Lakshmi Kataksham - Volume 1 - Tamil | by Devan/ Fictional Book

Author Devan, a renowned Tamil writer popular for his wit and sense of humor, wrote the book Lakshmi Kataksham. He penned around 500 stories, articles, and travelogues in Ananda Vikaten while serving as managing editor starting in 1942 till 1957.The three-volume book chronicles the struggles that Kantamani, the protagonist, faced at an era when decisions about one's life were influenced by familial ties and even allegiance to the employer. Pasupathi Pillai's lovely daughter Kantamani is mistreated by her stepmother, who wants her to wed an elderly, wealthy philanderer. When her childhood friend Duraisami marries her, Kantamani is given a reprieve. Her problems are not, however, at an end.