![]() Malayalam little magazines took their inspiration from American publications like ‘Poetry a Magazine of Verse’ which had Ezra Pound as foreign editor and ‘Criterion’ edited by T S Eliot. To move ahead from contemporary ideas that have gained prominence, to question ideas that are often believed to be universally accepted and develop alternative streams of thought.” Pradeep’s book notes Satchidanandan’s definition of this literary curiosity: “What defines it is its avant-garde behaviour. ![]() One of the participants is poet K Satchidanandan, a name synonymous with the growth of Malayalam little magazines. The book will be released here on Friday at a get-together which will relive the mildewed nostalgia of these once-vibrant publications. Luckier ones, like ‘Samkramanam,’ ran into 50,” Pradeep says. “Many died in their infancy, lasting just three to six editions. ‘Malayala Samanthara Masika Charithram’ (State Institute of Languages, `180) by writer Pradeep Panangad traces the history, contributions and role played by little magazines which first appeared in Kerala in the 1950s and were active into the early 1980s. ![]() Cheekiness and the biting wit aside, the ad aptly defined the avant-garde and rebellious character of little magazines which once abounded in the cultural milieu of Kerala.
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