![]() ![]() The particular question was about the use of punctuations in a dialogue. On March 10, 2010, Joseph had set a question paper for one of his batches in second year BA, taking an optional course in Malayalam Literature. There are hundreds of such minority-run colleges in Kerala. Professor Joseph taught Malayalam at Newman College in Thodupuzha (South Kerala), run by a Roman Catholic management, which is another way of saying its management principles were private and shaped by the requirements of the church, but financially aided by the state government. A chilling account of what we have become as a society. So I bought the Malayalam version, Attupokatha Ormakal (Unsevered Memories), published by DC Books, and found the book so cold and sharp, like a sword, pulled out of hoarfrost. In the category of autobiography, TJ Joseph’s ‘A Thousand Cuts’ shared the honors with the outspoken writer M Kunjaman - who later declined it as he believes awards are a way of the establishment co-opting dissent.Īt the time of the announcements, I was in Cochin, and I looked up the shops for A Thousand Cuts (translated into English from the Malayalam original by Nandakumar K and published by Penguin Random) but could not find it on the shelves. Last week, Kerala Sahithya Academy announced its annual awards. ![]()
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