കുട്ട്യേടത്തി | Kuttyedathi

by എം.ടി. വാസുദേവന്‍നായര്‍ | M.T.Vasudevan Nair

സാധാരണ ലോകം പടിയടച്ചു പുറത്താക്കിയ മനുഷ്യാത്മാക്കൾക്കുള്ള എഴുത്തുകാരന്റെ തിരുവെഴുത്തുകളാണ്‌ ഈ കഥകൾ. മനുഷ്യജീവിതമെന്ന മഹാനൊമ്പരത്തെക്കുറിച്ച് മലയാളഭാവനയിൽ ഉണ്ടായ ഏറ്റവും നല്ല കഥകളിൽ ചിലത്. വായനക്കാരുടെ മനസ്സിൽ കുടിപാർത്തുകഴിഞ്ഞ കുട്ട്യേടത്തി, അന്തിവെളിച്ചം, കടലാസുതോണികൾ, കരിയിലകൾ മൂടിയ വഴിത്താരകൾ, സ്നേഹത്തിന്റെ മുഖങ്ങൾ എന്നീ അഞ്ചു കഥകൾ.

Genres: Short Stories, Fiction, India

69 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1959

About the author

കഥാകൃത്ത്, നോവലിസ്റ്റ്, തിരക്കഥാകൃത്ത്, ചലച്ചിത്ര സംവിധായകന്‍. 1933 ജൂലൈ 15-ന് പൊന്നാനിക്കടുത്ത് കൂടല്ലൂരില്‍ ജനിച്ചു. അദ്ധ്യാപകനായിരുന്നു. മാതൃഭൂമി ആഴ്ചപ്പതിപ്പിന്റെ സഹപത്രാധിപര്‍, പിന്നീട് പത്രാധിപര്‍ (1956-'81). മാതൃഭൂമി പീരിയോഡിക്കല്‍സ് എഡിറ്റര്‍ (1988-'99). കേന്ദ്ര സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി അവാര്‍ഡ് (കാലം), കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി അവാര്‍ഡ് (നാലുകെട്ട്), വയലാര്‍ അവാര്‍ഡ് (രണ്ടാമൂഴം), ഓടക്കുഴല്‍ അവാര്‍ഡ് (വാനപ്രസ്ഥം), ജ്ഞാനപീഠ പുരസ്‌കാരം എന്നിവ ലഭിച്ചു. തിരക്കഥയ്ക്കുള്ള സംസ്ഥാന, ദേശീയ അവാര്‍ഡുകള്‍ പലതവണ കിട്ടി. നിര്‍മ്മാല്യത്തിന് മികച്ച ചലച്ചിത്രത്തിനുള്ള 1974-ലെ ദേശീയ അവാര്‍ഡും. കാലിക്കറ്റ് സര്‍വ്വകലാശാലയുടെയും മഹാത്മാഗാന്ധി സര്‍വ്വകലാശാലയുടെയും ഡി.ലിറ്റ് ബഹുമതി. 2004-ല്‍ പത്മഭൂഷണ്‍ ലഭിച്ചു.

Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair, popularly known as M. T., was an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director. He was a prolific and versatile writer in modern Malayalam literature, and was one of the masters of post-Independence Indian literature. Randamoozham, which retells the story of the Mahabharata from the point of view of Bhimasena, is widely credited as his masterpiece.
At the age of 20, as a chemistry undergraduate, he won the prize for the best short story in Malayalam for Valarthumrigangal at World Short Story Competition jointly conducted by New York Herald Tribune, Hindustan Times, and Mathrubhumi. His first major novel, Naalukettu (The Legacy), written at the age of 23, won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1958. His other novels include Manju (Mist), Kaalam (Time), Asuravithu (The Demon Seed), and Randamoozham (The Second Turn). The emotional experiences of his early days went into his novels, and most of his works are oriented towards the basic Malayalam family structure and culture. His three novels set in traditional tharavads in Kerala are Naalukettu, Asuravithu, and Kaalam.
Nair was a screenwriter and director of Malayalam films. He directed seven films and wrote the screenplay for around 54 films. He won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay four times, for: Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989), Kadavu (1991), Sadayam (1992), and Parinayam (1994), which is the most by anyone in the screenplay category. In 1995 he was awarded the highest literary award in India, Jnanpith, for his overall contribution to Malayalam literature. In 2005, India's third highest civilian honour, Padma Bhushan, was awarded to him.

