Description

Literature and Kerala Renaissance is a concise and engaging textbook designed for Semester 3 MDC students of the Undergraduate (Honours) programmes under Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. It forms part of the Multidisciplinary Courses (MDC), which aim to enhance students' academic depth along with essential practical and communicative competencies. The book introduces leamers to the Kerala Renaissance as a powerful socio-cultural movement that transformed Kerala through struggles against caste oppression and inequality. It presents key reformers, landmark events and social changes in a structured manner, along with selected creative and gender-based readings that encourage critical thinking and reflection, By integrating historical understanding with literary and social perspectives, this text helps students develop a broader worldview, analytical skills and cocial awareness, making it a valuable resource for holistic undergraduate