Question

Explain any three issues raised by the Malayalam novel ' Indulekha'.

Answer 1

- Indulekha was a romantic tale. In any case, it was additionally around an issue that was fervently when the novel was composed. This concerned the marriage practices of upper-class Hindus in Kerala, particularly the Nambuthiri Brahmins and the Nayars. Nambuthiris were additionally significant landowners in Kerala around then, and an extensive area of the Nayars were their inhabitants. 
- In late-nineteenth century Kerala, a more youthful era of English-instructed Nayar men who had procured property and riches all alone, started contending firmly against Nambuthiri organizations together with Nayer ladies. 
- They needed new laws in regards to marriage and property issues.

Answer 2

The issues raised in by the novel Indulekha written in Malayalam were :

(i) How could the Indians face, under colonial rule, the trouble of safe guarding their cultural identity and traditions. How could they accept modern colinial culture without setting aside their own cultural could they accept modern colonial heritage. The heroine and how of the novel had received westen education and were antistic and highly cultural. Besides English,they both knew Sanskrit also. Though he were western dress, the hero, Madhavan, kept a long lift of hair as was the tradition of his clan, the Nayars.

(ii) It also was about on issue, hotly debated at that time, the marriage practices of copper caste Hindus in Kerala, specially the Nambuthiri Brahmins and the Nayars. Nambuthiri’s were the landlords in Kerala and Nayars’ their tenants. In late 19th century Kerala, the younger generations of Nayars, with English education, objected strongly against marriages between Nambuthiris and Nayars. They wanted new laws regarding marriages and properly. The Nayars had acquired property and wealth on their own. Chandu Menon clearly wnated his readers to appreciate new values of hero and heroine and criticise the ingorance of the Nambuthiris and challenge old traditions.