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The story was published in 1935 and is based on the author's childhood experience during the Great Flood of 1924 in Kerala. [1] Widely considered one of Thakazhi's best stories, [2] it follows the plight of a man named Chennan and his family, as they are trapped in their home during a severe flood. They are eventually rescued by a passing boat ...
The collection won the Andhra Sahitya Academy Award in 1979 and is regarded as one of the finest Telugu short story collections of the 20th century. [2] It has been praised for its imaginative storytelling and depiction of rural life. A television series based on the stories, titled Amaravati Ki Kathayein (1995), was directed by Shyam Benegal. [2]
Folk songs are the oldest literary form in Malayalam. [33] They were just oral songs. [33] Many of them were related to agricultural activities, including Pulayar Pattu, Pulluvan Pattu, Njattu Pattu, Koythu Pattu, etc. [33] Other Ballads of Folk Song period include the Vadakkan Pattukal (Northern songs) in North Malabar region and the Thekkan Pattukal (Southern songs) in Southern Travancore. [33]
Sabdatharavali (Malayalam: ശബ്ദതാരാവലി; "A star cluster of words") is a Malayalam dictionary having more than 1800 pages and considered as the ...
It was originally the residence of Hermann Gundert, a German missionary who is remembered for his contributions to the Malayalam language. [2] It was known as Gundert Bungalow before turning into a museum and was constructed in the 1800's. [3] In 2022, it was converted into a museum by the Kerala Government as a tribute to Gundert. [4]
Burra Katha or Burrakatha, is an oral storytelling technique in the Jangam Katha tradition, performed in villages of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in India. It is performed by a troupe consisting of one main performer and two co-performers, and is a narrative entertainment that consists of prayers, solo drama, dance, songs, poems and jokes.
Verukal tells the story of a family of Tamil speaking Iyers who settled in Kerala.Raghu is the protagonist of the story. The pivotal event on which the novel turns is the return of Raghu to his native village after a lapse of several years, to raise money to build a city mansion for himself by selling his ancestral home.
The songs present stories of heroes such as Aromal Chekavar and Thacholi Othenan, and heroines like Unniyarcha. The stories centre round the fortunes of two families, Puthooram family and Thacholi Manikkoth family. Though two families belong to two different communities Thiyyar and Nair respectively, they share in common the martial traditional.