There, he takes up a job as a teacher in a single-teacher school, part of a government initiative to educate children in backward villages. The narrative explores Ravi's daily life and interactions with an array of unforgettable characters: the students, including the inquisitive Kunhamina; the elders like Allappicha Mollakka and Shivaraman Nair; and other villagers such as Maimoona and Kuppuvachan. Through these encounters, the village reveals its secrets, myths, and legends, gradually bewitching the rational outsider. The story culminates in a tragic finale, as Ravi, facing the intrusion of his past, commits suicide by snakebite while waiting for a bus at Koomankavu.
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