History of Malayalam Poetry

The "Kilippattu" style is most closely associated with:

• Cherusseri

• Nambiar

• Ezhuthachan

• Poonthanam

Which of the following statements is false?

• Malayalam belongs to the Dravidian family

• Malayalam is one of the 6 classical languages of India

• The earliest written documents in Malayalam date back to the 16th century

• The two schools of literature in pre-modern Malayalam are the Pattu and Manipravalam traditions

Which of the following statements is FALSE:

• 19th century Keralam witnessed reformist movements, introduction of the school system, growth of the press

• The poetry of the modern "Mahakavitrayam" evinces a tension between tradition and modernity

• Tullal was inspired by elements from Chakyar Koothu

• The magnificent mahakavyam Umakeralam is one of the best works of Vallathol

Ayyappa Paniker's long poem "Kurukshetram" heralded the rise of which literary movement in Keralam?

• Neo-Romanticism

• Pink Poetry

• Modernism

• Political Poetry

From the list below, check those events which influenced the rise of Political Poetry of the seventies

• The Emergency

• Decay of liberal humanism

• Decay of welfare economics

• Growth of Dalit, feminist, environmental movements

Attakathas proliferated during the:

• 19th century

• 15 th & 16th century

• 17th & 18th century

• late 14th century