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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
Set in the backdrop of the Western Ghats, the tribals struggle with the conquest of a debasing life scenario. Caught in the currents, Madhavi fights on to keep her family afloat. Her only son falls in the wrong hands and demands sale of her land holding, keeping in line with the trend. The inevitable is about to happen. Jyothi and Kamala stand by Madhavi. Nelson, the Englishman enters the scene as a non-profit crusader of an afforestation drive in the mountains around.
Jyothi begins to feel the warmth of the manly attention from Nelson. Jyothi, who moves closely with David, is in a spot. Young and wealthy, the debonair Nelson is face to face with an earthy tribal damsel.
The conflict intensifies in the village and the community. Will Jyothi survive the turbulence?
What awaits Nelson?
Methil Sudhakaran
Methil Sudhakaran decided to complete reading world classics very early. In the ensuing time, Victor Hugo, Tolstoy, Mark Twain, Kafka, Emily Zola and many more authors’ works were read. He also read the fiction works of Nevil Shute, and Arthur Hailey. Many known Malayalam and Tamil writers also inspire him. The author’s published articles on Mark Twain and Kafka are a source of study for literary research. These studies and literature have eventually led the author to enter the domain of field work to understand things on his own. It led him to open a Free Education Center for tribal children in a village in the Western Ghats, and spend time and resources for tribal children. The author has studied the field well before writing about it. He has heard the cries of hungry children and seen the tears of young mothers.
The novel ‘The Sandalwood Girl’ is an outcome and result of the churning that took place in his mind. In the midst of the many adversities and turmoil, the leading characters, Jyothi and Kamala show remarkable courage and conviction bringing a new dawn over the village. The author is the book, and the book is the author.
He stays in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu and focuses on agriculture.
