He slept in railway stations, temples and choultries. Then in the whole journey he had never suffered from starvation because every temple and Gurudwara served him food. He had problem of food initially for few days. Jeyamohan did not take even single pie along with him, except a pair of clothes to protect him. After purchasing that ticket, a person can travel anywhere in India in any train. Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Railways gave a concession ticket for one whole year. Before writing this novel he took a tour of the entire country.

It is a fantasy set as a quest through various schools of Indian philosophy and history. This novel carries the readers on an interesting journey. Jeymohan’s most appreciated work is Vishnupuram. With his original ideas and continuous writing, he has created biggest impact on the Tamil literary landscape. Modern Tamil writer from Kanyakumari district, Jeyamohan has presented India’s rich literary and classical traditions in a majestic manner. Very few writers wrote about the core Indian values. Some of them were highly critical about the Hindu spiritual thoughts. In the name of progressive attitude, many Tamil writers were purveying leftist theories or atheist view points. Many of them wrote about the prevailing social conditions and happenings in the day-to-day life like love, hatred, conflicts, controversies and blossoming of best qualities in human relationship.įew writers have criticised the superstitions, casteism, dowry and other social evils. They touched the hearts of people by writing about their agony, anxiety and aspirations. Through their novels, short stories, poems and essays, they have created wonderful feelings and brought new ideas and fresh thoughts. Contemporary Tamil literary world is decorated with great writers and creative thinkers like Jayakanthan, Ashoka Mitran, Prabhanchan, Melanmai Ponnusamy and many more.

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