Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for NovelThe Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel is an award given every year by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy) to Malayalam writers for writing a novel of literary merit. It is one of the twelve categories of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award.
Indian Administrative ServiceThe Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the premier administrative arm of the All India Services of Government of India. The IAS is one of the three All India Services along with the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Indian Forest Service (IFS). Members of these three services serve the Government of India as well as the individual states.
YanthramYanthram (English: The Machine) is a Malayalam novel written by Malayatoor Ramakrishnan. The novel is centred on the theme of civil service (Indian Administrative Service) in Kerala. It portrays the pressure exerted on popular governments by big business and the confrontation between the bureaucratic machinery and the political forces. The novel received the Vayalar Award in 1979.
VerukalVerukal (English: Roots) is a Malayalam semi-autobiographical novel written by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan in 1966. It is widely credited as one of his best works. It won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1967. Plot summaryVerukal tells the story of a family of Tamil speaking Iyers who settled in Kerala. Raghu is the protagonist of the story.Union Christian College, AluvaUnion Christian College, Aluva (known as UC College) is a college affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. It is one of the earliest colleges in India to be established and managed by Indian Christians. It was founded in 1921 by four young graduates and teachers of Madras Christian College - Prof. K. C. Chacko, Prof. C. P. Mathew, Prof. V. M. Ittiyerah and Prof. A. M. Varki. It is situated at the Aluva–Paravur Road in Aluva, Kerala, India.Yakshi (novel)Yakshi is a Malayalam novel written by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan in 1967. The novel follows a college lecturer, Srinivasan, who is disfigured in an accident in his college lab. He meets a beautiful woman who is willing to accept him despite his disfigurement. But after a while, Srinivasan begins to doubt that the woman is not all she appears - or even human. In 1968, the novel was adapted into a film with same name starring Sathyan.
MumbaiCapital of Maharashtra, IndiaMegacity in Maharashtra, IndiaMumbai ( ; Marathi: Mumbaī, pronounced ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial capital of India. Located on the Konkan coast along the west coast of India, it has a deep natural harbour.
Malayalam literatureMalayalam, the lingua franca of the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Mahé district (under Puduchery), is one of the eleven classical languages of India. Malayalam literature comprises those literary texts written in Malayalam, a South-Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala. The first travelogue in any Indian language is the Malayalam Varthamanappusthakam, written by Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar in 1785.
Vayalar AwardThe Vayalar Award is a literary award presented annually in Kerala, India, for the best literary work in Malayalam. It was instituted in 1977 by the Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Trust in memory of poet and lyricist Vayalar Ramavarma (1928-1975). A sum of ₹25,000, a silver plate and certificate constituted the award originally. Now it is raised to a sum of ₹100,000. It is presented each year on 27 October, the death anniversary of Ramavarma.Kalki (1984 film)Kalki is a 1984 Indian Malayalam film, directed by N. Sankaran Nair. The film stars Adoor Bhasi and Ambika in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan.MagistrateThe term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a magistratus was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judicial and executive powers. In other parts of the world, such as China, magistrate is a word applied to a person responsible for administration over a particular geographic area.
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