The attitude of malaysian india plantation community portrayed in Latchiappayanam
Keywords:
Plantation community, attitude, Tamil literature, novel.Abstract
Malaysia is one of the Asian countries in which Tamil language is largely spoken among the Indian community. Moreover, it is a land of traditional culture. Tamils have rich literature termed as Malaysian Tamil literature. The literary works of Indians indicate a progressive stage of Tamil Language in the society. The Indian society in Malaysia is using Tamil language as a medium of speaking and also to develop their courtesy while developing the Tamil literature. Tamil literature includes novel, short story, drama, essay, etc. There are many novels written by Malaysian Tamils which have various themes such as feminism, love, family, sufferings, laborers, attitude, social status, etc. This article tries to study the attitude of Malaysian Indian plantation community portrayed in the Malaysian Tamil novel entitled, Latchiappayanam written by the novelist I. Ilavazhagu.
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