Life of a Raavulan, translated from the Malayalam Oru Raavulante Jeevithapusthakam, narrates the life of P. K. Kariyan, the renowned Gaddika performer and tribal activist from Kerala. In this free-flowing narrative, where the mythical blends with the political and the cultural intersects with the historical, Kariyan tells not only his own story but also that of his people.

Life of a Raavulan, translated from the Malayalam Oru Raavulante Jeevithapusthakam, narrates the life of P. K. Kariyan, the renowned Gaddika performer and tribal activist from Kerala. In this free-flowing narrative, where the mythical blends with the political and the cultural intersects with the historical, Kariyan tells not only his own story but also that of his people.