"Therefore, to please me during daily worship and ritual, arrangements may be made for Sudha nritya bhaiya devadasi. Five acharyas are the accompaniments to her performance. And, the daily dance is performed only by those born out of the temple dancing women clan."
-Lord Siva Says Kamikagama
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As the story starts we get introduced to Poorna the protagonist who contacts Raghu of an agency who organise events. Poorna lives in Singapore and she requires a dance performance organized in Chennai.
From there the story glides.
It's a women centric fiction that is decorated with relatable characters. Obviously author always does her best research being for the history or the depicting behaviours of humans.
The book talks about different timelines, ancient, medeival and present through which she talks about the origin and life of devadasis.
Through these she also lets us understand the classic forms of cultural dance and the mudra meanings and purpose in art. Within these she also has taken time to describe the patriarchal nature of our society which is many a times anti feminist from the mediaeval times. I liked the character of many but also appreciate how author incorporated herself in a short part she played in the novel. Do check out the beautiful videos made by the author in the next slides.
Also some inside pictures are shared in the blog with full review. The titles meaning that is misplaced heads is used in a witty way whose mystery slowly unveils in the end. I loved how the story ended with the poem Kaal. So meaningful. Though the novel is lengthy but the narration is reach with research. The characters chosen are thoughtful. Altogether a thought provoking read.
I recommend it to people who like reading deeper than shallow reads.
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QOTD: If you ever write a book, what genre would it be ?
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