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037			_cPurchased _nPrism Books, Kadavanthra
041			_aEnglish
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100			_aPerumal Murugan
245			_aSTUDENTS ETCHED IN MEMORY _b: A Moving Collection of Essays on Youth, Education & Identity
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260			_aHaryana _bHamish Hamilton - Penguin Books _c2025
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500			_aTranslated from Tamil by Iswarya V. Students Etched in Memory is a remarkable collection of forty essays by Perumal Murugan, translated with sensitivity and grace by V. Iswarya. While Murugan is widely acclaimed for his novels such as One Part Woman and Pyre, this collection reveals another facet of his work—as a teacher, mentor and keen observer of young minds. In these deeply personal essays, Murugan offers an intimate look into the lives of college students from small-town Tamil Nadu. Each is a portrait of youth, where the pursuit of education becomes a journey not just of academic growth, but of self-discovery. Through his sharp yet compassionate observations, Murugan captures the delicate balance between the quest for knowledge and the search for identity, belonging and purpose. With profound empathy for his students, Murugan recognizes that education is far more than textbooks and exams. Against the backdrop of contemporary India, the essays reflect the broader challenges facing students—pressures of family expectations, class, caste and the tension between tradition and modernity. Yet, they carry a sense of hope—of education as a pathway to change, upward mobility and the possibility of personal transformation. Once again, Perumal Murugan demonstrates his mastery in capturing the lived experiences of individuals navigating the shifting currents of change.
650			_aEssay Collection
700			_aIswarya, V (tr.)
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