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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
Rangamani, the protagonist, witnessed his father’s murder who was beaten to death by the British for being a friend to V.O. Chidambaram Pillai. As a kid, Ranagamani was taken to Gandhi by | Rangamani, the protagonist, witnessed his father’s murder who was beaten to death by the British for being a friend to V.O. Chidambaram Pillai. As a kid, Ranagamani was taken to Gandhi by family friend named Dixithar to help him leave behind his vindictiveness. Gandhi gave him a Jesus cross as a gift which he treasured until his adulthood.. However, Rangamani was stubborn to avenge his father’s death. He discontinued law school and joined an extremist group. Triveni, the daughter of the extremist group’s leader, was a believer in Gandhiyan principle of ahimsa. Rangamani had a change of heart after seeing Triveni’s sacrifice. As per Triveni’s request, Rangamani went to meet Gandhi. It was the time that Gandhi was shot. The idol of the cross was bathed in blood as he attempted to hold him. | ||
== Literary Contributions == | == Literary Contributions == | ||
Scepticism surrounded the Gandhian movement in the 1950s. Books and novels were published later, intending to re-invent | Scepticism surrounded the Gandhian movement in the 1950s. Books and novels were published later, intending to re-invent the image of Gandhi; ''Kannukkul Eeram'' is one of them. This novel creates an analogy between Gandhi’s blood being a liberating force like Jesus Christ’s blood. It also recognizes how Gandhi, a human being, was viewed as a divine power within twenty-five years of his demise. ''Hey Ram'', a movie released in 2000, is closely related to ''Kanukkul Eeram''; it depicts the same emotions and symbolic representations as ''Kannukul Eeram''. | ||
This novel was an inspiration for Velupillai Prabakaran, in his revolution for the cause of Tamil people in Srilanka. Here are his exact works in an interview. | This novel was an inspiration for Velupillai Prabakaran, in his revolution for the cause of Tamil people in Srilanka. Here are his exact works in an interview. | ||
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Kallukkul Eeram is a novel written by R.S. Nallaperumal. It is written with Gandhi’s assassination as the backdrop; depicting the final stages of the Indian Independence Movement from a Gandhian’s perspective.
Writing, Publication
R.S. Nallaperumal researched the history of Gandhi's assassination and used it as the backdrop for the novel. Kallukkul Eeram won the second prize in the Kalki Magazine Novel Competition in 1966. It was later published in 1969.
Synopsis
Rangamani, the protagonist, witnessed his father’s murder who was beaten to death by the British for being a friend to V.O. Chidambaram Pillai. As a kid, Ranagamani was taken to Gandhi by family friend named Dixithar to help him leave behind his vindictiveness. Gandhi gave him a Jesus cross as a gift which he treasured until his adulthood.. However, Rangamani was stubborn to avenge his father’s death. He discontinued law school and joined an extremist group. Triveni, the daughter of the extremist group’s leader, was a believer in Gandhiyan principle of ahimsa. Rangamani had a change of heart after seeing Triveni’s sacrifice. As per Triveni’s request, Rangamani went to meet Gandhi. It was the time that Gandhi was shot. The idol of the cross was bathed in blood as he attempted to hold him.
Literary Contributions
Scepticism surrounded the Gandhian movement in the 1950s. Books and novels were published later, intending to re-invent the image of Gandhi; Kannukkul Eeram is one of them. This novel creates an analogy between Gandhi’s blood being a liberating force like Jesus Christ’s blood. It also recognizes how Gandhi, a human being, was viewed as a divine power within twenty-five years of his demise. Hey Ram, a movie released in 2000, is closely related to Kanukkul Eeram; it depicts the same emotions and symbolic representations as Kannukul Eeram.
This novel was an inspiration for Velupillai Prabakaran, in his revolution for the cause of Tamil people in Srilanka. Here are his exact works in an interview.
":What are the shaping influences on your life?
Ra. Su. Nallaperumal’s serial “Kallukkul Eeram” (“It is wet inside the stone”) published in Kalki magazine. I have read it five times. It revolves round the Indian freedom struggle. Mr Nallaperumal balances the ahimsaic struggle and the armed struggle. Generally, I read anything on any freedom movement. I used to read books on Joan of Arc, Napoleon, and so on. I was always interested in history. Shivaji was the first guerilla to have fought against the Mughal rule. When I was young, I always had a picture of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. I used to keep his picture on my table when I used to study. I had written on my table, “I will fight till the last drop of my blood for the liberation of my motherland”.
Bibliography: 1. https://www.dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/38708 2. https://www.sangam.org/PIRABAKARAN/Part42.htm
Links
- https://rengasubramani.blogspot.com/2021/05/blog-post_19.html
- https://vasagarkoodam.blogspot.com/2014/06/kallukkul-eeram.html
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