Enmakaje (novel)

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For for the village, see Enmakaje.
Enmakaje
AuthorAmbikasuthan Mangad
TranslatorJ. Devika (English)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
GenreNovel
PublisherDC Books
Publication date
2009
Published in English
2017

Enmakaje is a Malayalam language novel written by Ambikasuthan Mangad based on the life of the people in Enmakaje, a village in Kasargod affected by the Endosulfan disaster in Kerala. Ambikasuthan Mangad, a professor of Malayalam at Nehru Arts and Science College, wrote the novel after directly visiting the areas affected by Endosulfan.[1] This is his debut novel. The novel is used as a textbook in seven universities.[2] The book brought attention to the plight of the pesticide victims.[3][4] The novel has been published in 17 editions in Malayalam and has been translated into English, Tamil and Kannada.[2] An upcoming Hindi translation is being published by the Hindi Prachar Sabha on the organization's 100th anniversary.[5]

Background[edit]

The novel depicts the challenges faced by the people of Enmakaje, a village at Karnataka border in Kasargod district of Kerala, due to the lethal chemical Endosulfan used by a plantation corporation in 5,000-hectare cashew plantation in the village.[4]

Plot[edit]

A couple named Neelakantan and Devayani live on a hill inside a forest. After living in self-induced isolation for six years, They are coming to the place named Swarga which literally means heaven.[6] There they see an unusual environment with children and calves with deformed bodies, ponds with no fish and a sky with no birds, and realize that Swarga is no heaven at all.[6] Devayani decides to bring home a child named Pareekshit, who has never walked in his 7 years of life, who has grey hair and sores all over his body due to pesticide poisoning.[7] Through this child, which the couple later adopts, the horror of endosulfan poisoning unfolds before readers.[7] The couple later joins the struggle against the pesticide.[8]

Translations[edit]

J. Devika translated novel Enmakaje into English with the name Swarga.[3] The novel is named after Swarga, the name of a place in Enmakaje village affected by the pesticide.[4] The Tamil translation was done by Sirpi Palasupramaniyam.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "'എന്‍മകജെ' പാരിസ്ഥിതിക ദുരന്തത്തിന്റെ നേര്‍സാക്ഷ്യം". 2019-03-01.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Anantharaman, Latha (2017-04-29). "'It is not just art but an act of protest'". The Hindu.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nair, Aparna (2017-05-11). "Paradise lost". The Hindu.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "ഇത് സ്വർഗം ശപിച്ചവർക്കുള്ള ഭൂമിയോ?". ManoramaOnline.
  5. ↑ മീങ്ങോത്ത്, മുരളി. "എൻമകജെ ഒരു ഉത്തരമല്ല , കുറെ ചോദ്യങ്ങൾ ചോദിക്കാനുള്ള ശ്രമമാണ് - മലയാളനാട് വെബ്ബ് ജേർണൽ". malayalanatu.com.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Malayalam author Ambikasuthan Mangad's new novel 'Swarga' is a reminder for us of our mindless crimes against humanity". The Financial Express. 2017-08-06.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "'Swarga' Draws on Mythical Tales to Depict Kerala's Struggle Against Endosulfan Spraying". The Wire.
  8. ↑ "Dark Eden". The Indian Express. 2017-08-12.
  9. ↑ En̲makaje : Malaiyāḷac cūl̲aliyal nāval (1. patippu ed.). Cen̲n̲ai: Kavitā Papḷikēṣan̲. 2013. ISBN 9788183453363.
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