Read | Living Ramayanas: Exploring the Plurality of the Epic in Wayanad and the World review - the diverse interpretations of the Ramayana Inextricably linked to the earth, the novel transforms into a brilliant discourse on social and environmental justice. It’s the story of erstwhile Bayalnadu (land of the paddy fields, now known as Wayanad), the migrants who made it their home, and the real custodians of the woods, the adivasis. Sheela Tomy’s debut novel is a ballad of enchantment that easily sweeps the reader into its green vortex. It’s where ferns and vines embrace, ancient karimaruthu trees abound and umpteen animal sounds fill the air. It’s where mist carcasses the greens, a land of sun-dappled secrets and birdsong. Valli unravels in the agrarian idyll of Kalluvayal, a village buried deep inside the Western Ghats.
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