(ENG2A04)
II SEMESTER
COMMON COURSE
B.A. / BBA/ B.COM
2022 Admission onwards
UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
School of Distance Education
Calicut University, P.O. Malappuram,
Kerala, India-673 635
22004
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UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
Study Material
II Semester
Common Course for B.A. / BBA/ BCom
(2022 Admission)
(ENG2A04): READINGS ON KERALA
Prepared by:
(Modules I and II)
Ms. SMITHA N
Assistant Professor, School of Distance Education,
University of Calicut.
(Modules III and IV)
Ms. SABINA K MUSTHAFA
Assistant Professor, School of Distance Education,
University of Calicut.
Scrutinized by:
Mr. SAFVAN P.T,
Assistant Professor,
Department of English,
Amal College of Advanced Studies, Nilambur.
DISCLAIMER
“The author(s) shall be solely responsible for the
content and views expressed in this book”
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CONTENTS
Module 1: Formation 7 – 29
“Early History of Malabar” : William Logan
“Tribals of Kerala” : Prof. S Achutha Warrier
“Ghoshayathra” : Kunchan Nambiar
Module 2: Evolution 30 – 69
“Atmopadesasatakam” : Sree Narayana Guru
“Indulekha” : O Chandumenon
“Ayyankali” : M Nisar, Meena
Kandaswamy
“No, not a single letter is seen” : Poykayil Appachan
“Vakkom Moulavi: My Grandfather,
the Rebel”: Sabin Iqbal
Module 3: Stimulation 70 – 94
“Daughter of Humanity” (Story) : Lalithambika Antharjanam
“Kuttipuram Palam” (Poem) : Edasseri
“Christian Heritage” (Story) : Vaikom Muhammed
Basheer
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Module 4: Propagation 95 – 143
Myth and Literature (Speech) : M. T Vasudhevan Nair
Rain at Night (Poem) : Sugathakumari
Fifty Years of Malayalam Cinema (Prose): V. C Harris
Malayalam Ghazal (Poem) : Jeet Thayil
Agni (Story) : Sithara S
Pictures Drawn on Water (Poem): K. Sachidanandan
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