It deconstructs the original legends of Nandan which are inalienable to Hindu culture, and challenges society s canonization of bhakti and religious fervour. "The story of Nandan can be interpreted as a saga of the suffering of suppressed people everywhere. Thus, Nandan s ambitious ascent from his low birth is effectively cut short. The upper-caste Hindus begin to feel threatened by the rise of Nandan, and enlist the help of the learned Vedic Brahmin, who misuses Nandan s piety and deceives him into submitting himself to a fire-bath in front of the Lord, so that he may emerge purified. His artistic appreciation of the dancing Lord Nataraja of Chidambaram temple leads him to seek and receive a darshan of the deity. "Nandan, a bonded labourer, is deeply discontended with his servile existence, and yearns for a better way of life for himself and his people. "Published in 1978 in Tamil, The Legend of Nandan is a superbly contemporary drama about a seventh-century hero in a clash between high-caste Hindus and the suppressed people of a typical Tamil village. Critical theory and a reading of Nandan Kathai: Hindu culture as a text by C.T. Sekkizhar s Periya Puranam: the Puranam of Tiru Nalai-p-povar.
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