Oru kaalaghattathinte ormakku (Study of Nalapat Narayanamenon's life and work)
First published in 1995. Nalapat Books.
The book has 2 parts .The first part is a collection of articles on Nalapat Narayana menon by
illustrious people, including Sukumar Azheekode and EMS namboothiripad , compiled by Dr
Suvarna Nalapat .The second part is a study of Nalapat Narayanamenon, the time of his life,
the literary trends in India and abroad at his lifetime, and how he was the torchbearer of the
revolutionary literary and social movements in Kerala at that time. The social revolutions of
V.T.Bhattathiripad, beginning of Political life of E M S , literary life of many a critic including the
great KuttikrishnaMarar , were influenced by Nalapat as said by these authors themselves. Balamani
Amma has her Guru in Nalapat . Suvarna Nalapat has Nalapat NarayanaMenon as her Guru , in
philosophy, poetry, scientific comparison of modern science and ancient spirituality etc. The study
is an indepth study of Nalapat done by Suvarna Nalapat , utilizing the books in his library and about
19 diaries he had left back . This is the first ever complete study dealing with the time and work of
Nalapat with comparative Literary trends in India and Kerala, and abroad which makes it a valuable
guide for any literary student.
