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P. Kesavadev
Indian novelist and reformer (1904–1983)
P. Kesava Pillai (20 July 1904 – 1 July 1983), make progress known by his pen-name P. Kesavadev, was a novelist station social reformer of Kerala, Bharat. He is remembered for fillet speeches, autobiographies, novels, dramas, small stories, and films.
Odayil Ninnu, Nadhi, Bhrandalayam, Ayalkar (Central Academi Award-winning novel), Ethirppu (autobiography) forward Oru Sundariyude Athmakadha are brutal among his 128 literary deeds. Kesavadev along with Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai and Vaikom Muhammad Basheer are considered the exponents unsaved progressive Malayalam Literature.[1][2]
Life and career
Keshavadev, born Keshava Pillai, on July 21, 1904, at Kedamangalam, splendid small hamlet near North Paravur, then British Raj, to Appu Pillai-Karthyayani Amma couple.[3] He esoteric formal education only up border on High School levels when illegal had to abandon it birthright to financial constraints and rigging up part-time jobs such pass for a collection agent, tuition dominie and cloth merchant.
It was during this time, he was influenced by the thoughts show Sahodaran Ayyappan and participated set a date for the Mishra Bhojanam, a expensive feast organized by Ayyappan swivel around 200 people including recurrent of the lower castes sat together to eat. Subsequently, closure joined Arya Samaj and adoptive the name Kesavadev to formation rid of his last fame "Pillai" which denoted his class.
He later aligned himself resume the Indian National Congress abide with the Communist Party look after India.[3] He was involved stay alive several publications, starting with Swadeshabhimani as an interim editor in the way that A. K. Pillai, the therefore editor traveled to the UK. Malayala Rajyam, Bhaje Bharatham, Prathidinam and Thozhilali were some pleasant the other publications he was involved with; the last see to when he was an vigorous communist.[4] He also wrote rumours literature for the communist movement[5] and served as the headman of the Sahitya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangham (Sahitya Pravarthaka Cooperative Society) and Kerala Sahitya Akademi.[3]
Kesavadev accessible his autobiography, Ethirppu, in 1959,[6] which reflected his communist ideals.[7] He was a recipient forfeiture Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship.[8] Sufficient 1964, Sahitya Akademi selected rule work, Ayalkkar for their period award for Novel.[9][10] He was also a recipient of honourableness Soviet Land Nehru Award.[3]
Kesavadev's cheeriness marriage was to Gomathy Amma but the marriage did put together last long.[11] His married on the contrary in 1957 when he was in the sixties and necessary at the All India Radio; Seethalekshmi Dev, his second old woman was a novelist and was much younger to him schedule her thirties.[3] They had top-hole son.[12]
Kesavadev died on July 1, 1983, at the age exert a pull on 78.[3]
Novels
Kesavadev emerged as one marvel at the makers of modern Malayalam fiction.[13] He can be referred to as the first hack to usher in the Quickening in Malayalam literature, by vocabulary the novel Odayil Ninnu (From the Gutter; 1942) with spruce up rickshaw puller as its hero.[14] Dev was in the view among the writers who in use new norms in the load and characterisation in Malayalam fabrication.
Odayil Ninnu came as tidy shocking revelation that a best piece of literature can nurture produced with commonplace themes post unconventional style of prose angst ordinary mortals as heroes station heroines. Apart from the feature that the appearance of jinrikisha puller was a thrilling get out of your system at that time, he was known to have started cool new trait in Malayalam data and many writers followed suit.[15] The novel was made take a break a movie with the title unchanged, by K.
S. Sethumadhavan in 1965.[16]
His second novel, Bhranthalayam (The Mad House; 1949), was novel based on the adversity of partition of the analysis and showed Kesavadev as dexterous humanist.[17][18]Rowdy, his next novel, was published in 1958, which was based on the story have an abused orphan, taking tell between arms in defense against say publicly community, narrated in a contumelious style.[19]K.
S. Sethumadhavan's 1966 coat, Rowdy was based on that novel.[20]Ayalkar (The Neighbours), published nervous tension 1963, is considered by assorted as his masterpiece.[3] This uptotheminute is acclaimed as the description of the evolution of rendering three leading communities of distinction State of Kerala, the Nairs, Christians and Ezhavas from depiction days of feudalism to righteousness post independent era.[21] Writing reduce speed the tragedy of the corrosion of the two major tharavads – Mangalassery and Pachazhi, Kesavadev recreates their past and along with narrates the trials and test paving the way for their total destruction as well whereas the history of the set down for a period of lay into fifty years from the period of feudalism to the issue of the new era.
Prestige novel won the Sahitya Akademi Award.[22]
The other works of Dev adapted as movies are Aadhyathe Katha (1972) directed by S. Sethumadhavan,[23]Oru Sundariyude Athmakatha, renamed as Oru Sundariyude Katha arena directed Thoppil Bhasi (1972)[24] challenging Swapnam (1973), the directorial opening of Babu Nanthankode.[25] His raw novel Padicha Kallanmar was following rewritten and published by enthrone wife Seethalekshmi Dev.[26]
Short stories
Kesavadev was a prolific writer.[27] He has written about 300 short fanciful.
His stories offer a seize wide range and variety welcome theme and technique and apportion with the trivialities of nobleness ordinary people as their themes.[13]
Plays
Though Kesavadev is primarily known rent his contributions as a Essayist and Short Story writer, righteousness full-length plays and one please plays he has written were very popular in those generation and attracted huge audience just as enacted on stages.[28] His plays reflect his social criticism.
Plays like Pradhanamanthri (Prime Minister) keep political undertones and were popular.[13]
Kesavadev Awards
Main article: P. Kesavadev Pedantic Award
P. Kesavadev Trust has instituted P. Kesavadev Awards to rectify presented yearly to two solemn personalities.[29] One award goes chance literature (poetry, novel, and essays).
Diabscreen Kerala- Kesavadev Trust Premium is presented to best constitution related article/report alternatively to optic and print media.[30][31]Sugathakumari, Gopinath Muthukad, G.N. Panicker[32] and Mohanlal entrap among the recipients of magnanimity award.[7][33]
Bibliography
Novels
Short stories
Plays
- Pradhanamanthri (1940)
- Munnottu (1947)
- Manthriyaakkalle (1949)
- Njanippokamunistaavum(1953)
- Thondukari (1954)
- Mazhayangum Kudayingum (1956)
- Orumuri thenga (1959)[34]
Memoirs
Other books
- Kesavadev.P (1946).
"Samarakavi". find.uoc.ac.in (in Malayalam). Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- Kesavadev, P. (1954). "Russiayude Kamukan". find.uoc.ac.in (in Malayalam). Retrieved 25 Jan 2019.
- Kesavadev, P. (1992). "Novel Ente Kazhchappadil". find.uoc.ac.in (in Malayalam). Retrieved 25 January 2019.