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A Brief History of Malayalam Language; Dr. E.V.N. Namboodiri The history of Malayalam Language in the background of pre- history and external history within the framework of modern linguistics. The author has made use of the descriptive analysis of old texts and modern dialects of Malayalam prepared by scholars from various Universities, which made this study an authoritative one. ISBN : 81-87590-06-08 Pages: 216 Price : 130.00 Availability: Available. A Brief Survey of the Art Scenario of Kerala; Vijayakumar Menon The book is a short history of the painting tradition and sculpture of Kerala from mural to modern period. The approach is interdisciplinary and tries to give a brief account of the change in the concept, expression and sensibility in the Art Scenario of Kerala.
ISBN : 81-87590-09-2 Pages: 190 Price : 120.00 Availability: Available.
An Artist in Life; Niharranjan Ray The book is a commentary on the life and works of Rabindranath Tagore. The evolution of Tagore’s personality – so vast and complex and many sided is revealed in this book through a comprehensive study of his life and works. ISBN : Pages: 482 Price : 30.00 Availability: Available.
Canadian Literature; Ed: Jameela Begum The collection of fourteen essays on cotemporary Canadian Literature brings into focus the multicultural and multiracial base of Canadian Literature today. In keeping the varied background of the contributors, the essays reflect a wide range of critical approaches: feminist, postmodern, formalists, thematic and sociological.
SBN : 033392 259 X Pages: 200 Price : 150.00 Availability: Available. 2
Carol Shields; Comp: Lekshmi Prasannan Ed: Jameela Begum A The monograph on Carol Shields, famous Canadian writer, is the first of a series of monographs that the centre for Canadian studies has designed. A critical evalution on the novels, short stories, poems, dramas and other writings of Carol Shields are also be seen in the book. ISBN : Pages: 142 Price : 150.00 Availability: Available.
Chitraramayanam; Ed: Dr.K.Vijayan Ramayana in palm leaf pictures is reproduced from the original palm leaf manuscript entitled Chitraramayanam in which pictures are engraved with iron stylus covering the story of Rama in full in 318 sequences and is a wonder in pictorial art. The edition in the form of a colour album is intended to cater to the readers’ interests. ISBN : Pages: 200 Price : 1000.00 Availability: Available.
Dialect Survey of Malayalam; V.I. Subramoniam An invaluable study on dialect variations of Malayalam as spoken by the Ezhavas / Tiyyas living throughout Kerala. Thus the book is the most important work for Dravidian Linguistics.
ISBN : Pages: 744 Price : 50.00 Availability: Available.
Dhvanyaloka; Dr. K.Goda Varma A study on the first dyota of Dhvanyaloka by Anandavardhana. Among the eastern literary theories, Anandavardhana’s dhvani concept deserves a unique position and had influenced all other literary theories in India. In the first dyota the existence of Dhvani is established after a thorough refutation of the view entertained by the opposing schools of thought.
ISBN : Pages: 118 Price : 40.00 Availability: Available. 3
Dramas of Bhasa; Ed: Dr. T Devarajan The Dramas of Bhasa – Seminar papers and T.S.S. Centenary Address is a collection of papers presented in two National level Seminars on Dramas of Bhasa organized by the Department of Sanskrit, University of Kerala. ‘Bhasa Problem’, ‘Bhasa Problem Again’ and ‘Bhasa Problem Reviewed’ are the important articles that make Ganapathi Sastri’s findings lively even today. ISBN : Pages: 238 Price : 200.00 Availability: Available.
Dutch Hegemony in Malabar; Dr. T.I.Poonen In this book Dr. Poonen has made a thorough study of the scenario of the rise and fall of the Dutch power, with an unfailing eye on its impact on the socio – economic fabric of Kerala in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. ISBN : Pages: 246 Price : 16.00 Availability: Available.
English Essays and Poems by Mahakavi Ulloor; Ed: Dr. N. Viswanathan ‘English Essays and Poems’ is a collection of Ulloor’s writings in English hitherto unpublished in any book. The collections are drawn mainly from periodicals like ‘The Scholar’ and ‘Indian Review’ once very popular in South India. The anthology bears ample testimony to the breadth and depth of the author’s knowledge in English Literature. ISBN : Pages: 320 Price : 25.00 Availability: Available.
