'Chappudu 'is a collection of unique stories. There are four stories here. But the special thing is that these are the stories that have touched an important part of Koya tribal life. Everything is based on death. They are the two most important things in a person's life. One is birth, the other death. The fight between them is called life. The author of this collection of stories is Paddam Anasuya, herself an Adivasi. This book is an attempt to show the life of her people to the world. As far as I know, this is the first time I've read in Telugu of its kind . It has a special place in the history of Telugu literature. With the inspiration given by this book, many tribal writers will definitely bring to light the various facets of their lives and their glorious history that will never be forgotten.
The quality to arouse such curiosity is in abundance in this collection of stories. The history of Santhal tribal warrior Birsa Munda is known to the world by the novel of the Bengali writer Mahasweta Devi. Similarly, Gopinath Mohanty's novel "Amrita Santana" in Oriya has depicted the history of Kondh tribal community in a very beautiful way. The Telugu translation of this novel has recently become very popular. Needless to say, that is the reason. And before all this, a great novel came in Bengali during the British rule. It is called "Aranyaka."
Author Bibhuti Bhushan Bandyopadhyay. Gradually, all these were translated into many other languages and effectively showed the aspects of the life of the indigenous people of this country, which did not come to light for many reasons. But they are not born tribal writers. That's something to be noted. There is no equivalent novel or collection of stories that has touched the tribal life in Telugu. It must be said that they do not show the culture of the tribals as much as they show the political angle. Later, some aspects of tribal nature could not be understood. Like other oppressed classes, the writers of the elite class seem to write from that point of view, thinking that the tribals are inferior to them. In fact, an Adivasi does not feel that he is inferior or superior to others. It has nothing to do with the Hindu caste system. It starts to make sense when it comes to the outside world. Well, there are many differences when it comes to research. For a tribal writer to write about his life is to convey many things to the outside world in an empowering way. Here... Now one is here in the form of Paddam Anasuya ji.
And it's a special time. Okay, let's take a look at Anasuya's story. The name of the first story is "Kakamma." A woman with age. It depicts the plight of a daughter who marries a man who is not of her caste. Agree that it hurts. After that, he invites his death without anyone's hand and without depending on anyone. In the same way there is a major difference in the fact that the strings of marriage also go away from their customs. The language and expressions used in the story are similar to that of an average tribal woman, except that they do not leave the ground. The descriptions are natural.
It can be said that his desire to slaughter a pig as a gift to the mob was not fulfilled. That's the second story. This is an important point in the story. Death is very important in life. The process of Purbham is performed by the Doli clan on this occasion. This includes the family history of the deceased, their relationship with different surnames, and various aspects related to ethnicity. They are like historians. Believe that if they come and do those rituals, the soul will be at peace. And the story tells how a Koya tribal family faced the situation when they wanted to make such rituals in the city.
In the villages of the forest, if you listen to the rhythmic winking of these cables from a distance for a few days at night, then along with the unrelenting wind, you will also feel that somewhere the spirits have reached there. "Musli" is the third story. In this story, an old woman dies while plucking leaves. The story is about a pet dog who gets bitten and then dies. But the way Adivi is described in this story is heartbreaking. The presence of bear cubs in the lily bushes, plucking the leaves from the bushes by putting a stick in it, catching the joy. He said more about the times of death. It's nice to be compared to an old man's night-drinker. I remember a great man saying that the two extremes meet.
And the fourth story is the "muffled voice." In this story, the religious conversions taking place in the Koya Adivasi community and the problems they bring have been told. The converts explained how they did not follow the usual Eastern customs during their deaths and how they were disrupting unity. Images such as mouth rattling at the sight of nekkara fruits and trees, mukku slipping on a karangi tree and tuk-tuk taking the reader somewhere. The story ends by asking whether the Dolis, who have been singing and saving their histories from time immemorial, should stay away from them anymore.
The author's style is interesting and enjoyable to read. The story unfolds in villages and villages around Palvancha. Although the words of Koya language are used in some places as per the need, nowhere they stop the storytelling. In all the selected stories, the theme should be "death." However, in the way of saying the object, it was carried without any hindrance. Let us move forward by choosing more themes related to tribal life so that more new lights shine in the field of Telugu literature. In this context, I would like to give a little advice to writer Anasuya garu. I suggest that you read Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar's writing in English very carefully. His novel The Adivasi will not dance was also awarded by The Hindu for 2015. He was very much aware of the changes and problems in the tribal society today and brought a lot of fame to his Santhal tribe in Jharkhand.
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