The Life Events of The Neithal People in the Collection of Short Stories 'Vidiyalin Veliccham (the Light of the Dawn)’ and 'Velappaadu (Work Nature)'

Abstract

After reading J. Jacqueline Mary’s book ‘Emperors of Ocean are Fishermen’ I got a clear idea about the life style of the Neithal land people and fishermen around Kanyakumari district. Two novels from folklore literature have been taken up for study. The novels were written by Neithal land writers and it is about the true incidents which they saw and experienced. The novels are Saptika’s ‘Vidiyalil Velicham’ and Irayuman Sagar’s ‘Velapadu’. ‘Vidiyalil Velicham’ tells about the honorable marriages and its consequences ‘Velapadu’ depicts the superstitious beliefs, social ostracism, drug habits, about the irresponsibility of youths, youths who think their parents as burden, borrowing money and fulfilling their needs, beliefs about witchcraft, wrong directions given by police and lack of awareness about the law. Ten short stories in Irayuman’s ‘Velapadu’ gives a clear note about the life events of Neithal land people.