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Abstract

Gendethimma’s life acquired a new dimension after he established a separate cooking hearth. He could now do whatever he wanted to without any sense of fear or inhibition. No pair of eyes could watch him. He would not have to hear any sneering comments. He and his wife could live the way they wished. They could enjoy themselves, they could laugh whenever they wanted to, however loud and long they wanted to. He and his wife had seldom laughed together in the old house. No one was to put a spoke in the wheel of their pleasures and enjoyments, no one was to stick his nose into whatever they did together. They could bathe all day long if they so wished. They could freely use whatever they wanted. No constraints, no restrictions, and no one to answer to. Gendethimma had heaven at his feet!