“Today I touched his hand while he held a brush. The turmeric on his fingers stained my palm. I have washed my hands seven times. The yellow remains. I want it to remain forever.”
Within a year, it was translated into seventeen languages. Schoolgirls in Chennai read Page 62 and underlined the last line. A filmmaker optioned the rights. A statue of Kannamma was erected—not in a temple, but on Platform 2 of Sundarapuram railway station, holding a single rose. Kannamma Book Pdf
– R. Iyengar”