- Set
- in
- the
- fertile
- Cauvery
- delta
- of
- Thanjavur
- in
- 1940,
- The
- River
- Which
- Embraces
- All
- weaves
- a
- tale
- of
- life,
- friendship,
- and
- social
- awakening.
- Amid
- the
- joys
- of
- monsoon-fed
- abundance,
- teenagers
- Thiru
- and
- Karuna
- share
- aspirations
- and
- discuss
- the
- revolutionary
- ideas
- of
- Periyar,
- the
- social
- reformer
- challenging
- caste
- discrimination.
- As
- Thiru
- dreams
- of
- higher
- education,
- his
- brother
- Chidambaram
- grapples
- with
- financial
- struggles
- to
- support
- him,
- showcasing
- resilience
- and
- communal
- bonds.
- The
- story
- highlights
- the
- river's
- life-giving
- presence
- and
- its
- deeper
- connection
- to
- the
- cultural
- and
- social
- tides
- shaping
- the
- lives
- of
- Thanjavur's people.
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