--- title: "Who is the writer of the (Tamil Novel) Madhorubhagan?" description: "Who is the writer of the (Tamil Novel) Madhorubhagan?" author: "Jyoti Ajgaonkar" published: 2018-08-27 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48548/who-is-the-writer-of-the-tamil-novel-madhorubhagan category: "books & novels" tags: ["books and literature"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Who is the writer of the (Tamil Novel) Madhorubhagan? Who is the writer of the ([Tamil Novel](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48533/when-was-the-tamil-novel-madhorubhagan-written)) Madhorubhagan? ## Answers ### Answer by Harshal Vispute All of their ambitions and fears eventually coalesce around the chariot festival in the temple of the half-female deity **Ardhanareeswara** and the **festivities** that surround it. Everything relies on one night when the rules are lifted and any man and woman can have a consensual relationship. This night has the potential to put an end to the couple's misery and shame. From prayers to penance, potions to pilgrimages, **Kali and Ponna's** attempts to conceive a child have all failed. They are constantly harassed by the comments and insinuations of others around them while being in a loving and physically gratifying relationship. However, it will put their relationship to the ultimate test. **One Part Woman** is a sharply observed novel that vividly conjures an intimate and frightening portrayal of **marriage, love, and sex**, stuck between the requirements of the societal convention and the tug of inner worries. **Perumal Murugan**, an **[Indian](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94169/which-is-the-first-indian-communication-satellite) novelist**, wrote the **Tamil book**, **One Part Woman**. Originally published in **2010** by **Kalachuvadu Publications**, it was later translated into **English by Aniruddhan Vasudevan** and released by **Penguin Books in India in 2013** and **Grove Atlantic in the United States in 2018**. It is set during the colonial era in India's southern state of **Tamil Nadu**, and it explores the societal shame that a married couple experiences as a result of their infertility, as well as the extremes to which they go to conceive. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48548/who-is-the-writer-of-the-tamil-novel-madhorubhagan Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.