Environmental Issues: Problems and Solutions; Ed: M.Balakrishnan, K.M. Alexander Issues related to environmental pollution are being debated with increasing concern and alarm all over the world by scientists, administrators and public leaders. The book, a collection of seminar papers will stimulate thinking and action among scholars and activists interested in the preservation of a healthy natural environment for enhancing the quality of human life. ISBN : Pages: 406 Price : 150.00 Availability: Available. 4
Essays on Vedanta; Ed Dr. D. Nesy A Collection of selected papers presented in the National Seminar on Contemporary Relevance of the Philosophy of Vedanta organized by the Department of Philosophy, University of Kerala. The book is a journey through the main philosophical systems of ancient India. ISBN : Pages: 164 Price : 200.00 Availability: Available.
Factors Relating to Underachievement in English; Mercy Abraham The book intended to identify some crucial factors which cause undervachievement in English among Secondary School students and has come out with many vital and interesting findings.
ISBN : Pages: 404 Price : 16.00 Availability: Available.
Geomorphology of Kerala; Dr. V.Prasannakumar This is a scientific study of the Geomorphology of Kerala, based on the original data from field research carried out by different scholars in India and abroad. It gives a clear picture of Kerala with its diverse physiographic features.
ISBN : 81-87590-15-7 Pages: 180 Price : 120.00 Availability: Available.
History of the University of Kerala (2 Vols.); A. Sreedhara Menon The reconstitution of the University of Travancore into the University of Kerala in 1957 gave a new impetus to the educational process in Kerala. The first elected Kerala Ministry gave the University a democratic and autonomous character which enabled it to play a leading role in the field of education and culture in Kerala. ISBN :81-86397-61-2 Pages: 836 Price : 575.00 (Delux), 475.00 (Ordinary) Availability: Available. 5
Hortus Malabaricus (12 Vols); Prof. K.S. Manilal Hortus Malabaricus, published from Amsterdam in 12 Volumes during 1678-1693, is the oldest comprehensive printed book on the natural plant wealth of Asia and of the tropics. It was compiled and printed by Hendrik Adriaan Van Rheede tot Draakestein, the then Dutch Governor of Cochin. Hortus Malabaricus is unique because it contains valuable information on the plant wealth of Kerala as the first ever printed book on the subject and the ancient traditional ethno medical knowledge of Kerala Physicians about the medical properties of plants, with details regarding the disease for which they were used for treatment, the methods of preparation of the drug and how to apply the same. The book gives the history of Botanical Science in India and the socio-cultural conditions in 17th Century India. By presenting these data for the first time in the English language, 325 years after its original publication in Latin, with appropriate annotations and commentaries, the present book throws the doors of the vast and fascinating treasure house of Hortus Malabaricus wide open to scientists, medical practitioners, sociologists and historians. ISBN : 86-86397-57-4 Pages: 3490 Price : 20000.00 Availability: Available.
India and the Changing Asian Scene; Dinesh Singh A series of two lectures delivered by Dinesh Singh M.P. under ‘Dr. Ramaswami Mudaliar Endowment Lectures’ in Kerala University. The book gives a deep insight into the historical factors that have moulded our foreign policy and provides interesting reading on the various regional and national interests that have shapen it from time to time. ISBN : Pages: 60 Price : 5.00 Availability: Available.
Interiorization; Ayyappa Paniker A collection of essays on Literary theories. In his characteristic style and with chilling clarity the author has put across his ideas on the theme. This will be most useful for students and especially for research scholars.
ISBN : 81-87590-03-3 Pages: 120 Price : 75.00 Availability: Available. 6
Issues in Kerala Historiography; Ed: K.K.Kusuman Historical writing in Kerala is at a low ebb not because of dearth of sources but the failure of its diligent detection and proper utilization. Polity and society of the people of the West of the Sahyadri were the chief centre of attraction of the travellers who made the pioneer steps on historical writings. The present volume will help in understanding the historiography of this polity.
ISBN : 81-87590-05-X Pages: 242 Price : 150.00 Availability: Available.
Kalidasa’s Poetic Voice; Umashankar Joshi The whole poetic fraternity has felt happy in thinking Kalidasa as a master in recognition of his creative spirit, which achieves great result in terms of beauty that satisfies human nature in full measure. The author of the book tries to reconstruct the poetical vision of the present literary world on Kalidasa’s literary concept. ISBN : Pages: 60 Price : 15.00 Availability: Available.
Kerala Life Style for Modern Youth; Dr. C.V. Jayamani A unique work on natural living in a scientific way. Dr. Jayamani advises the modern youth of India about the life style, food habits and practices to be followed to sustain health and youthfulness.
