thanks salim for this article. Dilip raj has exposed the conservativism of the malayalam book publishing/literary circle of which M MUkundan forms an integral part.
ramabhadran's request to mukundan should be seen as a critique of the same malayalam literary elites who refuse to accept that their days are over. On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 12:48 PM, salimtk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > to malayalam readers only: > read an old but valid article by dileepraj on this. > > On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 6:50 PM, eldhose varkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > >> MMukandan has written a few narratives considered to be pro-dalit. One of >> which is "Pulaya Pattu" . Plot and construction of the novel is modelled on >> the idea of 'civilizing" mission. To the core it is anti-dalit. More than >> the dalit assertions mukundan writes on missioanries and communist movement >> of Malabar and the new political assertions of dalit is completely evaded. >> The novel refelcts more of Mukundan's lack of understading of dalit poltics >> than anything else >> >> The popular lore in Malabar of "puli maranja thondachan" is misconstrued >> to suit his 'civilizing" narrative. >> >> So no wonder in Mukundan speaking against new campaigns of dalit movement. >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 8:46 PM, ranju radha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: >> >>> >>> http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=4756110&tabId=0&contentType=EDITORIAL&BV_ID >>> =@@@ >>> >>> >>> Yes, Mukundan should wake up from his "dinosaur world" ! >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
