The First Chapter of 'The Fiery Women'
CHAPTER 1 The Village of D’Salem ‘When l watch flickering lights, In distant homes, From my window seat on a train, Or when I watch them, As I walk spiritedly under an umbrella, Or in a two-, Or four wheeler in a rain; The great spirit of wonder, Gives birth to the dawn of realisation- Every human and home is different, This is most evident, Everyone is searching for their Destiny.... This was the poem that Preetha’s elegant mind was conjuring up as she walked towards her friend’s home. Our young protagonist had just shifted gears and ----- had made the transition from being a painter of colors to a painter of words! The year was 1925. Twenty-two years later, India would become an independent nation. The people of Hindustan had already started to receive the fruits of intellectual freedom. Rabindranath Thakur, the Indian philosopher-poet had already won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 - inspiring a large number...