History and Social Status of Construction Workers in the Novel "Kalmaram"

Abstract

From Sangam literature to contemporary literature, literature has recorded in many ways that a section of working people live in poverty and the people who enjoy the fruits of labour live in prosperity from time to time. Sangam literature has recorded the lives of many of the base people, such as Panars (poets), Koothars (actors), Viraliyars (female actors), who get food and gold from their patrons, and Kallars (thieves), who dare to kill passers-by for food. In ancient times, Proverbs said, "Call that a gift to needy men" and "The giver of food is the giver of life." From the period of devotional literature, in which paddy seeds were ground into rice and cooked food, to the period of small literature genres explaining the farmer's condition, to the present day literature, literature has recorded the inequalities of human society. The history of the foundational people is also recorded in the novel, a literary form of the twentieth century. In this way, the purpose of this review article is to show the need for them to be aware of the exploitation of labour by employers through the novel Kalmaram, written by Thilakavathi.