![]() ![]() A fistful of Salt is a translation of the Tamil bestseller “ Uppu Kanakku“. By retaining names like ‘kollu thatha’ instead of translating that as ‘great grandfather’, the translator has managed to get the flavour of the Tamil original”, he added. Launching ‘A Fistful of Salt’ on Saturday, Mr R Nataraj, MLA and former Director General of Police, said that salt represents “equality, dignity and freedom” and lauded the author for “beautifully fictionalising forgotten chapters of our history. ![]() Originally written in Tamil as ‘Uppu Kanakku’ by Vidya Subramaniam, it was translated into English by Rama Srinivasan. ![]() ‘A Fistful of Salt’ a historical fiction based on the Satyagraha at Vedaranyam tries to bridge this gap. Even history textbooks make just a passing reference to this significant contribution of Tamil Nadu to the nation’s freedom struggle. This epochal event, however, is not popular and widely known like the Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi. A Chartered Accountant and an MBA-Finance who was also admitted to CFA Institute membership, Vidya is also a top academic achiever.Įighty eight years ago, a contingent of a hundred men led by Rajaji broke the then salt law imposed by the British and produced salt at Vedaranyam. Vidya teaches vocal music online for students of all levels. Vidya Subramanian is a Carnatic Vocalist and disciple of Padmabhushan Lalgudi Sri Jayaraman. Download and install the latest drivers, firmware and software. Get drivers and downloads for your Dell OptiPlex GX260.
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