1, 1983

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Sivasankari

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Sivasankari is an Indian author and activist who writes in Tamil. She is one of the four Tamil writers asked by the United States Library of Congress to record their voice as part of the South Asian article on Sivashankari.

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848 reviews463 followers
February 17, 2021
I had visions of reading more Indian books by regional Indian authors in 2020, but that turned out to be a dud since I could barely read a single thing. With life a bit more normal but still not sufficiently busy in 2021, I've had a lot of time to read and decided to read more Indian authors this year. Bridges is about three different families and the narrative flows from 1907 to 1985. The author's main theme is how middle-aged women become the bridges between the older and the younger generations. And this paves the way for progress, ever so slowly and slightly.

Life in a Tambrahm household revolves around mindless rituals and mindless obedience to elders. This is quite evocatively brought out, especially in the first couple of stories. The 1907 - 1939 chapters were the best because these were well-researched historical fiction. Women had no voice and the oldest people in the household decided everything for them, including what they would eat, whom they would marry, etc. This improves with the next generations as family structures and societies change.

Sivasankari depicts how each generation of women become grumpy and controlling as they grow older. Their fights with their grandchildren (especially, granddaughters) take up a lot of the plot space. I really disagree with this idea since I have seen the opposite around me - grandmothers are mostly loving while mothers can be borderline abusive. Old women tend to be abusive, but Sivasankari merely attributes it to age. I think there is far more to it - it is their one chance to exercise control over others which they never had over their own choices all their lives. They become abusive when this long-desired control is challenged. I also found the 1965 - 1985 chapters rather futuristic as far as I know this specific community and the progress they have made. This freedom still does not exist, leave alone in 1985.

But irrespective of the themes underlying the story, the story itself is rather delightful and evocative. You really begin to empathise with the characters and want to know more of their lives. For me, it also began to give a real sense of the restrictive and awful world my female ancestors lived in. The English translation is good and managed to retain the flavour of the original, but I did find some choices rather strange: not translating things like 'manjal' to turmeric, not putting italics on untranslated words, and not providing a glossary. For me, these did not matter as Tamil is my mother tongue (though I am not comfortable reading it), but it definitely makes this brilliant work harder to read for others.

I would recommend this to anyone interested in authentic historical fiction.
252 reviews33 followers
December 25, 2022
புத்தகம் : பாலங்கள்
எழுத்தாளர் : சிவசங்கரி
பதிப்பகம் : வானதி பதிப்பகம்
பக்கங்கள் : 384
நூலங்காடி : சப்னா புக் ஹவுஸ்

🔆நான் இந்தப் பக்கத்தின் மூலமாக பல புத்தகங்களை பரிந்துரை செய்திருக்கிறேன் , எனது சித்தி எனக்கு பரிந்துரை செய்த புத்தகம் இது .

🔆1907-1931 (பட்டம்மா) , 1940-1964 (ராஜம்) மற்றும் 1965-1985 (சாரு) ஆகிய மூன்று பெண்களின் கதையே பாலங்கள். வருடங்கள் வேறுபட்டாலும் , பெண்களின் நிலைமையையும் எண்ணமும் சில விடயங்களில் ஒன்றாக இருப்பதை காண முடிந்தது .

🔆பட்டம்மா - பெரிய பிராமண குடும்பத்தில் வாக்கப்பட்ட மாட்டுப் பெண் . தினமும் அவள் செய்யும் வேலைகளை எழுதவே முதல் அத்தியாயம் முடிவு பெற்றது . மாதவிடாய் பெண்கள் தனியாக உட்கார வைப்பது மடத்தனம் எனத் தெரிந்தாலும் , அந்தக் காலத்தில் அப்படி தான் நடந்திருக்கும் என்பதை மாற்ற முடியாது . தினமும் வீட்டில் நடக்கும் அலுவல்களே ஒரு அத்தியாயம் என்றால் வீட்டில் திருமணம் என்றால் பட்டம்மா செய்யும் வேலைகளை எழுத ஒரு புத்தகம் மாளாது .

