THE MEMOIR

This is the memoira kind of subjective experience of the authorS.Maria Viswasam and his pen name being Mr S.M Visu. The word Ponthan simply means chubby/fatty in Tamil and is being portrayed as main character of the story. He is being depicted as being antagonistic towards the age-old religious conventions of his ancestors who had belonged to the Catholic church.The story goes on.... Ponthan aspiring to become a catholic priesta childhood dreamoften reinforced by the close members of his clan spends his early years as a young boy in a Catholic seminary. He gradually starts questioning his own dream and the veracity of the traditionally oft-repeated terms like Divine Calling and Gods Call as being irrelevant in the context of his own typical culture. Finallyhe makes his conscious decision to quit the Catholic monastery after spending nearly 9 years in it. The readers will find the story quiet interesting and possibly this small book will attract more readers in India and world-wide christendom as well.The author is grateful to everyone who has made this a reality. S. M. Visu