Hounded Tamil author Murugan set to join new college away from home
February 17, 2015 12:00
Tamil author and professor Perumal Murugan, who gave up writing after he was hounded by Hindu fundamentalist and caste groups, would join the faculty of the Presidency College in Chennai today.
His wife, a member of the Tamil faculty, would join Queen Mary's College in the city. Both had sought transfer, fearing for their life in their hometown of Namakal, where they used to teach at the government college, reports NDTV.
Hindu groups and caste outfits in Namakal had protested and even observed a bandh last month against Perumal Murugan's novel, Madhorubhagan, saying it showed their women and their temple in bad light. The novel had been published in 2010, and has also been translated in English, as One Part Woman.
His wife, a member of the Tamil faculty, would join Queen Mary's College in the city. Both had sought transfer, fearing for their life in their hometown of Namakal, where they used to teach at the government college, reports NDTV.
Hindu groups and caste outfits in Namakal had protested and even observed a bandh last month against Perumal Murugan's novel, Madhorubhagan, saying it showed their women and their temple in bad light. The novel had been published in 2010, and has also been translated in English, as One Part Woman.
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