Amirtham

Amirtham is the first novel of Thi. Janakiraman, a pioneer celebrated for taking the literary form to new heights. It was published in 'Giraama Oozhiyan' magazine as a series in 1944, and was published as a book for the first time in 1948. The novel announces the arrival of a great writer, and bears resemblance to some of his great works that followed. The language of this novel may have aged, but the context remains relevant. Equal gender relations, mutual admiration, the Thanjavur dialect and all the unique features of Thi.Ja's exemplary works are present in this too.