The story is about a young woman named Kamudha who has the magical power to transform into a flowering tree. She uses this ability to help support her poor family by selling the fragrant flowers. The prince discovers Kamudha's secret and falls in love with her. They marry, but Kamudha's jealous sister-in-law tricks her into transforming incorrectly, leaving her disfigured. Both Kamudha and the prince wander separately until Kamudha transforms back with the help of new flowers, restoring her beauty. The story explores themes of ecology, women's roles, and the vulnerability of both nature and women.

1. A Flowering Tree
- A K Ramanujan

2. About The Author
A K Ramanujan
• Born in Mysore, India (1929)
• A Poet, Translator, Folklorist & Philologist
• His Major Contribution
 The Striders (1966)
 Second Sight (1986)
 The Collected Poems of AK Ramanujan (1995)

3. Theme
• Ecology
• Ecofeminism
• Woman’s Sexuality and Vulnerability
• Woman’s Place in Society

4. Characterisation
Kamudha
• Centre Point
• Only Name Revealed
• Poor Little Dependant Girl
• Young and Beautiful
• Most Loved and Adored

5. Characterisation
The Prince
• A Gentleman by Birth
• IInd Most Important Character
• Love and Respect for the Entire Female Race
• Represents all Kind Hearted People

6. Characterisation
The Mothers
• Loving, Compassionate & Caring
• Represents the Typical Indian Mothers
• One was Rich & the other one was poor

7. Characterisation
The Sisters
• A Caring Sister & Sister-in-Law
• & One villainous Sister-in-Law

8. Characterisation
Kamudha
Her Mother
Her Sister The Prince
The King & The Queen
Her Parents-in-Law
Her 2
Sisters-in-Law

9. Plotof the Story
• Kamudha & her Sister live with their Poor Mother
• Blessed with Magical Powers
• Powers not Revealed
• The Prince, His 2 Sisters,The King & The Queen
Let’s Begin

10. Summary

11. Kamudha reveals her secret to her Sister.
She Turns into a Tree using 2 Pitchers of Water

12. They both started selling the Flowers
with a unique fragrance from the Tree
to earn Money at King’s Palace

13. The Prince smelled those Flowers and wondered about their source. In
the second attempt he discovered Kamudha’s Magical Powers.

14. The Prince at once fell in Love with the Beauty and Charm of
the young Kamudha

15. The whole King’s Palace was Informed about Kamudha’s
Beauty and her Secret. And, a Proposal for their Wedding was
made.

16. The Prince
weds
Kamudha
A silence of 2 days and then a
beautiful Love Story begins...

17. The jealous Sister-in-Law along with her Friends forcefully
demanded Kamudha to become a Tree for her to pick Flowers.

18. The Girls broke her Branches and
performed the Ritual
in a wrong Manner.

19. Kamudha was left like an Ugly
Creature with no Hands & Legs

20. The Prince left the Palace
in Guilt, like a Beggar

21. After several Days, they both were found wandering at
two different places in the Sister-in-Law’s Kingdom

22. Yet once again, the Tree began to flower &
Kamudha was restored with her Beauty

23. Relevancein Today’s World
• Ecology
• Ecofeminism
• Woman’s Place in Society

24. Thank You