▁of ▁the ▁Pro ph et ; ▁ 1 9 9 2 ) ▁emphas ises ▁the ▁vision ▁that ▁intu ition ▁is ▁per enn ial ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁one ▁and ▁the ▁same ▁always . ▁This ▁on eness ▁of ▁the ▁revel ation ▁makes ▁the ▁ways ▁of ▁all ▁proph ets ▁the ▁same . ▁This ▁great ▁education ▁in ▁spiritual ity ▁is ▁got ▁in ▁those ▁bar bar ous ▁days ▁of ▁Del hi ▁when ▁the ▁S ik hs ▁were ▁man iac ally ▁h unted ▁after ▁and ▁mer cil ess ly ▁but cher ed ▁following ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁Ind ira ▁Gand hi . ▁V ij ay an ' s ▁last ▁novel ▁Th al am ur ak al ▁( Gener ations ; ▁ 1 9 9 7 ) ▁is ▁aut obi ographical ▁to ▁a ▁great ▁extent . ▁It ▁is ▁historical ▁to ▁a ▁still ▁greater ▁extent . ▁Bey ond ▁aut obi ography ▁and ▁history , ▁the ▁novel ▁is ▁a ▁journey ▁down ▁the ▁collect ive ▁experiences ▁of ▁a ▁family ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁an ▁aw aren ess ▁about ▁ones elf ▁and ▁his ▁cl an . ▁This ▁search ▁is ▁of ▁great ▁importance ▁when ▁the ▁collect ive ▁experiences ▁of ▁the ▁sub c ulture ▁are ▁very ▁bitter ▁and ▁the ▁individual ▁sense ▁of ▁the ▁cl an ▁identity ▁is ▁much ▁superior . ▁The ▁novel ▁is ▁a ▁narr ation ▁of ▁four ▁gener ations ▁in ▁Pon m udi ▁family ▁in ▁Pal ak k ad , ▁Ker ala . ▁ ▁Other ▁literary ▁works ▁He ▁wrote ▁his ▁first ▁short ▁story , ▁" T ell ▁Father ▁G ons al ves ", ▁in ▁ 1 9