Balyakala Smaranakal Explained

Balyakala Smaranakal
Title Orig:ബാല്യകാല സ്മരണകൾ
Author:Kamala Surayya
Country:India
Language:Malayalam
Publisher:DC Books (1987–present)
Pub Date:1987

Balyakala Smaranakal (Childhood memories) is 1987 autobiographical book written by Kamala Surayya (Madhavikutty).[1] The book discusses Madhavikutty's residences in Nalappattu in Punnayurkulam and Landan Road in Kolkata, and the people she met there, as well as her experiences. She brings out her feminist vision through the child character.[2] Balyakala Smaranakal is one of Madhavikutty's three major novels. The book's characters were drawn as paintings and displayed in the Kozhikode exhibition in 2019.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Pillai, Erumeli Parameswaran . മലയാള സാഹിത്യം കാലഘട്ടങ്ങളിലൂടെ: സാഹിത്യ ചരിത്രം . 1998 . Prathibha Books . 978-81-240-0615-3 . ml.
  2. Book: Nārāyaṇanpōt̲t̲i, Ceṅṅārappaḷḷi . മലയാള സാഹിത്യസർവസ്വം: വിജ്ഞാനകോശം . 1987 . Kēraḷa Sāhitya Akkādami . ml.
  3. Web site: 2019-06-05 . Artist Gives Colours to Characters of Madhavikutty- The New Indian Express . 2023-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190605133937/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2014/feb/07/Artist-Gives-Colours-to-Characters-of-Madhavikutty-573094.html . 5 June 2019 .