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Goat Days

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What do most of us think of when one of our friends or family members says, "Hey, I got a job in foreign"? Most of us will think, "He or she got employment abroad, and they'll rapidly become millionaires." Isn't it? However, we don’t know the other side of the story. The difficulties in their jobs, the language, the people they encounter, and so forth. In the book Goat Days, the author Benyamin depicts the struggles faced by Najeeb, who went to Saudi Arabia in search of a job. It’s based on a true story that happened in the late 1990s. Najeeb is from a typical Keralan family. He lived with his pregnant wife, Sainu, and his mother. He chose to take a job in a foreign country to increase his income because he needed more money to support his family. He traveled to Saudi Arabia with a lot of dreams after receiving a visa from his cousin. But he experienced a significant turn in life. After arriving in Saudi Arabia, he was brought to a goat farm. He was push

Vattiyum Mudhalum

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As A.A. Milne pointed out, sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in our hearts . We will begin to realise how big the world is when we begin to notice the simple things around us. Humans are social creatures. One can't survive on one's own. Society as a whole survives. Therefore, it is more crucial to know about today's society. The author Raju Murugan discusses his experiences with his society in his novel Vattiyum Mudhalum. He depicts his journey, including the numerous individuals he encountered, the experiences they provided, the lessons he learned, and so forth.   The author walks us through every experience a person might possibly have. There are so many incidents going on all the time. However, not all of us will be recording every occurrence. This book is a collection of these things that we already know but have neglected to take into consideration . Everyone has the potential to teach us something. The crucial thing is that we should be ready and wil