Reviews

[Dr. Appu Sasidharan (Dasfill) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a short story collection written by M.T. The story Kuttyedathi tells us about the life of a girl who is discriminated against and had to suffer based on her skin color and comparisons with her prettier younger sister. Many people dislike her also due to her boisterous nature. I love almost all the stories written by M.T. This small collection of five stories is also a must-read book if you know Malayalam.



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[Jiju · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book describes the lives of people in the villages of Kerala and also those of Keralites who leave the villages and move to cities.Stories like Kuttiedathi , The deluge,Doors of heaven open and Insight covers topics like marriage, divorce, adultery, old ailing parents all of which describe the mindset of people with a Malayali touch.

[Jwala · Rating 5 out of 5]

kuttyedathi and other stories include a very touching styl. it narrates the stories of unchoosen ones in society. those among us who were always invisible or those who were not accepted due to lack of normal tag.. kuttyedathi was a different girl from tht era. she ws brave and unlike any other girls she ws a genuine being.always neglected by her family and society in the name of her dark skin, she learned to ignore the hateful comments and live happily ,until she crossed the limit of her pain sustaining capacity.. until her heart and soul broke apart irrevocably ,reminding us tht,somehow we still live in a similiar society... wen wil we ever understand, normalcy is just an average of major populations madness.. liv and let ppl live

[Renjith R · Rating 4 out of 5]

മരണപ്പെട്ടപ്പോൾ കുട്ട്യേടത്തിയുടെ ചിന്തകൾ എന്തായിരുന്നിരിക്കണം. ആശയറ്റ്, സ്വാഭിമാനം മുഴുവൻ പണയം വച്ച് ജീവിക്കാൻ അവൾ ഒരുക്കമല്ലയിരുന്നു. സ്നേഹിക്കാൻ കൂടി അവകാശമില്ലാതെ...!! ഒരു കാലഘട്ടത്തിലെ മനുഷ്യ ജീവിതം എന്തൊരു ഭീകരമായിരുന്നു. ഇന്ന് കുറെയേറെ അതിൽ നിന്ന് കരകയറിയിരിക്കുന്നു... ശരിയാണോ...? കുറച്ചൊക്കെ. വളരെ കുറച്ച്.

[P V · Rating 5 out of 5]

These are one of the best stories ever written in Malayalam. M.T. the master craftsman of short story not only in Kerala but also in India.

[Aleena Maria]

It is a book describing the malayalam society

[Virtuous Puru · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am a fan of short stories. At times, they end abruptly. And at times, they end definitively. When I spotted this book at Thiruvananthapuram airport, I simply grabbed it and continued turning pages at one go. I still took some time to stay with the stories and felt happy that I could relate to them. The original language didn't matter. Atleast the language, it is translated in made it a lovely read.

[Parvathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The bad production of the ebook is a downer - missing and wrong words abound, as do spelling errors. Even so, the stories have a power beyond the mediocre translation. The decay of the Nair tharavad is a background in many of them. Most are in the form of inner monologues of the main character. Grief, loneliness, betrayal, exclusion are recurring themes. Ultimately, the stories form a tapestry of life’s defeats, with little redeeming joys. Reality bites.

[Rashi]

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[Amal Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

ഈ തറവാട്ടില് ഒരു ചൊവ്വണ്ട്. ചൊവ്വ എന്ന് വച്ചാൽ ഭഗവതി. ഉഗ്രമൂർത്തിയാണ്. മഴപോലെ വന്നതിനെ മഞ്ഞുപോലെ ആക്കും. ചൊവ്വയപ്പെട്ട ധനം ഇവിടെ ഇരിപ്പുണ്ട്. സുകൃതം ചെയ്ത തറവാടാണ്.

[Soumya · Rating 2 out of 5]

Probably, read too late in time. Might have been relevant in a different time, at a different space. Not timeless.

[Darsana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have always loved MT sir's works. It always brought us back the nostalgic moments of childhood. Most of the characters were familiar to me. Though I hate tragic ending, I always his stories showed life, how our life goes beyond our planning. The main attraction of his stories are the relationships and the love. You can always feel the love between the characters and how society comes in between them

[Palni Raj · Rating 5 out of 5]

the language is beyond imagination...

blessed u r sir...great

[Jaseena AL · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating : 4 stars

[Shibin k · Rating 3 out of 5]

Stories of people of love and struggle
not the best of MT, but necessary piece to the huge MT-verse.

[Reema]

good

[Ismayil Tharammal · Rating 3 out of 5]

average