The Train to Tanjore (Series Songs of Freedom)

Tanjore 1942There are few excitements in Thambi's quiet life. There is the new hotel disapproved of by elders which lures him with the aroma of sambar with onions. There are visits to the library to read the newspaper and once in a while a new movie at the Rajaram Electric Theatre. More disagreeably there are fortnightly visits from his uncle to lay down the law.When Gandhiji announces the Quit India movement Tanjore is torn apart by protests. The train station-the lifeline of the town-is vandal...See More