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| name = Amma Vandhaal<br />
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| author = [[Thi. Janakiraman]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| genre =<br />
| publisher = Kalachuvadu<br />
| pub_date = 1966<br />
| media_type = Print<br />
| pages = 100<br />
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'''''Amma Vandhaal''''' is an Indian novel by the noted Indian [[Tamil literature|Tamil]] writer [[Thi. Janakiraman]] ("Thi Jaa"). It is a fictional account of a youngster who returns home from his [[vedic school]]. It is one of Thi Jaa's most important works,<ref>{{cite news |last=Ashokamitran |title=Janakiraman sends a wire |url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2008/03/09/stories/2008030950150400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312204504/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2008/03/09/stories/2008030950150400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 March 2008 |accessdate=19 May 2014 |date=9 March 2008 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |quote=In 1966, he had written probably the most discussed novel, Amma Vandaal.}}</ref> and one of the few that have been translated into English, published in 1972 as ''The Sins of Appu's Mother''.<ref>{{Google books|GGkOAAAAYAAJ|title=The Sins of Appu's Mother}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Appu, a vedic scholar, returns from his school after completing his studies. After reaching home, Appu comes to know about his mother's affair with Sivasu, and that the other family members are already aware of it. His mother reveals that she had sent him to the vedic school to atone for her sins. A heartbroken Appu goes back to his school after hearing of his [[guru]]'s illness, as someone has to run the school.<br />
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==Main characters==<br />
* Appu, a scholar<br />
* Bhavani Ammal, who runs the school<br />
* Indu, niece of Bhavani Ammal<br />
* Alankaram, Appu's mother<br />
* Dhandapani, Appu's father<br />
* Sivasu, a rich landowner<br />
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==Reception==<br />
[[Triloki Nath Madan]] called the book "a particularly insightful interpretation of the mother–son relationship, when the son is cast by a strong-willed mother in the role of her savior".<ref>Triloki Nath Madan, {{google books|id=8dn6jUf4LKcC|page=142|title=Choice and Morality in Anthropological Perspective}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Tamil novels]]<br />
[[Category:1966 novels]]<br />
[[Category:Novels set in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:1966 Indian novels]]<br />
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