About the Book: On the Banks of the Mayyazhi
Mayyazhi (Mahe) - a French colony in the middle of Kerala, in the 1940s: a
melange of native myth and legend and shimmering French elegance. Folklore has
it that souls hover as dragonflies over the Velliyan Rock in the sea.
A wave of nationalism sweeps over the town and a group of dedicated young men
are determined to free Mayyazhi from the French. Dasan, a promising young man
destined for a brilliant career in the French government, finds himself in the
thick of the movement.
M. Mukundan, one of Keralas best-known writers of fiction, captures the spirit
of