Kavalai

இந்தப் பக்கத்தை தமிழில் வாசிக்க: கவலை ‎

Kavalai is an autobiographical book written by Azhagiya Nayagi Ammal [1925-2008] in Tamil. It is considered important by sociologists. She is the mother of writer Ponneelan.

Writing, Publishing

Azhagiya Nayagi Ammal started writing the autobiographical story of Kavalai in June 1976 and finished it at the end of May 1977. The book depicts the period in her life till 1970.

Kavalai is not a copy written for publication. Ponneelan had a copy of this book for twenty years. Azhagiya Nayagi Ammal intended this as a collection of raw material for a novel she intended to write. Ponneelan's friend and writer Sundara Ramasamy asked him to publish it. Yet for twenty years Ponneelan made no decision. One reason was that handwriting was difficult to read. Then it was published on the advice of researcher A. Sivasubramanian.

This book was published in the year 1998 by the Folklore Advocacy Centre, Thuya Saveriar College, Palayankottai. Researcher A. Sivasubramanian has written the preface for it.