🔆ராஜம் - முழுவதுமாக சாஸ்திரம் , மூடபழக்கம் என எதிலும் முற்படாது தன் பெண் குழந்தையைப் பார்ப்பவள். தன் மகள் (மைதிலி) வயதிற்கு வந்துவிடவே அவளை பள்ளிக்கூடம் அனுப்ப ராஜத்தின் மாமியார் மறுத்தி விடவே , மகன் சுந்தரம் அவள் (அம்மா) வாயை அடைத்து விட்டான். தன் மாமியாரையும் வைத்துக் கொண்டே ராஜம் எவ்வாறு இருந்தாள் என்பதே கதை .

🔆சாரு - அம்மாவை இழந்து அப்பா மற்றும் அத்தையில் அரவணைப்பில் வளர்ந்தவள் . அப்பாவின் நண்பரின் மகனான சந்தோஷை - கல்யாணம் செய்துக் கொண்டாள் . அவள் ஒரு சைகோ என்பதை அறியாமல் . சாரு - தாம்பாத்தியத்திற்கு சம்மதிக்கவில்லை என்ற கோவத்தில் , அவள் கண் முன்னே விலை மாதுவை வீட்டிற்கு அழைத்து வந்தவன் . அவனிடமிருந்து விவாகரத்து பெற்று தன் மகளை தனியாக வளர்க்கிறாள் .

🔆மூன்று காலகட்டத்தில் நடந்த பெண்களின் கதையாக எழுதப்பட்டிருக்கிறது . பட்டம்மா தொடங்கி அடுத்த தலைமுறைக்கு உணர்வுகளை பாலங்கள் மூலம் இணைக்கப்பட்டிருக்கிறது . சாருவின் மகள் அபர்ணாவின் மனநிலையும் இந்த யுகத்து பெண்களின் மனநிலையும் ஒன்று தான் . அந்த பாலத்தில் நாமும் பயணிப்போம் .



புத்தகங்களை படிப்போம் , பயன் பெறுவோம்,
புத்தகங்களால் இணைவோம் ,
பல வேடிக்கை மனிதரைப் போலே ,
நான் வீழ்வேனென்று நினைத்தாயோ – மகாகவி

சுபஸ்ரீனீ முத்துப்பாண்டி
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84 reviews93 followers
October 13, 2008
மூன்று தலைமுறைகளையும் அவற்றில் பாலங்களாக செயல்படும் வெவ்வேறு வாழ்க்கை முறை கொண்ட பெண்களையும் பற்றிய கதை.. அழகான கதை..
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Author 4 books20 followers
January 29, 2021
A sense of completeness fills me as I finish reading a multi-generational story spanning a tumultuous era of change – 1907 to 1998. Set in a South Indian milieu, the story resonates with me in ways more than one.

As a young girl in the process of being introduced to the magical world of books, I heard the name of this book chanted reverently almost daily. Amma never tires of talking about Paalangal (published in 1983) and the firebrand author, Sivasankari. And today, Amma will talk of them even more, proud that her daughter finally submitted to her recommendation, and is now a part of the Sivasankari fan club. Of course, my inability to fluently read Tamil steered me to S Krishnan’s English translation, Bridges.

Period isolation, widow weeds, rituals and ceremonies, births and deaths…the story is a grand canvas of traditions and cultural mores. On a parallel track runs the story of a wistful, sunshine girl mellowing, as she ages, into a docile yet strong bridge, striving to connect the deep-rooted customs and beliefs of her elders from a generation past with the idiosyncrasies of the generation of her ‘modern’ children. Trials and tribulations, sorrow and happiness, and much more flow under the bridge, threatening to bring it down. But the bridge, shaken and wobbly at times, stays.

Sivasankari’s craft excels in the realistic portrayal of the metamorphosis of fiery, anti-establishment young women into bickering, stickler-for-the-traditional, older versions of themselves. They come a full circle while seamlessly passing on to their daughters the responsibility of bridging the chasm.

