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Daivathinte Vikruthikal (Malayalam): ദൈവത്തിന്‍റെ വികൃതികള്‍
by M MukundanDaivathinte Vikrithikal is a 1989 Malayalam novel written by M. Mukundan. Like most of Mukundan's works, this novel too is based in Mayyazhi, better known once as Mahé, the French colony after it was decolonised. The story centres on a magician, Father Alfonso, his daughter, Elsee and an Ayurveda Vaidyar Kumaran and his two twin sons and how their life changes after the land is decolonised. The novel won the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award and the N. V. Prize. It was adapted into a film by noted director Lenin Rajendran in 1992. The story begins in 1954, when the French, the colonial rulers were packing off from Mahé, a coastal town in North Malabar, after 230 years, leaving behind remnants of a cultural history. Those, who considered themselves as belonging to Francophone culture, jumped onto the first available vessel to France. Alphonso ignored the repeated pleas of his wife, Maggi to leave the land, where they no longer "belonged". The new social order became more, suffocating as Alphonso's earnings (as a "magician" of sorts) dwindled. The arrival of their son, Michael, from France revived hopes of a life without poverty, but Michael went back, leaving behind counterfeit gold and plunging the Alphonso family in deeper debts. Daughter Elsie's affair with Sasi became a local scandal. Alphonso decided to leave, but the decision hung in the air. Alphonso looked around in the realization that he cannot tear himself away from Mahé and the river to which he belonged. Mahé was within him even in a society, where he had no reason for the sense of belonging. In a way, the story reveals what is now described as authentic "ethnicity".
Ente Priyappetta Kathakal - Madhavikutty - Malayalam: എന്റെ പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട കഥകൾ മാധവിക്കുട്ടി
by MadhavikuttyA collection of nineteen short stories by Madhavikkutty. Ente Priyappetta Kathakal has created a revolution in Kerala culture breaking the usual norms of language in theme and illustration.
Samoohya Sastram 1 class 10 - Malayalam Medium - SCERT Board: സാമൂഹ്യശാസ്ത്രം 1 മലയാളം മീഡിയം ക്ലാസ് 10 എസ്.ഇ.ആര്‍.ടി ബോര്‍ഡ്
by Scert KeralaThe Part I of Social Science Textbook consists of eleven chapters related to History, Political Science, and Sociology. Among them, seven chapters deal with History. The first two chapters are related to world history and the subsequent four chapters discuss themes from Indian history. One chapter is related to Kerala history. Incorporating maximum historical sources, these chapters are designed widely, utilizing the scope of thematic presentation. They are the extension of lessons presented in the seventh standard. The entire chapters have been planned ensuring continuity and extension of the contents discussed in the previous classes. The seventh standard textbook emphasises on chronological presentation of personalities, movements, facts, etc. On the other hand the textbook for standard X introduces the historical process by giving prominence to the analysis of concepts rather than presenting mere facts and events.
AA RAAVIL SAMBHAVICHATHU - Malayalam Edition
by Geevarghese Idicheria Gee Malayilകോളേജ് വിദ്യാര്‍ത്ഥിനികള്‍ കൂട്ടബലാല്‍സംഗം ചെയ്യപ്പെട്ട സംഭവവും ആ കുറ്റം ചെയ്തിട്ട് ഇരുട്ടില്‍ മറഞ്ഞിരുന്ന നികൃഷ്ടരായ കുറ്റവാളികളെ പുറത്തുകൊണ്ടുവരുന്നതുമാണ് ‘ആ രാവില്‍ സംഭവിച്ചത്’ എന്ന ഈ നോവലിന്‍റെ ഇതിവൃത്തം. ചെന്നായ്ക്കളുടെ കൂര്‍ത്തപല്ലുകള്‍ നീണ്ടുനീണ്ടു വരുന്ന ഇരുട്ടില്‍ പെണ്‍കുട്ടികള്‍ ഇറങ്ങി നടക്കരുത് എന്ന്‍ അവരില്‍ ഒരു പെണ്‍കുട്ടിയെ തന്‍റെ അമ്മ ഉപദേശിച്ചിരുന്നു. എങ്കിലും ചെന്നായ്ക്കളുടെ കൂര്‍ത്തനഖങ്ങള്‍ ഇരകളുടെ മാംസത്തിലേക്ക് തുളഞ്ഞു കയറി, രക്തം ഊറ്റിക്കുടിച്ച് മാംസം ഭുജിച്ചു. നോവലിലെ മനോഹരമായ ആഖ്യാനശൈലി യാതൊരു തടസ്സവും അനുഭവപ്പെടാതെ കഥ വായിച്ചുപോകാന്‍ സഹായിക്കുന്നതാണ്
Bhranthan (HMT): ഭ്രാന്തന്‍
by Kahlil GibranThis ebook is a slim volume of aphorisms and parables written in biblical cadence somewhere between poetry and prose (First published 1918). You ask me how I became a madman. It happened thus: One day, long before many gods were born, I woke from a deep sleep and found all my masks were stolen,—the seven masks I have fashioned and worn in seven lives,—I ran maskless through the crowded streets shouting, “Thieves, thieves, the cursed thieves.” Men and women laughed at me and some ran to their houses in fear of me. And when I reached the market place, a youth standing on a house-top cried, “He is a madman.” I looked up to behold him; the sun kissed my own naked face for the first time. For the first time the sun kissed my own naked face and my soul was inflamed with love for the sun, and I wanted my masks no more. And as if in a trance I cried, “Blessed, blessed are the thieves who stole my masks.” Thus I became a madman. And I have found both freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us to enslave something in us. But let me not be too proud of my safety. Even a Thief in a jail is safe from another thief.
