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 'God's 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