Here is a book where a lot happens on every page. Sivasankari makes you see the world of her protagonists, their emotions, their travails…all through simple everyday language. Being a Tamilian myself, reading the book was like replaying childhood memories on repeat mode. Totally nostalgic. People who are unfamiliar with the Tamil Brahmin customs will be astounded by the intricately entangled web of rituals through which the members of the household take a shot at life.

Call it Bridges or Paalangal (as I do), it is a slice of life. And additionally for me, a foot in the door to the elite Sivasankari club.
217 reviews77 followers
August 11, 2016
The four star rating is only because I didn't read it in Tamil.

Such a gentle narration about women of three different generations who are not connected to each other within the book. And told so simply with none of the literary affectations that one comes across so often these days. Perhaps it has to do with the fact that this is a translation from the TAmil, of Sivasankari's Paalangal. Also, the translation has managed to strike the right balance between meaning and context to ensure it doesn't disrupt the narrative.

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13 reviews1 follower
May 18, 2016
One of the Epic Book. I admired Sivasankari's descriptions a lot. She described all the Three stages of a Brahmin Women Perfectly. Simply the book to enjoy the old to Current Traditions.

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28 reviews17 followers
May 27, 2017
There are books that you love for the plot line;
there are books that you love for the writing;
then there are books that drench you in the words, have some events and characters that trigger bitter-sweet memories from your own life, at the same time astonish you with some crude practices of the bygone era and you don't know if you love it or hate it at any particular page.

Palangal by Ms. Sivasankari falls under the latter category.

I think the book is a great looking glass at how life changed for a girl in a Tamil brahmin household from the early 1900 till the later 1990. It doesn't preach and it certainly doesn't ridicule any event from any of the time period, and that is where I find the book excel!

The author tries showing how a girl forms a bridge (thus the title) between her family members, how her behavior, her attitude and her thinking changes with time and how progressively her role has changed through the times. The author also shows how similar events happening in these girls' lives evoke vastly different responses, over the time.

I have wondered at how as a society we have changed from 1900 at the least and this was a great help. No single revolution changed the life of the girl, no single leader emerged to guide the masses, but rather it were the small seemingly inconsequential changes in their houses that changed the girl's role in our society. Somehow that thought instills more hope in my heart than reading/waiting for a leader to "change" things.

My rating here is not because I accepted/appreciated the characters in this book or their behavior, but because I could certainly empathize with them and their behavior in their time period; also the writing was refreshing! It doesn't hurt the book's case that it has pushed me into ordering more Tamil books. :)
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25 reviews4 followers
March 9, 2020
I would recommend for all age groups to read this book..to know about early 1900's life style and 1940's and in 1980's. Its 3 different era connecting the bond between parents and children and how the transformation happens within the family and society. Only disadvantage is it connects to one particular sect of Tamil people..instead of bringing in caste or religion, if author would have dealt in general the culture of Tamil people, it would have been more interesting.
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6 reviews3 followers
August 17, 2018
Not the book I was expecting, but couldn't put it down due to the exceptional attention to detail on the lost customs of generations past. An increasingly modern world has lesser and lesser space for rituals and relations that demand time and attention, dismissing them as superficial. What it evokes is more than just nostalgia, it's the yearning for a lost world.
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20 reviews4 followers
January 31, 2025
The book talks about women from different generations and how they evolve over a period of time. Although there's a lot of differences between the women in different time frames, one thing that's constant is that there's always an argument between the grandmother and the granddaughter due to generational gap, and the mother is always serving as a "bridge" between the two generations.

First, there's the story of Sivagamu from the 1907-1930s who got married when she was just 7 and started her marital relationship at the age of 13. In this story, we see a lot of the elaborate rituals and practices that existed back in the day but very few of the characters or their interactions. Back in the day, women had very little say over the matters of the household, even less say in their marital relationship. They accept their fate and continue their life mechanically.

Second is the story of Mythili from the 1940s who gets married when she turns 18. In this generation, we see that women have developed their own personal tastes and interests instead of simply being a machinery that does the household work.

