The Golden Footprints - Tamil Girl

Tracey Grabowski takes the reader on an intimate journey into the past - to a period of more than 100 years when her ascendants first arrived on the shores of British South Africa. Through a series of archived documents, she discovers that her maternal great grandfather, Ellapa Govender, was the principal sculptor, architect, and builder of three magnificent temples in the Durban area, including the Tinley Manor Shiva Temple. The latter monument stands to this very day, and is...
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Tracey Grabowski takes the reader on an intimate journey into the past - to a period of more than 100 years when her ascendants first arrived on the shores of British South Africa. Through a series of archived documents, she discovers that her maternal great grandfather, Ellapa Govender, was the principal sculptor, architect, and builder of three magnificent temples in the Durban area, including the Tinley Manor Shiva Temple. The latter monument stands to this very day, and is acclaimed by the KwaZulu-Natal Institute for Architecture as 'one of the finest examples of folk architecture in South Africa'. Through the course of the book, Tracey ruminates on what drove her great grandfather's passion to build a new home and new community in South Africa in the midst of severe racial oppression, poverty, and tribulation. The Golden Footprints reflects on the resilience and hope that lies within each of us, and its potential for legacy building. While it is a story of the pursuit of a new way and a new life, it is a poignant reminder that every new journey is spurred by the past and is inextricably linked to the eternal quest for truth and light.