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MIGRANT WOMEN AND CHURCH IN LITERARY NARRATIVES

Dr. Deepa K. N Govt. College, Kasargod, , India

ABSTRACT Literature reflects the socio-cultural and economic aspect of the people of a society. Though literature is a product of the imagination of the author it is helpful in analyzing the stereotypical images that circulate in the society over a particular period. The relationship between images created by fiction and its internalization by the society at large has been the subject of analysis, both by history and cultural studies. This paper tries to analyze the religious aspect reflected in the novels. The novels taken for analysis are Vishakanyaka by S. K. Pottekkatt, Orotha by Kakkanadan and Chulli by Joseph Kuravilangadu. The historical experiences of the migrants from the Central are vividly portrayed. Key words: Victorian Morality, Labouring Subjectivity, Agrarian Labourers Cite this Article: Dr. Deepa K. N, Migrant Women and Church in Literary Narratives. International Journal of Advanced Research in Management, 8(4), 2017, pp. 18–21. http://iaeme.com/Home/issue/IJARM?Volume=8&Issue=4

1. INTRODUCTION Kerala through the Ages had seen migrations of people but the causes of their migrations varied. The inhabitants of Tamil Nadu migrated towards Kerala for their better economic and job opportunities.1 The internal migration in Kerala mainly occurred in the period 1920 to 1960 from Central Travancore to the uplands of Malabar. The beginnings of these waves of migration could be seen coinciding with the Great Depression, Second World War, population growth and a consequent land hunger. The opening up of the highlands of Malabar to plantation led the peasants to seek the virgin uplands of Malabar to improve their lifestyle. The people who migrated to the high ranges of Malabar had to first clear the dense forest areas and then start cultivation in that areas. The process was not an easy one as they had to content with adverse natural conditions, wild animals, malaria and even fraudulent middlemen. reflects the socio-cultural and economic aspects of the people of a society. Though literature is a product of the imagination of the author it is helpful in analyzing the stereotypical images that circulate in the society in a particular period.

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Literature and history varies from each other. History is the record of the life of the people while literature reflects the society. This is why it is often called the mirror of the society. Malayalam, the youngest of Dravidian languages, developed a literary idiom of its own only by the sixteenth century.2 The genre of novel is even younger in its case. The appearance of the novel in Malayalam literature like in the case of other vernacular languages of India is a result of colonial influence. From the beginning the genre of novel caught the imagination of the public who read them with great fervor. Social scientists have often used novel to analyze images that circulated in the society and how these influenced people. The emergence of cultural studies as a discipline has led to the further closing of the gap between literature and history.

2. METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY Methodology of the study is analytical and narrative. Literary Narratives are used for analysis.

3. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY • To find out the role of women in migrant literary na