Caste
Caste Sitting at Ethiraja Kalyana Mandapam waiting for Sanjay Subrahmanyam concert to begin, saw someone sitting infront of me read The Hindu article on the controversy over ‘Madhorubagan’. Asked for the paper from the person and quickly read it. Two days later at the Museum book shop saw this bright red coloured cover of the book - it was a small book and immediate inclination picked it up. Hectic travel followed it and the book travelled with me to Mumbai unread. Last afternoon after seeing the author’s reaction to threats and the overwhelming support of intelligentsia decided to leave other works aside and read it. As a student of literature and avid reader, over the years one has encountered all sorts of books ranging for serious adultery to free sex to whatnot. So, was not shocked or surprised to read this book which mainly deals with fertility issue and an open free sex day at a temple as a way to solve it. From the so called “animists” to Hindu Gods fert...