At the start of the novel, Veeranna Naidu discovers a treasure trove and is convinced by a Brahmin astrologer to found Subbannapeta as a zamindari. These aspects are symbolically represented by the families of Harappa Naidu, Rameswara Sastry, and Ganachari. The village's fortunes have a close relationship to the change in traditional social structures like the caste system, the temple, the family, and the farm. The story chronicles the lives of those living in a village named Subbannapeta over three centuries. Girika, a devadasi dancing maid in the service of Venugopala Swamy, the deity of one of the local temples and a representation of Vishnu.
Ganachari, the hereditary virgin-oracle of the Subrahmanyeswara, the deity of one of the local temples and a representation of Shiva, who is given the ability to glance into the future.Harappa Naidu, the only son of Ranga Rao.Ranga Rao, the westernized, England-educate son of Krishnama Naidu.Krishnama Naidu, the zamindar of the village.Pasirika, the son of Rameswara Sastry by Mangamma, his Shudra wife.Ramachandra Raju, the son of Rameswara Sastry by Rangajamma, his Kshatriya wife.Dharama Rao, the son of Rameswara Sastry by his Brahmin wife Savitramma.Rameshwara Sastry, the hereditary chief minister of Subbannapeta.Again in 1987–88, it was republished in the golden jubilee edition of the same newspaper. Later, it was published in 1937–38 in Andhra Patrika as a serial, and again once more later. Many of the author's close associates say the book was influenced by his own life. It was completed in 29 days, taking up 999 broadsheets. Viswanatha dictated the novel extemporaneously to his younger brother, Venkateswarlu, who wrote it down. This novel was written for a competition organised by Andhra University in 1934, in which this entry shared the prize with Adivi Baapiraju's Narayana Rao. The "hoods" in the title refer to the hoods of the thousand-hooded serpent god who serves as the divine protector of the village where the story is set. The novel has been translated into several other Indian languages. It is a critically acclaimed work of 20th century Telugu literature and has been called "a novel of Tolstoyan scope". Veyi Padagalu (pronunciation: veɪjɪ pədəgɑlʊ, English: "A Thousand Hoods") is an epic Telugu novel written by Viswanatha Satyanarayana.
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