Malayalam Literature permeated with the liberal- democratic spirit immediately with its encounter with the west & spread of modern education. Radical doctrine about the changing politics & the national movements were also exerting influence over the writers of the period. The period was marked by the growth of prose fiction, drama & literary criticism and the spread of journalism. Varma Valiakoi Thampuran, A.R. Raja. Varma , C.v Raman Pillai etc were the notable writers of the Malayalam Literature. "Kurupillakari", "Dharmaraja" etc were the remarkable works of the period engraving the social portrait of the time. Renaissance in Maharashtra was marked by the reason & development of prose literature. It was a period of great intellectual stimulation and the sheer insistence on English education. Renaissance in Maharashtra aimed for social reforms. Marathi Drama was the immediate product of the Renaissance and established a new genre called " Sangit Natya" or "Musicals." In the dramas like "Sita Swyamvar" and "Kirioskar" social content is fused with romantic aroma. Krishnaji Prabhakar's play "Kichaka Vadh" initiated the tradition of political play in Maharashtra, which led an overflowing blow against the British Raj all over Maharashtra & the government barred it. The publication of little magazine gained impetus with the rapid change of the political vista. Tilak's journal "Kesari" was a pedestal for sharing literary yet political views. Babasaheb Ambedkar, with his radical philosophy, challenged the conventional literary foundation comprised mainly of the urbanized upper class people. |