"Vasanavikruti" is a short story written by

Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1860 – 14 November 1914) was a Malayali essayist and short story writer, and a prominent landlord of Malabar district. Vengayil family Nayanar was born in an aristocratic Nair family known as "Vengayil" in Chiracka ...

. It is considered by historians and literary experts as the first

short story A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest ...

in Malayalam literature. It was published in '' Vidya Vinodini'' magazine in 1891."Short-story"
Keralatourism.org. Retrieved June 7, 2013. The narration of story is bit of humour based.

Plot

This is the story about Ikkandavaryakurupu. He is traditionally a thief. He was jailed for theft and after coming back from the 6 months of jail, Ikkandavaryakuruppu is planning to have a good life.

References

{{Malayalam Literature , state=collapsed Malayalam short stories Indian short stories 1891 short stories