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Authors: Anita Nair

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The Better Man
(1999)
 
Ladies Coupé
(2001)
 
Where the Rain Is Born: Writings About Kerala
(ed.) (2003)
 
The Puffin Book of World Myths and Legends
(2004)
Anita Nair lives in Bangalore and Mundakotukurussi, Kerala. Her books have been translated into over twenty-five languages around the world. Visit her at
www.anitanair.net
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Sringaaram
Love
Haasyam
Contempt
Karunam
Sorrow
Raudram
Fury
Veeram
Valour
Bhayaanakam
Fear
Beebhalsam
Disgust
Adbhutam
Wonder
Shaantam
Detachment
Abharam
Mica dust
Alarcha
Roar
Attakalasham
A complex dance sequence in kathakali
Chundapoo
Solanum
pubesscuce
Chutti
Built-up facial frame attached to the performer’s face
Chuvanna thaadi
Red Beard; an indication that the character is evil
Kalari
Place of training; gymnasium
Kannu-saadhakam
Eye exercises
Katthi
Knife; an indication that the character is both arrogant and evil and yet has some redeeming qualities, usually a streak of nobility
Mallan
Wrestler
Mannola
Yellow pigment applied to the performer’s face
Minukkuvesham
Radiant or shining; an indication that the character is gentle and has spiritual qualities.
Included are female heroines, brahmins, sages, etc.
Noku
Piercing glance
Ooku
Vigour
Pachcha
Green; an indication that the character is a hero, refined and with high morals. Divine beings, kings and epic heroes wear this make-up.
Padingiya padam
Slow song
Pagarcha
Imposing stature
Pazhuppu
Ripeness or yellow; a special make-up used for specific divine characters
Pettikaaran
Greenroom assistant. Literal translation: box-carrier. The box refers to the costume and make-up box.
Sringaara padam
Love song
Tirasheela
Curtain
Vallan
Synonym for Bheema
Veshakaaran
Actor
Vesham
Role
Yuddha padam
Battle song
The Kathakali Complex
, Philip Zarrilli; Abhinav Publications, New Delhi, 1984.
Cholliyattam
, Volume 1 & 2, Kalamandalam Padmanabhan Nair; Kerala Kalamandalam, Vallathol Nagar, 2000.
Nalacharitam Attaprakaram
, Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair; Kerala Sangeet Natak Akademi, Thrissur, 1984.
Keralatthile Pakshikal
, Induchoodan; Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Thrissur, 1958.
A Classic Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion
, John Dowson; Rupa & Co, New Delhi, 1982.
MISTRESS. Copyright © 2005 by Anita Nair. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
Extracts from
Letters to His Son Lucien
by Camille Pissarro, carried on p. 77, are from the edition published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co Ltd, 1943; “The Shadow Times” by Dom Moraes, carried on p. 214, is taken from
Typed with One Finger
, published by Yeti Books, 2002; “Final Act” by Rainer Maria Rilke, carried on p. 336, is translated by Bruce Gatenby.
While every effort has been made to trace copyright holders and obtain permission, this has not been possible in all cases; any omissions brought to our attention will be remedied in future editions.
 
 
First published in India by the Penguin Books India
 
 
eISBN 9781429998710
First eBook Edition : April 2011
 
 
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Nair, Anita.
Mistress : a novel / Anita Nair.—1st St. Martin’s Griffin ed.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-34947-9
ISBN-10: 0-312-34947-5
1. Travel writers—Fiction. 2. Dancers—Fiction. 3. Triangles (Interpersonal relations)—Fiction. 4. Kerala (India)—Fiction. I. Title.
PR9499.3.N255M57 2006
823’.92—dc22
2006040024
First St. Martin’s Griffin Edition: August 2006

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