Book Summary - Srirangathu Devadhaigal (ஸ்ரீரங்கத்து தேவதைகள்)

Srirangathu Devadhaigal (ஸ்ரீரங்கத்து தேவதைகள்) is yet another excellent piece of work by Sujatha. It is not a novel, but his own nostalgia of his adolescent years.

Sujatha takes us on a ride down the memory lane with his 14 short stories -all of which share a common backdrop - his native, a small town called "Srirangam", in the atmosphere of 70's through 80's, portrayed so beautifully!

The stories arouse a variety of emotions. First few chapters/stories took me so in deep; I thought the book is going to be a heavy read, but rest of the 10 stories slowly turned towards a lighter side to out-and-out hilarious! The story (sentences & phrases) are written in the style of “Iyengar Tamil”; but it’s not that different, infact it helps to easily get-into the plot – the real Srirangam 😊.

Though some scenes were purely imaginary (Sujatha mentions at the beginning itself), but still made me believe as they’re real!. It’s so gripping that everyone can easily relate each of the characters in the book. All of us would have met interesting characters like the “thinna”, “secha”, and a “half-scientist”. 

At the end of every story, the author also states of his encounter with the characters after 30 years or so and tells us how they ended up. And that's what life is all about, isn't it? We meet our childhood friends and discuss those ridiculous episodes and anecdotes and end with a 'now look at us'.

The book made me nostalgic and recall instances of every hue from my life. I’m sure, you will also go into your memories while reading. Isn't that a good enough reason to read Srirangathu Devadhaigal 😜?

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