What was it like to be a Namboodiri woman 80 years ago?Ending the silence of centuries comes this startling murmur: the first full-length account of a Namboodiri woman’s life describing a world long gone. Told without a trace of self-pity, Devaki Nilayamgode’s work is a remarkable achievement in the domain of personal and social history.In the enormous Pakavoor Illam, their hours filled with sombre ritual baths and plain clothes, denied flowers or ...
