History Memory Tradition

Tamil culture abounds in ballads.Scholars have listed over two hundred ballads, and strongly believe that more than five hundred ballads are yet to see the light of the day.Kattabomman kuttu, which narrates the exploits of the palayakakkar who bravely fought the British, is arguably the most popular Tamil folk ballad. This book renders Kattabomman kuttu into the English, and a scholarly introduction, based on the both primary and the secondary sources, provides invaluable background that helps to understand this remarkable ballad its historical context.