a flowering tree - by a k ramanujan
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A Flowering Tree- A K Ramanujan
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About The Author
A K Ramanujan
• Born in Mysore, India (1929)
• A Poet, Translator, Folklorist & Philologist• His Major Contribution
The Striders (1966) Second Sight (1986) The Collected Poems of AK Ramanujan (1995)
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Theme• Ecology• Ecofeminism• Woman’s Sexuality and Vulnerability• Woman’s Place in Society
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CharacterisationKamudha• Centre Point• Only Name Revealed• Poor Little Dependant Girl• Young and Beautiful• Most Loved and Adored
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CharacterisationThe Prince• A Gentleman by Birth• IInd Most Important Character• Love and Respect for the Entire Female
Race• Represents all Kind Hearted People
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CharacterisationThe Mothers• Loving, Compassionate & Caring• Represents the Typical Indian Mothers• One was Rich & the other one was poor
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CharacterisationThe Sisters• A Caring Sister & Sister-in-Law• & One villainous Sister-in-Law
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Characterisation
KamudhaHer Mother
Her Sister The Prince
The King & The QueenHer Parents-in-Law
Her 2Sisters-in-Law
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Plot of the Story
• Kamudha & her Sister live with their Poor Mother• Blessed with Magical Powers• Powers not Revealed• The Prince, His 2 Sisters, The King & The Queen
Let’s Begin
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Summary
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Kamudha reveals her secret to her Sister.She Turns into a Tree using 2 Pitchers of Water
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They both started selling the Flowerswith a unique fragrance from the Tree
to earn Money at King’s Palace
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The Prince smelled those Flowers and wondered about their source. In the second attempt he discovered
Kamudha’s Magical Powers.
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The Prince at once fell in Love with the Beauty and Charm of the young Kamudha
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The whole King’s Palace was Informed about Kamudha’s Beauty and her Secret. And, a
Proposal for their Wedding was made.
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The Princeweds
Kamudha
A silence of 2 days and then abeautiful Love Story begins...
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The jealous Sister-in-Law along with her Friends forcefully demanded Kamudha to become a Tree
for her to pick Flowers.
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The Girls broke her Branches and performed the Ritualin a wrong Manner.
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Kamudha was left like an UglyCreature with no Hands & Legs
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The Prince left the Palacein Guilt, like a Beggar
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After several Days, they both were found wandering at two different places in the
Sister-in-Law’s Kingdom
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Yet once again, the Tree began to flower & Kamudha was restored with
her Beauty
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Relevance in Today’s World
• Ecology• Ecofeminism• Woman’s Place in Society
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