Chapter : 5. Novels, Society & History
The Novel in South India
(a) The Novel in South India :
Novels began appearing in south Indian languages during the period of colonial rule. Quite a few early novels came out of attempts to translate English novels into Indian languages.
(i) O Chandu Menon, a sub judge from Malabar, tried to translate an English novel called Henrietta Temple written by Benjamin Disraeli into Malayalam. But he quickly realized that his readers in Kerala were not familiar with the ways in which the characters in English novels lived so, he gave up this idea and wrote instead a story in Malayalam in the 'manner of English novel books'. this delightful novel called Indulekha, published in 1889, was the first modern novel in Malayalam.
(ii) Kadukuri Viresalingam (1848-1919) tried to translate Oliver Goldsmith's Vicar of Wakerfield into Telugu. Later he wrote an original Telugu novel called Rajaskhara Caritamu in 1878.
Trending Articles & Blogs
Download Old Sample Papers For Class X & XII
Download Practical Solutions of Chemistry and Physics for Class 12 with Solutions