Abraham Verghese’s book, “The Covenant of Water” has become a best seller. The Story begins in 1900, in the princely state of Travancore. The place is Parambil, a fictional village in Travancore, a princely state renowned for its unique cultural and historical identity. Today this is part of Kerala, the southern-most state of India. St Thomas Christians flourish here. Much of the novel’s events unfold against this backdrop. Mariamma, a 12-year-old girl is being married off to a widower thirty...

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