P Lankesh is an Indian writer who has written in Kannada language. His story “The Gardener” is a narrative of human competition that turns into rivalry, thanks to greed. The writer has adopted two different modes of narration: the writer sets the tone while the character, Tammanna narrates the whole story. An old man takes up work on a coconut farm near Chennarayapatna after walking several hundreds of miles. He was a labourer, overseer and philosopher, all rolled into one. This well-versed farmhand was very useful whose work made the income from the garden improve dramatically. While he worked hard, the owner changed his lifestyle. He became crowded with colourful events in the company of new friends. When the landlady was in a fix, the gardener narrated a convincing story to make her understand the reality. Tammanna, a rich man owned 1000 acres of land whereas his rival Basavaiah had 800 acres of land. He wanted to buy another 200 acres from Tammanna. As he was not w
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