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The Tale of the Village: Attinkara describes how a democratic, secular, tolerant and peaceful people became antisocial, intolerant, aggressive religious fanatics due to the instigation of people with vested interests. The book begins with an account of how peaceful the village was, and it goes on to describe how corruption, terrorism, religious fanaticism, communalism and superstition took root and multiplied in the society. Each chapter ends with points to reflect upon. The book leaves the reader with the conclusion that all people are born good and that it is their circumstances that corrupt them.The book analyses the causes of the evils that haunted the Attinkars, and it explains why they were exploited. It concludes that value-based education is the panacea for all the problems in the village. The Tale of the Village: Attinkara narrates how Ramu, Nassir, Tom, John, Rajan and Raghu, who were men from different communities, come together to reestablish unity in their village.