[2] First published as a serial in Andhra Bhoomi weekly in 1980,[3] the novel gained significant popularity and was later republished as a paperback in 1981, selling approximately 50,000 copies.
After eight years of marriage, Sarada conceives a child, but shortly afterward, Sridhar loses his ability to father children due to an accident.
As a gesture of gratitude, Richard arranges for Tulasi to receive ₹20 lakh on her tenth birthday, stipulating in his will that if she dies before then, the money will go to an orphanage run by Chidananda Swami.
In the climax, Sridhar, accompanied by his engineer Brahmin and lawyer Vidyapathi, travels to Orissa to confront Kadra, a malevolent force behind Tulasi's condition.
Tulasi Dalam was first adapted into the 1985 Kannada film Thulasidala, directed by Vemagal Jagannath Rao and starring Sarath Babu and Aarthi.