Sociology Through Literature - A Study of Kaaroor''s Stories

This book presents a comprehensive study of nearly 100 of Kaaroor Neelakanta Pillai's short stories. Kaaroor is one among the Big Six of the New Wave in Malayalam literature of the mid-1940s and wrote about the common man - life, aspirations and vulnerabilities.

List of contents

Foreword by Shubha Mudgal and Aneesh Pradhan. Preface. 1. Introductory Notes on the ‘Big Six’ 2. Romantic Overtones 3 Erotic Pursuits 4. Marital Episodes 5. On Small Children and Teenagers 6. Families: Sinking, Troubled 7. ‘Sir’ Stories 8. Sirs: The Other Side 9. Dictates of Fate 10. Behavioural Patterns 11. Some Social Issues 12. Political Themes 13. Shades of Greed 14. Profiles of the Poor 15. Some Uncommon People 16. Social Dropouts 17. Spiritual Themes 18. Some More Episodes 19. Tuskers and Mahouts 20. Kaaroor’s Zoo 21. Sociology Through Literature: Some Endnotes. References. Index

About the author

S. Devadas Pillai is a research sociologist and was previously affiliated with the University of Mumbai, India for 15 years as Senior Research Officer and Deputy Director. Subsequently, he was with Amsterdam University on a WOTRO-ZWO fellowship, followed by visits related to two major Indo-Dutch research projects. For 30 years, he has been the Executive Editor of an encyclopedia project on performing arts. He completed his MA and PhD at the Department of Sociology, University of Mumbai, and is the author/editor of over ten books, including Rajahs and Prajas: A Princely State, Then and Now (1976); Slums and Urbanization (1991, 2nd edn); and Indian Sociology Through Ghurye: A Dictionary (2011).

Summary

This book presents a comprehensive study of nearly 100 of Kaaroor Neelakanta Pillai’s short stories. Kaaroor is one among the Big Six of the New Wave in Malayalam literature of the mid-1940s and wrote about the common man — life, aspirations and vulnerabilities.

Product details

• Authors: S Devadas Pillai, S. Devadas Pillai, S. Devadas (Research Sociologist and Execu Pillai
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780367785796
• ISBN: 978-0-367-78579-6
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Indic, India, Literature: history & criticism, Regional Geography, Literature: history and criticism