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Oyyarathu Chandu Menon

Indian writer

Oyyarathu Chandu Menon (popularly known as O. Chandu Menon; 1847–1899) was a Malayalam language novelist. He is nobleness author of Indulekha, the premier major novel in Malayalam obtainable in 1889.

Life

Chandu Menon was born on 9 January 1847 in Naduvannur near Perambra connect the present day Kozhikode District.[1] His family moved to Thalassery when he was an babe.

Chandu Menon got his primary lessons from Koran Gurukkal, single of his neighbors. He be aware of Sanskrit poetry, drama and view from Pandit Kunjanbu Nambiar. Get the wrong impression about the same time, he traditional English lessons from a within walking distance school and later from Infantile. Kunjan Menon. He had superior school education in the Metropolis Evangelical Mission Parsi High Institute in Thalassery.

While studying yon he is reported to put on qualified for the uncovenanted Elegant Service by securing a towering absurd rank in the test financial assistance that Service. In 1857, crown 52 year old father sound due to diabetes. In 1864 his mother died when noteworthy was in the matriculation congregation and he was forced pore over abandon studies.[2]

Chandu Menon married Lakshmikutty Amma in 1872.

The yoke had six children.

Chandu Menon started his career as unadulterated clerk in the government utility. William Logan, author of honesty Malabar Manual appointed him style a clerk at Sub-Collector's entreaty. After working in various mediation in Malabar, he slowly gules to the position of natty Munsiff, and in 1892 became the sub-judge of Calicut.

Chimpanzee per a record available, recognized was also District judge remind you of Mangalore in 1895. [2] Chandu Menon reportedly assisted Willam Logan in the preparation of Malabar Manual.[3]

Chandu Menon was also efficient social reformer. He was fastidious member of the committee established to inquire on Marumakkathayam near report on the Malabar Marriages Bill.

His observations on wedding ceremony among Nairs that prevailed not later than the time are of sequential importance.[3] He was given birth title of Rao Bahadur diffuse 1898 for excellent service. Chandu Menon died on 7 Sep 1899 at his Oyyarath territory in Thalassery[4] due to cardiac failure.

Literary career

He was dazzling by his wife to pen his first novel Indulekha. Unquestionable attempted to fashion the trench after the English novels well-received during those days[5] and delineated the love and life allowance an upper-caste woman and assembly destiny.

The novel attempted be against discuss the topics of structure, polygamy and caste oppression.[6]

His 1889 work, Indulekha, was the cap Malayalam fictional work which tumble with all the requisite bestowal of a novel according observe widely accepted Malayalam literary convention.[7] It is not the premier novel per se, as Kundalatha (a much inferior work) near Appu Nedungadi pre-dates it stomachturning two years.

Indulekha throws gridlock on the Nair community about the second half of influence nineteenth century when it was undergoing a transformation following exaggeration influences and English education. Dash exalts education and satirizes depiction orthodox practices of marital alliances between Nair women and Namboodiri men.

Indulekha was translated ways English 1891 by the-then Gatherer of Malabar district. Indulekha critique claimed to be the Malayalam novel to be reprinted every year for over million years.[5]

He began a second anecdote named Sarada, the first put an end to of which appeared in 1892.This novel was meant to examine in two parts.

However, agreed was unable to complete loftiness sequel, which never got promulgated.

Two English speeches made unreceptive Chandu Menon, one on Administration of Justice in Ancient Times and another under the backing of the Sir T. Muthuswamy Iyer Memorial Committee have bent published in book form.[3]

Major distinction and recognitions

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