Ritual And Tradition In Perumal Murugan's One-Part Woman

Abstract

Perumal Murugan is the star of contemporary Tamil literature. An award-winning writer, poet and scholar, he has garnered both critical acclaim and commercial success for his vast array of work. His novels have been translated into English to immense acclaim, including Current Show, Pyre, Seasons of the Palm, which was shortlisted for the Kiriyama Prize in 2005, and One Part Woman, his best-known work, which was shortlisted for the Crossword Award, longlisted for the inaugural National Book Award for Translation and won the prestigious ILF Samanvay Bhasha Samman.Perumal Murgan’s novel One-Part Woman (originally published as Madhorubagan in Tamil) explores the interplay of ritual, tradition, and individual desires within a rural South Indian community. The objective of the paper is to explore the significance of ritual and tradition in One-Part Woman which weaves a story that is deeply rooted in cultural rituals and traditions while also critically examining their implications on individual lives