The Golu III

 
Part I
Part II 
The poor nature of the sundal at Anantharaman’s household was not a cause for worry for us Golu dolls,  though it was symbolically offered  as part of evening prayers. The problem was the singing we had to listen in. The Anantharamans were proud that the family was gifted musically, that included their three daughters who were [...]

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The Golu- II

Part I
We are a portly pair of Chettiar dolls from Thanjavur. I am clad in  silk veshti, flashing a belly button on my protruding tummy, with gold chains around my plump neck. My round head swings on the neck as a separate piece and my smiling face nods delicately, if touched. My wife, dressed in [...]

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The Golu

                                                                           
Allow me to introduce ourselves. We are seated on decorated tiers, colourful dolls on a tower of steps, privy to all kinds of gossip and whispers in the household. We even know Mohana’s secret.
We are celebratory icons, on display for a brief while and hence witness to the happenings of T.S.Anantharaman’s family for nine [...]

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