A Flowering Tree- A K Ramanujan

About The Author

A K Ramanujan

• Born in Mysore, India (1929)

• A Poet, Translator, Folklorist & Philologist• His Major Contribution

The Striders (1966) Second Sight (1986) The Collected Poems of AK Ramanujan (1995)

Theme• Ecology• Ecofeminism• Woman’s Sexuality and Vulnerability• Woman’s Place in Society

CharacterisationKamudha• Centre Point• Only Name Revealed• Poor Little Dependant Girl• Young and Beautiful• Most Loved and Adored

CharacterisationThe Prince• A Gentleman by Birth• IInd Most Important Character• Love and Respect for the Entire Female

Race• Represents all Kind Hearted People

CharacterisationThe Mothers• Loving, Compassionate & Caring• Represents the Typical Indian Mothers• One was Rich & the other one was poor

CharacterisationThe Sisters• A Caring Sister & Sister-in-Law• & One villainous Sister-in-Law

Characterisation

KamudhaHer Mother

Her Sister The Prince

The King & The QueenHer Parents-in-Law

Her 2Sisters-in-Law

Plot of the Story

• Kamudha & her Sister live with their Poor Mother• Blessed with Magical Powers• Powers not Revealed• The Prince, His 2 Sisters, The King & The Queen

Let’s Begin

Summary

Kamudha reveals her secret to her Sister.She Turns into a Tree using 2 Pitchers of Water

They both started selling the Flowerswith a unique fragrance from the Tree

to earn Money at King’s Palace

The Prince smelled those Flowers and wondered about their source. In the second attempt he discovered

Kamudha’s Magical Powers.

The Prince at once fell in Love with the Beauty and Charm of the young Kamudha

The whole King’s Palace was Informed about Kamudha’s Beauty and her Secret. And, a

Proposal for their Wedding was made.

The Princeweds

Kamudha

A silence of 2 days and then abeautiful Love Story begins...

The jealous Sister-in-Law along with her Friends forcefully demanded Kamudha to become a Tree

for her to pick Flowers.

The Girls broke her Branches and performed the Ritualin a wrong Manner.

Kamudha was left like an UglyCreature with no Hands & Legs

The Prince left the Palacein Guilt, like a Beggar

After several Days, they both were found wandering at two different places in the

Sister-in-Law’s Kingdom

Yet once again, the Tree began to flower & Kamudha was restored with

her Beauty

Relevance in Today’s World

• Ecology• Ecofeminism• Woman’s Place in Society

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