Third is the story of Charu from 1965-1985 who has the freedom of choosing her own partner and when she realises she is in an abusive relationship, she has the freedom and choice of quitting her marriage. The story also talks about her daughter Aparna who is very opinionated and individualistic. Aparna chooses to remarry after she becomes a widow and has a daughter, Bulbul. Bulbul turns out to be so individualistic that she dismisses any difference of opinion, however well-meaning they are, as a nuisance.

The first story protagonist Sivagamu enters her marital relationship when she comes of age at 13, taking the burden and responsibility of being a family woman without any qualms. Whereas Bulbul's mother thinks she is too young to go for a Trek with her friends at the age of 14. We see a very clear contrast between women's choices and opinions and the decisions or the lack there of, that the women make for themselves between different generations.

This book was such a delight to read. It's so short and the characters are so well made. Highly recommend it.
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327 reviews18 followers
October 5, 2025
The book begins by depicting the lives of three women across three different generations: the first spanning 1900 to 1930, the second 1935 to 1965, and the third 1965 to 1985. One must acknowledge that the second and third generations, as described by the author, seem quite ahead of their time. Perhaps these generational timelines could be slightly extended for an average middle-class family in India (the second being 1965 to 1985 and the third 1985 to 2005). The storyline is well-crafted, clearly distinguishing the three generations, which helps the reader understand the differences in their thought processes.

One truly fascinating aspect is how India has transformed in a short period regarding views on women and female independence. Although educated women have taken on the considerable burden of balancing both family and professional needs, the freedom women have gained over two generations provides a very positive outlook and illustrates the gradual shift toward equality.

The sheer amount of physical labor involved in the first generation's lives helps us understand why people of that generation remain physically strong even in their older ages. Considering the physical demands placed on those bodies, it's clear we are nowhere near that level of activity today. Consequently, the book helps us understand how our modern physical weakness could, in turn, contribute to mental weakness.

The book skillfully brings all the generations together in a similar situation, positioning the middle generation as a bridge between the old past and the modern future. It explains the importance of this "bridge" in ensuring the continuous flow and functioning of the family. The key to continuing the interdependent family system will be whether this bridge generation maintains the same relational hold and commitment that the previous generation possessed.

The author’s evocative language successfully paints a clear picture of the historical happenings, making the book highly engaging. Despite tackling a serious and heavy topic, the book is a light read, featuring strong characters. It's rare to find books that provide such insight into human beings across different eras. This is a book you can recommend to any woman to understand herself, and a book for men to understand their mothers, wives, and daughters. Go for it—it’s a must-read.
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102 reviews2 followers
July 10, 2022
சிவசங்கரியின் "பாலங்கள்" வெவ்வேறு காலக்கட்டங்களில் வாழும் மூன்று பெண்களை முதன்மை கதாப்பாத்திரங்களாக கொண்டு பயணிக்கிறது. ஒவ்வொரு காலக்கட்டத்திலும் பெண்களின் மனநிலையையும், அவர்களின் குடும்ப சூழலையும், பெண்கள் மீது சமூகம் விதிக்கும் கட்டுப்பாடுகளையும், உடை, உணவு, கல்வி, வேலைவாய்ப்பு, விருப்பம், திருமணம் போன்றவற்றில் அவர்களுக்கிருந்த சுதந்திரத்தின் எல்லையையும் இந்த மூன்று பெண்களின் வாயிலாக பதிவு செய்கிறது. நீண்ட கால மூடநம்பிக்கைகள், சம்பிரதாயங்கள், சாதிய வழக்கங்கள் நிறுவிச் செல்லும் பெண் அடிமைத்தனத்தை, அதன் தீவிரத்தை அந்தந்த காலக்கட்டத்தின் சமூக எதார்த்தத்தோடு விவரிக்கிறது இந்நாவல்.

