Malayalam Writer Kamal C Chavara, who symbolically cremated his novel in protest against the jingoist nationalism, has alleged he was attacked by a Sangh Parivar activist on Sunday in Kunnamangalam near Calicut in Kerala. Chavara said the attacker approached him and asked whether he was the one who had burnt[Read More…]
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Kerala author’s decision to burn his novel in public echoes Perumal Murugan
Echoing the Perumal Murugan episode from Tamil Nadu in 2015, Malayalam novelist Kamal C Chavara has decided to withdraw his book and burn it in front of the public in Calicut’s Kidson corner on Saturday evening at around 4 pm. Kamal C Chavara, who hails from CPI(M) ruling state, was[Read More…]