Kathakal Santhosh Echikkanam -Malayalam Edition: കഥകള്‍ സന്തോഷ് എച്ചിക്കാനം
by Santhosh EchikkanamAmazing collection of stories by Santhosh Echikkanam. The narration is excellent and the power over words is really astonishing. Especially stories like "Ubhayajeevitham", "Thurumpu", "Oru chithrakadhayile nayattukar", "kaalal", "Komala", "Panthibhojanam", "Ubhayajeevitham" and "Paadha Nirmithi" proves his excellent craftmanship of story writing. 'Roadil palikkenda niyamangal' too deserves special mention. A promising book.
Ente Nattuperuma: എന്റെ നാട്ടു പെരുമ - ഉപന്യാസങ്ങൾ
by Chakshumathi Assistive Technology Centreഎന്റെ നാട്ടു പെരുമ - പ്രാദേശിക ചരിത്ര രചന ഒരു പ്രദേശത്തിന്റെ പ്രാദേശികമായ പ്രത്യേകതകളുടേയും ആ പ്രദേശത്ത് നിലനിന്നിരുന്ന സംസ്കാരങ്ങളേയും കുറിച്ച് വെളിച്ചം വീശുന്നതിലേക്ക് വളരെയധികം സഹായിക്കുന്നു. ആ പ്രദേശത്തെ പഴയകാല വിദ്യാഭ്യാസ സ്ഥാപനങ്ങളുടേയും, കാര്‍ഷിക വൃത്തി- യുടേയും തനതു സംസ്കാരത്തേയും ജീവിതരീതിയേയുമെല്ലാം കുറിച്ചു പറയുന്നു. 100 വർഷം പിന്നിട്ട പനങ്ങാട് ഗവണ്മെന്റ് വൊക്കേഷണൽ ഹയർ സെക്കണ്ടറി സ്കൂൾ അവരുടെ സെന്റിനറി ആഘോഷങ്ങളുടെ ഭാഗമായി കേരളത്തിലെ സ്കൂൾ കുട്ടികൾക്കായി നടത്തിയ ഉപന്യാസ മത്സരത്തിലെ തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്ത 14 ലേഖനങ്ങൾ.
Noottiyanchaam Muriyile Penkutty - Malayalam Edition: നൂറ്റിയഞ്ചാം മുറിയിലെ പെണ്‍കുട്ടി
by Chetan BhagatThe Girl in Room 105 is the eighth novel and the tenth book overall written by the Indian author Chetan Bhagat. The book became a bestseller based on prearranged sales alone. [3] It tells about a IIT coaching class tutor who goes to wish his ex-girlfriend on her birthday and finds her murdered. The rest of the story is his journey where he stands by his ex-girlfriend after her death to find justice. The book also addresses the stereotypes and political issues we face in India. The novel opens up with a conversation of the author of the book, Chetan Bhagat with a fellow passenger on a midnight IndiGo flight from Hyderabad to Delhi. After an initial conversation, Chetan agrees to listen to the story of the fellow passenger. Soon after, the fellow passenger starts narrating his story to the author.
Aatujeevitham - Malayalam
by Benyaminബെന്യാമിൻ എഴുതിയ മലയാളം നോവലാണ്‌ ആടുജീവിതം. വലിയ സ്വപ്നങ്ങളുമായി സൗദി അറേബ്യയിൽ ജോലിയ്ക്കായി പോയി വഞ്ചിക്കപ്പെട്ട്, മരുഭൂമിയിലെ ഒരു ആടുവളർത്തൽ കേന്ദ്രത്തിലെ ദാരുണസാഹചര്യങ്ങളിൽ മൂന്നിലേറെ വർഷം അടിമപ്പണി ചെയ്യേണ്ടി വന്ന നജീബ് എന്ന മലയാളി യുവാവിന്റെ കഥയാണ്‌ ഈ കൃതി. 2008 ആഗസ്റ്റ് മാസം ആദ്യപതിപ്പിറങ്ങിയ ആടുജീവിതം, 2009-ൽ കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമിയുടെ ഏറ്റവും നല്ല മലയാളം നോവലിനുള്ള പുരസ്കാരം നേടി. 2015-ലെ പത്മപ്രഭാ പുരസ്കാരവും ലഭിച്ചു.
