Thanks to keerthi, I finished ‘Vendhu thanindha Kaadugal’ - my second I. Pa novel.
No other urban novel had such an impact on me in recent times. I am determined to read all of I. Pa as soon as possible.
BTW I. Pa has a blog. There is only one post. I would’ve missed it had he not mentioned that he is the author of ‘Nandhan Kadhai’
Verppattru is my first Indira Parthasarathy novel. I would not call this as a classic, but it is still a decent read. I liked the irony at the end. A guy who is hell-bent on fighting caste, at last gets his job because of his caste 
Actually the central theme of the novel is the hypocrisy by various characters in various situations. The person who seems the most dogmatic (kesavan’s father) in the beginning, is the one who adapts well with reality without losing his principles towards the end.
Verdict: Time irundha padikalaam
It takes enormous control over one’s craft and unsurpassed knowledge in a community’s way of life to write a novel like ‘Gopallapurathu makkal’.
The reason I say this is because the novel does not define a single protagonist, nor a tight plot. But a community’s complete way of life was shown to me effortlessly. And this is possible only with a writer of Ki. Ra’s calibre.
References to ‘Kazhugu Malai’ in the novel made me relate to it even better. That’s my maternal grandma’s native
I love good movies, but i don’t think any one can ever make a movie out of this, except maybe Ki. Ra himself.
I wanted to write this post in tamil, but unfortunately i am not able to install NHM writer. Mine is office laptop 
I think it’s only fitting that i write about a superb novel which ends with India’s Independence day, on the eve of one Independence day.
Ki. Rajanarayanan Vazhga! Happy reading! Happy independence day!