Bhoomi: Breaking The Shackles Of Generations Of Bondage

Mostly written between 1979 and 1981, the stories in Allam Rajaiah's Bhoomi adopt the Storytelling mode. They are located in the Karimnagar district of the Telangana religion. Through a conversation between the narrator and the old man, "Bhoomi" Validates 'groups' being formed to oppose landlord. "Fish" allegorically demonstrates how feudal powers divide people in the lowest rungs to prevent a possible revolt. Using the story within the story mode, "Jungle Man" provides hope to an illiterate father whose son has been taken away by the police for joining a revolutionary group. "The Change", authority and power, suggest the impending defeat of the feudal system. "The Lesson the Enemy Taught" questions the judicial system through the story of a shepherd who is forced to hoard and use arms out of sheer necessity.