பெண் அடிமைத்தனத்தையே வாழ்க்கை நெறியென நம்பி அறியாமையாலும், சமூக கண்ணோட்டத்தாலும், சாதிய வழக்கங்களாலும் அந்த வாழ்வை ஏற்றுக் கொள்பவளாய் சிவகாமு. பெண் அடிமைத்தனத்தின் சங்கிலியை உடைத்து, தனது விருப்பங்களை தெரிவிக்கும் வாய்ப்புகள் இருந்தும், குடும்பத்தின் வற்புறுத்தலால் கல்வி முதல் கொண்டு அனைத்தையும் விட்டு, வேறு வழியின்றி வந்த வாழ்வை ஏற்றுக்கொள்பவளாய் மைதிலி. பெண் அடிமைச் சங்கிலியை உடைத்து, கல்வியில் சிறந்து, விருப்பு வெறுப்புகளுக்கு ஏற்ப சுதந்திரமாய் முடிவுகள் எடுப்பவளாய் இருந்தும் ஆணாதிக்கத்தால் தனது சுதந்திரத்திற்கும் எல்லையுண்டு என்பதை உணர்ந்தவளாய் சாரு.

சாதியப் படிநிலையிலும் அடிமையாய் தான் பெண்கள் இடம்பெற்றனர். அதிலும் இந்நாவல் உயர் சாதி பெண்களை பற்றிய விவரனை. அப்படி இருக்கையில் சாதியப் படிநிலையின் அடிமட்டத்தில் உள்ள சாதியைச் சார்ந்த பெண்கள் சாதி ரீதியான அடிமைத்தனத்தோடு பெண் அடிமைத்தனத்தையும் அனுபவிக்கும் அவலம் தான்.

சிவகாமு, மைதிலி, சாரு ஆகிய மூவரின் கதைகளிலுமே மூன்று தலைமுறை பெண்கள் இடம்பெறுகின்றனர். தனக்கு முந்தைய தலைமுறைக்கும், அடுத்த தலைமுறைக்கும் உள்ள கலாச்சார மாறுதல்களையும், அதனால் ஏற்படும் சச்சரவுகளையும் சமாளித்து இருவரையும் ஒரே கூரையில் வாழ வழிவகுக்கும் பாலங்களாய் இம்மூன்று பெண்கள் அமைகின்றனர் என்பதை மிளிரும் மொழிநடையில் இந்நாவல் விவரிக்கிறது.
8 reviews1 follower
June 27, 2021
புத்தகம் 5
எழுத்தாளர் சிவசங்கரி அவர்கள் எழுதிய புத்தகம் .நான் படிக்கும் முதல் பெண் எழுத்தாளர் என்பதால் அதிக ஆர்வத்துடன் படித்தேன்.என் எதிர்பார்ப்புக்கு எந்த குறையும் வைக்கவில்லை இந்த பாலங்கள் !!!!

நம் பாட்டன் முப்பாட்டனரெல்லாம் எப்படிப்பட்ட கட்டுக்கோப்பான வாழ்க்கையை வாழ்ந்தனர்,கால மாற்றத்திற்கேற்ப என்ன மாற்றமெல்லாம் நிகழ்ந்தது என்பதை சிறு சிறு கதைகளாக எழுதியது சிறப்பு.

என் பாட்டி,(என் அம்மாவின் அம்மா) பற்றி என் அம்மா சொல்ல கேட்டிருக்கிறேன் நேரில் பார்க்க கொடுப்பனை இருந்ததில்லை . திருமணமான போது என் பாட்டிக்கு வயது 13!! கேட்டபோது அதிர்ச்சியாகவும்,வியப்பாகவும் இருந்தது . அம்மா சொல்லி,காதால் கேட்ட அனைத்தும் படித்தும் பார்த்து விட்டேன்..