Al Arabian Novel Factory -Malayalam Edition: അൽ അറേബ്യൻ നോവൽ ഫാക്ടറി ബെന്യാമിൻ
by BenyaminAl Arabian Novel Factory bristles with ideas of revolution and social justice—and the ways in which these impulses are harnessed by real politics. It exposes the toxic schisms within Islamic society, where the struggle between Shias and Sunnis has led to a bankrupt humanity. Al Arabian Novel Factory plunges the reader into a dizzying labyrinth of suspense and intrigue. Set in an unnamed Arab city, the novel is rooted to the world that is conjured up by its predecessor. It is the story of Pratap and his colleagues on a strange work assignment in the 'City'. An unnamed Arabian city we also saw in Jasmine Days. The assignment along with their individual pasts takes them to various people in the city, weaving a wholesome picture of the situation. By far not pleasant, it breaks your heart the cruelty described, it questions revolutions and governments for all the right reasons. All their attempts to understand the people and the city is finally linked to a singular story that ties to a copy of a banned book written by an immigrant Pakistani radio jockey called Sameera Parvin, who worked in the city before vanishing mysteriously one day. The novel attempts to be inclusive of every kind of perspective in a post revolutionary/conflict situation. Along with exploring the role of poetry and literature and how often times it incites fear in the establishment.
Mullappooniramulla Pakalukal - Malayalam: മുല്ലപ്പൂനിറമുള്ള_പകലുകൾ
by BenyaminMullappooniramulla Pakalukal is a Malayalam novel by Benyamin. It tells the story of Sameera Parvin, a young Pakistani woman who works as a radio jockey in an unnamed Middle Eastern country which is on the verge of revolution. First published in 2014, the novel won the inaugural JCB Prize. It was published by Juggernaut Books. Young radio jockey Sameera Parvin, an immigrant in the City from Pakistan, tells the story of the revolution. Sameera’s days in Orange Radio are initially devoted to frequent fights with the Malayalam Mafia. Her Hindi studio is at odds with the Malayalam station managed by immigrants from Kerala. The daily fights for dominance are almost always won by the Malayalam Mafia, which sees a strong adversary in Sameera. Then suddenly, all of them come face to face with a revolution in a country that is not their own. Benyamin places the onus of narration on Sameera and her colleague Ali Fardan.
Anarghanimisham Vaikom Muhammad Basheer - Malayalam: അനർഘനിമിഷം ബഷീർ വൈക്കം മുഹമ്മത് ബഷീര്‍
by Vaikom Muhammad BasheerThis small beautiful short story is about the depth of a relationship/existence and the love that binds beyond anything else, in philosophical and spiritual aspects. The narrator let his thoughts flow out freely in a moment, precious moment, before a final goodbye. A small story but will remain as a pearl forever from the genius Bashir.
Eni Njan Urangatte - Malayalam: ഇനി ഞാന്‍ ഉറങ്ങട്ടെ
by P K BalakrishnanThe novel's inspiration is the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata. It may be regarded as a historically notable Malayalam-language novel as it has become a yardstick for epic Malayalam fiction, spawning many Mahabharata based-novels. The novel is the story of Karna, developed through the viewpoint of Draupadi in the reflection of her life story. The book begins at the end of the Kurukshetra War. Yudhishthira has just learned that Karna, the much-hated enemy of the Pandavas, killed by Arjuna is his brother. Draupadi, the wife of all the Pandava brothers, is unable to understand her sense of guilt surrounding the situation. However, she soon learns more about the once-hated Karna. Draupadi's feelings towards Karna change through the course of the novel. As the wife of all the Pandava brothers, she comes to realize, had Karna accepted the offer to become the eldest Pandava and consented to rule the kingdom, he would have been her husband. Draupadi considers life in retrospect, contemplating the life of Karna and unveiling his stature as a tragic hero. She recognizes the gallant warrior Karna has fallen before the prejudices of those who surround him. Karna becomes encompassed in an all-destructive war. Meanwhile, Draupadi, the chaste and dutiful wife of the Pandavas, also reflects on her understandings. She finds that the fundamentals and morals she had come to believe in life, crumbled before her own eyes. There is a sense of destruction and abandonment shared between these two characters. The book crafts a contemporary relevance to the tribulations of the tragic hero, Karna, and the struggles of the quintessential woman, Draupadi. PK Balakrishnan tells the story of Karna through the eyes of a woman in his award-winning novel Ini Njan Urangatte. This novel attracted the recognition of the Kerala Sahithya Akademi with the Award in the novel category and the Vayalar Award.
Nalini-Poetry Mahakavi Kumaranasan -Malayalam: നളിനി (കവിത) മഹാകവി കുമാരമാശാന്‍
by Kumaran AsanA poem in Malayalam language. A timeless classic, celebrating all the imperfections and weakness of human conditions, and the immortal and ineffable beauty of the lives of us mere mortals. A masterpiece, of love and suffering.