Malayalam literature
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The Vagbhatananda Library occupies a cramped, old and unassuming space, approximately the size of a one-car garage. Located 90 kilometers inland from the coast of Kozhikode, the library’s exterior offers little indication of the treasures within. Albert Camus’s books are placed on a dusty shelf,…
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Kozhikode has held many names in its long history—from the ‘City of Spices’, in recognition of its role as a major trade hub in medieval times, to the ‘City of Truth’, a nod to the transparency and openness of its people. Most recently, Kozhikode was awarded the title of ‘City of Literature’.…
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Calicut’s literary and scholarly tradition date back to the thirteenth century, when the Zamorins established the city as a significant medieval port. Historical accounts reveal that when the Zamorin dynasty, originally from the inland region of Nediyirippu, took control of the Tali Siva Temple…
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M.T. Vasudevan Nair (b.1933) popularly known as MT, is a versatile writer, who has contributed immensely to different genres of Malayalam prose, including novels, short fiction, screenplays, memoirs and essays. He is one of the most widely read Malayalam novelists with numerous all-time best-…
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Veerankutty is a contemporary environment poet. He is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Malayalam at Government College, Madapally. As a writer, he has published several anthologies of poems and children’s fiction. His poetry collections include titles such as Jhala Bhoopatam…
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Ammayennammakum achanennachanum
Perennu kunjimon othidumbol
Artham athinetrayennarinjeeduvan
Pusthakajnaniyam njan ashakthan.[i]
Mother’s name “mother,” father’s name “father,”
Mouths the dear young boy
Though erudite, I have no measure
Of its meanings manifold.
Kunjunni’s—renowned (children’s)…
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In the beginning there were words!
The repository of children’s literature in Kerala in the written form can claim a history of only less than two hundred years, going by mainstream literary histories. But, any such attempt to pin down the origin of this new genre of literature in any language, not…
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This module critically explores normative representations of childhoods in children’s texts, with particular reference to the South Indian state of Kerala. The representations in the children’s texts, in any society at any given time and space, serve the purpose of pedagogic textual…
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