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Vadakkan Pattukal (lit. ' the ballads of the north ' ) are a collection of Malayalam ballads from the medieval period (12th-20th century). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The genre as a whole represents the sentiment of vira , or the heroic, through its depictions of "valour and sacrifice."
The earliest written record of Malayalam is the Edakal-5 inscription, dating to around the 4th century CE. Early Malayalam literature comprised three types of composition: Classical songs (Naadan Paattu). Manipravalam of the Sanskrit tradition, which permitted a generous interspersing of Sanskrit with Tamil. Folk songs rich in native elements.
Unniyarcha (ഉണ്ണിയാർച്ച, Malayalam pronunciation: [uɳːijäːr̩t͡ʃɐ]) is a legendary warrior and heroine from the 16th century, mentioned in the Vadakkan Pattukal, a set of historical ballads from northern Kerala, a state in southwestern India.
Vishnu Namboothiri and his wife Suvarnini have three children, Subramanian, Lalithambika and Muralidharan. [1] He died on 9 March 2019, at Payyannur, Kerala. [1] In the obituary of his death, the then Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that Vishnu Namboothiri was one of the pioneers of folklore study and research in Kerala.
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]
Kadathanat Madhavi Amma (15 June 1909 – 24 December 1999) was an Indian poet, novelist and short story writer of Malayalam literature. Known for poetry anthologies such as Kalyopaharam and Kanikkonna, she was also the author of two works based on Vadakkan Pattukal viz. Thacholi Othenan and Payyamvelli Chandu.
P. Sachidanandan (born 1936), who uses the pseudonym Anand, is an Indian writer, writing primarily in Malayalam.He is one of the known living intellectuals in India. His works are noted for their philosophical flavor, historical context and their humanism.
Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri was born on 2 June 1939, to Vishnu Namboothiri and Adhithi Antharjanam at Seeravally Illam in Thiruvalla, Kerala. [1] After traditional education of Vedas, Puranas and Sanskrit from his grandfather, he did his school education at Prince Marthanda Varma High School, Peringara and subsequently, obtained his graduate degree from St. Berchmans College, Changanacherry ...