Ancient scholar Vararuchi is an unyielding figure central to many tales set in different eras. In one such Malayalam folk tale, his colourful life provides a spectacularly vivid account of the origin of the land and culture of Kerala. The fascinating folk tale of Vararuchi, his wife Panchami and their twelve children, including the likes of Perunthachan and Naranathu Bhranthan, is narrated in Kottarathil Sankunni’s Aithihyamala, a vast…
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Book Review | ‘What The Rains Foretold’ by N Mohanan – The fascinating folk tale of Vararuchi
