Essays on Amma by Perumal Murugan | Tamil Literature | Bookcast #156

Perumal Murugan’s tender yet truthful essays capture the life of a strong, independent and extraordinary woman: his mother. She raised her children with the income from just a few acres of land that she managed on her own, tending to the cattle and crops with maternal concern, all the while minding her unruly husband. I read out one of the essays which revolves around the food she would cook.