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'''''Keralodayam Mahakavyam''''' ({{langx|sa|केरलोदयम् महाकाव्यम्}}) is an [[Epic poetry|epic poem]] in [[Sanskrit]] written by [[K. N. Ezhuthachan]], a scholar in [[Malayalam]] from [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref name= "Keralodaya">
{{cite book
|author-link=K. N. Ezhuthachan
|last= Ezhuthachan
|first= K. N
|title= Keralodayah
|year= 1977
|publisher=
|location=
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L5MJAQAAIAAJ&q=inauthor%3A%22Ke.%20En%20E%E1%B8%BButtacchan%22}}</ref> The poem contains nearly 2500 [[Verse (poetry)|verses]] and deals with the entire [[history]] of [[Kerala]] from its origin up to the formation of the state of Kerala, covering a period of 2000 years.<ref>{{cite book
|author-link= A. Sreedhara Menon
|last= Menon
|first= A. Sreedhara
|script-title=ml:കേരളചരിത്രം
|title= kēraḷacaritram
|date= February 2018
|orig-date= 1967
|publisher= [[DC Books]]
|location= [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]], [[Kerala]]
|page = 422
|isbn=978-81-264-1588-5
|url=}}</ref><ref name="DEPICTION OF FREEDOM MOVEMENT">{{cite web
|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/137637/9/09_chapter%20iii.pdf
|title=DEPICTION OF FREEDOM MOVEMENT IN SANSKRIT WORKS OF KERALA AUTHORS
|publisher=Shodhganga:a reservoir of Indian theses
|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="HISTORICAL DETAILS FROM MAHAKAVYAS">{{cite web
|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/4020/11/11_chapter%203.pdf
|title=HISTORICAL DETAILS FROM MAHAKAVYAS
|publisher=Shodhganga:a reservoir of Indian theses
|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref>
The work received the [[Sahitya Akademi|Sahitya Akademi award]] in the year 1979.<ref name="Sahitya Akademi"> {{cite web|url=http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10318.htm |title=Awards & fellowships - Akademi Awards |publisher=Sahitya Akademi, India's National Akademi of Letters |accessdate=2009-06-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331234109/http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10318.htm |archivedate=March 31, 2009 }}</ref>

==Contents==
Keralodayam Mahakavyam composed of 21 sargas contains nearly 2500 verses and deals with the entire [[history]] of [[Kerala]] from its origin up to the formation of the state of [[Kerala]]. The work is divided into five sections called Manjari's namely Swapna, Smriti, Aithihya, Bodha, Charithra.<ref name="Prof. Aanappaya Sethumadhavan"/><ref name="HISTORICAL DETAILS FROM MAHAKAVYAS"/>

===Swapna Manjari===

This part deals with the legend of [[Parashurama]], Retrieving the land of [[Kerala]] from the ocean.<ref name="Prof. Aanappaya Sethumadhavan">{{cite book
|author=Prof. Aanappaya Sethumadhavan
|author-link=
|orig-date=
|year= 1999
|title = Dr. K. N. Ezhuthachan
|pages = 93–128
|url =
|location = [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
|publisher = Department of Cultural publications, [[Government of Kerala]]
|isbn = 81-86365-81-8
}}</ref><ref name="HISTORICAL DETAILS FROM MAHAKAVYAS"/>

===Smruti Manjari===

This part contains the history of [[Sangam period]] and the rule of [[Chera dynasty|Chera Kings]].<ref name="Prof. Aanappaya Sethumadhavan"/><ref name="HISTORICAL DETAILS FROM MAHAKAVYAS"/>

===Aithihya Manjari===

Descriptions about the occupation of [[Aryan]]s in [[Kerala]] and [[myth]]s associated with it.<ref name="Prof. Aanappaya Sethumadhavan"/><ref name="DEPICTION OF FREEDOM MOVEMENT"/>

===Bodha Manjari===

The history of the [[Zamorin]]s as they gain power and formation of their rule in [[Malabar region|Malabar]].<ref name="Prof. Aanappaya Sethumadhavan"/><ref name="DEPICTION OF FREEDOM MOVEMENT"/>

===Charithra Manjari===

Deals with incidents from the time of the arrival of the [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] in [[Malabar region|Malabar]] and the ensuing social changes, to the time of the formation of the state of [[Kerala]]. There are also descriptions about the conflicts of native kings and Europeans. This section contains detailed descriptions of the [[Indian independence movement]] as well.<ref name="Prof. Aanappaya Sethumadhavan"/><ref name="DEPICTION OF FREEDOM MOVEMENT"/>

==References==
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==Further reading==
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=L5MJAQAAIAAJ&dq=inauthor%3A%22Ke.%20En%20E%E1%B8%BButtacchan%22&source=gbs_book_other_versions Keralodayam Mahakavyam]
*[http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/137637/9/09_chapter%20iii.pdf DEPICTION OF FREEDOM MOVEMENT IN SANSKRIT WORKS OF KERALA AUTHORS ]
*[http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/4020/11/11_chapter%203.pdf HISTORICAL DETAILS FROM MAHAKAVYAS]

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