Kolodam Summary

Kolodam is the first Malayalam novel from Lakshadweep. It is written by lsmath Hussin, a well known writer in Lakshadweep. The work depicts the real life situations and experience of the ancestors, its history and culture. The novel contains the difficulties and gradual development islanders experienced in the island. The novel comprises of 29 short chapters. The beautiful Landscapes and nature are depicted clearly in the novel. The novel can be considered as a true historical narrative and a representative work of Lakshadweep literature. This novel depicts the pathetic condition of the people of islands. Sea becomes a major character in the novel. One can feel the unforgettable memories of the islanders as presented in the novel. The real

The entire population can be divided in to four separate entities. Each of them is considered a separate community and is recognized as the Amindivis, the Koyas , the Malmis and the Melachais . It is believed by the islanders that among the first settlers on the island were the Amindivis. Among these four communities, the Koya are considered as the land owners whereas Malmis comprise the community that works off the Farms of the Koyas. Thus either takes up the farming work on annual contract basis or carrying some part of all the activities that go into tending the vast land holdings. It is the last community Melachery who work as the lowest ring of the work Force. They are the labor community of the islands and their primary occupation is collecting coconuts from the trees. They are skilled in this occupation and have conducted it for generations. Each of its communities has their own celebrations and ceremonies which are totally exclusive to them. However, there are very positive aspects of this segregation of the form communities. They do not carry the segregation beyond work and take great pleasure collectively observing all the festivities together. All of them participate whole heartedly in each other’s