Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Vendor of Sweets- by R K Narayanan

nA nice story built on the generation gap between father and Son. We can't say who is right?Who is wrong? Its just result of difference in the speed of reaction to the changes. One is fast. Another is slow. When the son westernize himself with Americal Education , the father believes in the Indian concepts. When the son catches up with "living toghter" with a foregin girl without marrying her, the father is not able to digest that. When the son wants to start the new business with Story telling machine, the father wants him to continue with vending of sweets. When the son talks about funding his new venture with his father's savings, the father refuses to part away with his hard earned money. He considers that as equivalent to squandering the money.
The book brings the 1960s and 1970s South indian life style. In one chapter the father reminisces over his "Ponnu Parkira incident" and his intial life after wedding. Its just great. It brings about how the marriage of our grand father and grand mother had been happened.
Nice Read !

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