Yanthram (English: The Machine) is a Malayalam novel written by Malayatoor Ramakrishnan. The novel is centred on the theme of civil service ( Indian Administrative Service) in Kerala. It portrays the pressure exerted on popular governments by big business and the confrontation between the bureaucratic machinery and the political forces. [1] The novel received the Vayalar Award in 1979. [2]
References
- ^ Rajan, P.K. (1989). The Growth of the novel in India, 1950-1980. p. 64. ISBN 978-81-7017-259-8.
- ^ Kerala Government PR
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