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Odayil Ninnu (From the Gutter) is a Malayalam novel written by Indian author P. Kesavadev in 1942. The protagonist of the novel is a rickshaw-puller named Pappu. [1] The novel is one of the best-known works of Kesavadev. With the appearance of the novel in 1942 began the publication of a series of high-quality novels in Malayalam. [2]
Kettu Kalyanam, also known as Thali Kettu, was the name of an elaborate marriage ceremony of the Samanthan, Nair, Maarar, and Ambalavasi communities of the southern Indian state of Kerala. The customs varied from region to region and caste to caste.
Padayani, also known Padeni (from the Malayalam word for military formations), is a traditional folk dance and a ritual art [1] from the central portion of the Indian state of Kerala. A ceremonial dance involving masks, it is an ancient ritual performed in Bhagavati temples. [2] The dance is performed in honor of Bhadrakaali. [3]
The term padavali (also written padaabali) has the literal meaning "gathering of songs" (pada=short verse, lyric; +vali = plural; collection). The padavali poetry reflects an earthy view of divine love which had its roots in the Agam poetry of Tamil Sangam literature (600 BC–300 AD) and spread into early medieval Telugu ( Nannaya , Annamayya ...
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.
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.
Panchavadyam (Malayalam: പഞ്ചവാദ്യം), literally meaning an orchestra of five instruments, is basically a temple art form that has evolved in Kerala. Of the five instruments, four — timila , maddalam , ilathalam and idakka — belong to the percussion category, while the fifth, kombu , is a wind instrument.
The Kerala Bhasha Institute is an academic publishing house in India that was established on 11 March 1968 as a part of the fourth five-year plan. [2] Twelve years later, on 1 November 1980, a regional center was set up in Kozhikode .