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“Thus, she begin her own journey. Along the way, she will transform into Unniyachi, the aboriginal mother, into Kanchana Seetha and Sree Kurumba; into Vanadurga, the goddess of the forest, and Jaladurga, the goddess of the water; and into Kali, the primordial power. She will ride the waves between life and myth into the darkness of stories that are brighter than light. Through fields of marigolds to the slope of Kannanthalikunnu... To forest verges where the chempakam blooms... To screw-pine-scented canal banks... To riverbanks red with the blood of revolution... Through it all, Manjadikunnu will keep her company, silently, as the night of stories unfolds.”

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