பாலங்கள்

பாட்டிகளுக்கும் பேரன் பேத்திகளுக்கும் பாலமாக இருக்கும் அம்மாக்கள்.
பாட்டி முகத்த நேர்ல பார்க்க முடியாத,பார்க்க விரும்பும் பேரன்,பேத்திகளுக்கு பாலமாக இருக்கும் இந்த பாலங்கள்!!!
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59 reviews1 follower
July 21, 2021
Nicely written. It was written so long ago and thanks to my friend I read the story now. The story is about women of three era, well if you call 20-30 years as era, how they behave in similar situations, how they function as bridge between generations, not withstanding the fact that they themselves had problem etc. Very nice story telling. Bringing back memories from the childhood.
Should start hunting for a few more of her books.

In my formative years Suvasankari, Vaasanthi, Maalan, Sujatha, Balakumaran all had definitive impact with their writing. Time to get back to reading these authors.
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308 reviews10 followers
August 21, 2024
Amazing writing spanning multiple generations of multiple families across a century.
The stories happen in different timelines and are continued randomly which makes it a very interesting read.
The title is so apt and one is able to understand how relevant it is for any generation irrespective of the time period.
It would be interesting to argue on the best family or rather the best generation of people. I would choose the ones who lived post independence once women started getting the freedom to move around and contribute equally with the men of the family.
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Hoping to explore more of Sivasankari's Novels.
1 review
September 16, 2023
Paalangal little outdated

The story travels through generations in three different timeliness. Concept is excellent. But there were forward thinking women even in earlier days who really paved the way for the next. It would have been nice if the author had taken one such character who were ahead of their time.
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14 reviews
December 15, 2023
This book have shown the lifestyle of woman in this society in 3 different years (1940, 1970, 1980's). Story was well written by author Sivasankari. Writing in one particular language colloquialism, here the author have well scripted the conversations which they have followed that era. Overall the book was good to read, and helps to know about the woman life at different period.
4 reviews
November 3, 2020
Engrossing

I liked the way different generations and their ways of living were portrayed. The conflicts and difference of opinion and how the mothers act as bridges between two generations is nicely depicted.
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18 reviews4 followers
August 28, 2021
I think so it’s Siva Shankari mam book in my self
I read past 2 years ago it clearly pictured a generational sequence of women
2 clubbed story
Women in 1920 era
Women in 1970
Women in 1980 to 90

Especially Mesmerising while read Aparna’s boarding school life
& Maithili story
1 review
May 29, 2021
An impressive story

The way she has dealt with the changing family relationships influenced by ever changing mileu is impressive . A treasure.
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106 reviews1 follower
March 19, 2024
அவசியம் படிக்க வேண்டிய புத்தகம்! பெண்கள் காலங்களால் எப்படி மாற்றங்கள் அடைந்து உள்ளார்கள் என்பதை மிக அருமையாக எழுதி உள்ளார்!
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13 reviews1 follower
December 6, 2024
Love the details and narration. The story was refreshing and captivating. Must read!
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78 reviews4 followers
January 15, 2018
'Palangal' by Sivasankari, one of the mature Tamil writers, was written some 35 years ago. It became a sensation at the time of its publication. Not an usual story revolving on a middle income family with all the problems incidental to such a plot. She had chosen a different path and took the readers along with her to different periods of the past. A typical brahmin family with all the ceremonies connected with it were told in a riveting manner. The reader would be awestruck with the author's narrating of the mental agonies of a widowed father on seeing his daughter leading a frustrating life after her marriage has failed and her mental struggle with her modern daughter taking things in life in a cavalier way. Every human feeling has been described to the core.

A gripping human drama!
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5 reviews3 followers
September 8, 2007
I enjoyed reading this book. The women in the story come across as strong and mature-trying to balnce not only their lives but also the lives of those around them.
6 reviews
July 24, 2013
Three different stories happening in different eras. Especially loved the 1900 - 1940 storyline.
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10 reviews
June 24, 2014
the three stories went in a good pace but i thought that the ending could have been better...
4 reviews
September 24, 2014
This book reminds me so much of my childhood and connects to my amma and patti!
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94 reviews16 followers
September 3, 2016
Set across three time periods - the story of three women, their surrounding environment and the social mores of those times. Amazing... This is probably my 27th read of this book...
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