Ellaam Maaikunna Kadal — C. Radhakrishnan

This is the first major Malayalam novel in the 'Novel Navakam' series of C. Radhakrishnan. There is no work that explores the roots of Kerala's culture as this book does. Tradition and variations that mark interactions of successive generations have been expertly analysed. The great Nila river flows as a background tune all through the work. An agricultural community that sows and reaps seeds as well as myths is portrayed in all its beauty and diversity.