ISBN : 81-87590-13-0 Pages: 122 Price : 80.00 Availability: Available.
Medieval Kerala; Dr. A.P. Ibrahim kunju A Critical study of the most unexplored areas of Kerala History on the basis of original sources. Dr. Ibrahim Kunju has utilized a large number of stone and copper plate inscriptions which have been discovered in the recent past throwing new light on the history of the period. ISBN : 81-87590-14-9 Pages: 320 Price : 180.00 Availability: Available. 7
Of Men and Forests; V.S. Rao The book gives a detailed account of the relationship of man with nature. It is a valuable study on forest, wild life, for its protection and so on. ISBN : Pages: 98 Price : 3.25 Availability: Available.
Outlines of the Proto- Historic Chronology of Western Asia with some Historic Chronology of Ancient India Appended to it; Kesari Balakrishna Pillai The book is an impartial study of ancient myths and legends of various parts of our Nation directing to some historical findings. After a transparent analysis and comparative study of all the myths and traditions of Puranas, Vedic Samhitas and the epics of the Hindus, Chinese, Greeks, Egyptians, Parsis, Jains, Budhists etcetras Balakrishna Pillai convinces that all these had a common ancestral origin. ISBN : 81-86397-96-5 Pages: 376 Price : 230.00 Availability: Available.
Religion, Caste and the Threat to Secularism; Justice O. Chinnappa Reddy If we have to survive in a nation, we have no choice but to work as a single nation instead of working in our separate ways on the basis of caste, creed and language. The threat to secularism is a threat against the very foundations of our democracy. In the present work the author discusses the various dimensions of the issue. ISBN : 81-86397-67-1 Pages: 104 Price : 62.00 Availability: Available.
Renaissance in Indian Literature and its Social Implications; Dr. K.M. George In this work, Dr. K.M. George depicts a clear picture of the relation between renaissance and literature. The book reveals the renaissance tendencies of Indian literature and its social implications. ISBN : Pages: 58 Price : 15.00 Availability: Available. 8
Rudy Henry Wiebe; Comp: M.S.Rajmohan Ed: Dr. A.Jameela Beegum This work is a monograph on the famous writer Rudy Henry Wiebe. The book gives us a clear picture of the life and works of Rudy Henry. ISBN : Pages: 168 Price : 150.00 Availability: Available.
Selected poems of Kumaranasan; Ed: K. Ramachandran Nair Poetry of Kumaran Asan represents the conflicts and compromise in his mind between two contradictory elements, one that of tradition and the other that of revolt. The twin forces of tradition and revolt gained a subtle equilibrium in his poetry despite their conflicting posture and this equilibrium is one of the major factors that contributed to Asan’s greatness as a poet. The present book is an attempt to propagate the poetical ideas of Kumaran Asan by the foreign language. Main poems are translated to English by famous writers like Ayyappa Paniker, Sugathakumari and Hrdayakumari. ISBN : 81-86397-77-9 Pages: 144 Price : 90.00 Availability: Available. Selected Poems of Mahakavi Ulloor; Ed: Dr. K. Ramachandran Nair Mahakavi Ulloor, a prolific writer, whose contributions during the period of nearly six decades, covered a very wide field. He has to his credit a mahakavya and a campu, collections of lyrics and short narrative poems, several volumes of prose, research papers and critical editions of ancient texts. Kerala Sahitya Charitram, a detailed literary history of Malayala Sahitya considered to be his magnum opus. The book contains translated versions of twenty seven selected poems of him. ISBN : Pages: 165 Price : 20.00 Availability: Available. Some Aspects on Manuscriptology; Ed: Dr. P.Visalakshi Consists of 17 scholarly articles on Manuscriptology and allied topics. The articles discuss the different aspects of Manuscriptology such as the problems in the critical edition of ancient texts, Methods of preservation, Numeral denotatation in Manuscripts, Variant readings in manuscripts etc. ISBN : Pages: 160 Price : 90.00 Availability: Available. 9
Some Thoughts on Adam Smith’s Theory of Division of Labour; Dr. Malcolm S. Adiseshiah A collection of lectures of Adiseshiah on the division of labour. It will be of great value to those interested in the development of the underdeveloped. The propriety of the topic coupled with the author’s profound knowledge and understanding make this a valuable document. ISBN : Pages: 48 Price : 4.00 Availability: Available.
