Naalukettu: The House Around the CourtyardNaalukettu: The House Around the Courtyard is the story of a young boy, Appunni, set in a matrilineal Nair joint family (a taravad) in the author's native village, Kudallur. Fascinated with accounts of the prestigious Naalukettu taravad from which his mother was expelled, Appunni visits the house only to be despised and rejected by all. Appunni grows up to earn enough money and returns to buy his ancestral home, but his victory soon turns into ashes when his father's murderer turns out to be the same man who was the only sympathetic adult in Appunni's lonely teenage years. |
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Achamma Achan Achumman adhikari Amina Umma Amma Ammamma Ammini Edathi Appunni asked banana bath betel leaves Bhagavathi Bhaskaran cherumi child coconut courtyard dark dice door dusk Ettan's mother eyes face father felt front veranda girl gone hair hand happened head heard illam kalam Kalathil Kammal kanji karanavar Kerala kitchen Kondunni Nair Krishnankutty Kudallur Kumaran Nair Kunhathol Kutta Ammaaman Kuttan Nair lamp listened look M.T. Vasudevan Nair Malayalam Malu Malu's mapillas matrilinear Meenakshi Edathi morning Muhammad mundu Musaliyar Muthaachi naalukettu Nair's Namboodiri never night novel Onam paddy pagida pandal Parukutty Paruttyamme pathayappura Pathumma Pulluvan rice ritual river rupees sambandam Sankaran Nair serpents sleep someone stay stood story suddenly Syedalikutty talk tell Thangedathi tharavad thekkini There's thought thullal told Trithala uncle Vadakkeppat Valia Ammaaman Valiamma village voice walked woman women wooden yard