People of Gopallapuram is set in an eponymous village as India negotiates independence from the British. The village is going through rapid changes, both in its social structure and economic position as the colonial era wanes and a new India looms in the near future. Lovers, village leaders, tenant farmers and others who make up the village are all affected by this change as they navigate caste barriers development.
In Ki Rajanarayanan’s classic ode, translated by Shubashree Desikan, the humble south Indian village comes alive in a visceral, animated way, reminding us of our roots.
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