Story – Teller to Visionary; P. Rad hika A research work of P. Radhika on the narrative craft of the famous writer Angus Wilson. The book contains six chapters including the conclusion. The narrative aesthetics of Angus Wilson is seriously analysed in the book.
ISBN : 81-86397-36-1 Pages: 269 Price : 125.00 Availability: Available. Sustainable Development of Tourism in Kerala- Issues and Strate- gies Ed: Dr. B.Vijayakumari, Dr. N.Sam A collection of papers presented in the National Seminar on ‘Sustain- able Development of Tourism in Kerala- Issues and Strategies’ organised by the Internatinal Centre for Kerala Studies of the Univer- sity of Kerala. The 15 papers in this collection discuss about various aspects of tourism sector by different scholars in relevant fields. ISBN : 81-87590-16-5 Pages: 180 Price : 120.00 Availability: Available. Tamil – Malayalam Lexicography; Ed: K.Nachimuthu The proceedings of the two day seminar on Tamil Malayalam Lexicography under the auspices of the Department of Tamil, University of Kerala. The book discusses the recent developments in Tamil lexicography and the history of Tamil, Malayalam and other Dravidian Lexicographies. ISBN : Pages: 243 Price : 100.00 Availability: Available. 10
Teaching of Indian Languages; Ed: V.I. Subramoniam A collection of Seminar Papers on teaching of Indian languages. Various methods and concepts of language teachings are deliberated in the work. The book is most useful for the study of various Indian Languages.
ISBN : Pages: 214 Price : 17.50 Availability: Available.
Technical Literature in Sanskrit Ed: S.Venkitasubramonia Iyer Sanskrit language is the store-house of most of the invaluable wealth of Indian culture. In addition to its well known and vast literature com- prising poetry and drama and their ancillaries, and the sizable output on religion and philosophy, it has a vast store of writings on technical subjects. Technical Literature in Sanskrit is one of the pioneer works in this field. It is a priceless possession of the Indian people - a unique work in Sanskrit on technical subjects like astronomy, medicine, math- ematics, fine-arts, linguistics, architecture and iconography. Sri. S. Venkatasubramonia Iyer makes a detailed analysis of the topics con- cerned, as well as the major concepts and the scope for it.
ISBN 81-86397-86-8 Price: Rs. 120.00 Pages: 214 Availability: Available.
Thakazhi Sivasankarapillai; Ayyappa Paniker Reveals the importance of the works of Thakazhi among the Malayalam Novels. It also critically evaluates the main Novels of him by a detailed journey through his literary outputs. Thus the readers get a clear picture of his literary life and ofcourse of his contributions. ISBN : Pages: 170 Price : 45.00 Availability: Available. 11
The Indian Concept of the Beautiful; Dewan Bahadur K.S. Ramaswami Sastri The author depicts the concept of the beautiful as its is chased and defined by many an Indian aesthetic mind. The Indian thinking, especially in Sanskrit, unlike the western counterpart, treats the beautiful as something sacred and divine. The fundamental nature, change and transformation, and the famous quotations on the concept of the beautiful are revealed by the author.
ISBN : 81-86397-78-7 Pages: 216 Price : 140.00 Availability: Available.
The Mahabharata and Modern Indian Literature; Sitakant Mahapatra In this book, Dr. Mahapatra analyses the significance of Mahabharata as a ‘disturbing document’ on man and his destiny and gives a bird’s eye-view of the influence exerted by the great epic on contemporary Indian Literature. ISBN : Pages: 40 Price : 10.00 Availability: Available.
The Probable Effects on Society of A Growing Disbelief in God; Sir Penderel Moon Here the author tries to reveal the problems and possibilities of a godless world. He discloses the specialties of the moral values without God and belief. ISBN : Pages: 78 Price : 1.75 Availability: Available.
The Slayer Slain; Richard Collins The book portrays with great sensitivity the life of the Dalit Communities in the 19th century Kerala, Central Travancore to be more specific. It also unfolds the social conditions of that time, the conversion / re-conversion problematic and the first embers of social change in this tradition bound society.
ISBN : 81-87590-04-1 Pages: 108 Price : 65.00 Availability: Available. 12
T.S. Eliot and Shakespeare; Ed: S. Venkitachalam The proceedings of the National Seminar on T.S. Eliot and Shakespeare organised by the Institute of English. The book makes a deep reading on the literary specialties of the great poets.
ISBN : Pages: 108 Price : 25.00 Availability: Available.