The Tamarind Tree

The Tamarind Tree is a modern classic by Sundara Ramaswamy that explores shared histories, loss, a love for nature, and a mythical center of life in a village in India. The tamarind tree, a benevolent observer for over fifty years, witnessed the village's transformation from old ways to a bustling community. Damodara Asan, a philosopher, memory keeper, and master storyteller, inspired endless tales about the tree and its significance. The book is a beautiful and universal story about transition, progress, and the enduring symbol of dignity, culture, and life.

Format: Hardback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 15 November 2022
Publisher: Amazon Publishing

Sundara Ramaswamy's modern classic, translated from Tamil, is a breathtaking exploration of shared histories, loss, a deep connection with nature, and a nearly mythical center of life in a village in India. While it thrived, the tamarind tree stood at the crossroads of a small village in Southern India, offering shade without discrimination for over fifty years. It bore witness to laughter and tears, tragedy and simple pleasures, and the history of the village itself as it transformed from the old ways of bullock-led carts to a bustling community of social, political, economic, and ecological change. For Damodara Asan, an enigmatic philosopher, memory keeper, and master storyteller, the tamarind tree—and everything it inspired—was an endless source of tales that captivated generations. Unfolding through the bittersweet remembrances of an unnamed narrator who was once beguiled by Asan, The Tamarind Tree is a beautiful and universal story about transition, the compromises of progress, and a long-gone yet undying symbol of indestructible dignity, culture, and life.

Sundara Ramaswamy's modern classic, translated from Tamil, is a breathtaking exploration of shared histories, loss, a deep connection with nature, and a nearly mythical center of life in a village in India. While it thrived, the tamarind tree stood at the crossroads of a small village in Southern India, offering shade without discrimination for over fifty years. It bore witness to laughter and tears, tragedy and simple pleasures, and the history of the village itself as it transformed from the old ways of bullock-led carts to a bustling community of social, political, economic, and ecological change. For Damodara Asan, an enigmatic philosopher, memory keeper, and master storyteller, the tamarind tree—and everything it inspired—was an endless source of tales that captivated generations. Unfolding through the bittersweet remembrances of an unnamed narrator who was once beguiled by Asan, The Tamarind Tree is a beautiful and universal story about transition, the compromises of progress, and a long-gone yet undying symbol of indestructible dignity, culture, and life.

ISBN-13: 9781542034586