நளபாகம் (Nalabaagam)

Thi.Janakiraman wrote this novel as a series on the magazine Kanaiyazhi. It was published as a book posthumously. Poet Sukumaran the editor Thi.Janakiraman s collected short stories says Thi.ja was never tired of celebrating humanity in his works. Humans are the central themes of his works bound in their situations and filled with emotions. It s an unique novel among his other novels. The theme is abstract and the abstractness makes it more intriguing for the reader. The novel is about an dangerous attempt by Rangamani who is determined to continue her family heritage by a blood related scion instead of adopted children. Tricks Prayers Intimacy all are entwined in a story told in the enchanting writing style of Thi.Ja. The novel speaks of pity lust and spirituality all in an intimate language.