Böcker av Sharmila Seyyid

This is the story of women in the dark ages. It tells the tragic tales of the people who had suffered for nearly 30 years in the civil war in Srilanka.

Writer Sharmila Seyyid's second novel after her well-received debut Ummath. Panicker pethi is the story of a woman stuggling amongst men to establish herself. Sagarwan, calls herself as the granddaughter of Panicker, the mahout. She leaves her husband, who insulted her, and works hard to care for her family and gather wealth. Panicker's elephant was a living animal, and Sagarwan's elephant is invisible, with many names like hard work and hope.