Moogavani Pillanagrovi: Ballad of Ontillu

Ancestral land was life and breath to Bakkireddy who sees his fathers corpse in the sale deed of his farmlands. As he loses grip on reality and finally sanity itself, his end takes on epic proportions.  Bakkireddys history becomes myth and the novella strikes a chord as it brings to the fore the issue of farmer suicides. Known for his intense poignant novellas, Kesava Reddy continues the tradition as he captures the collective tragedy of rural India in this novella.