Kamalambal Charithiram

Kamalambal Charithiram, known to be the second novel of Tamil, was written in 1893 by B R Rajam Iyer. This was the first serialized Tamil novel. It enjoys couple more of firsts viz This was the first novel in Tamil where the protagonist is a woman and the title of the novel also is that of a woman. Critiques also credit it as being the first realistic Tamil novel that is written without being influenced by English novel styles. It is considered to be a novel of artistic expressions due to its elaborate characterization, psychological approach to the emotional expressions of the characters, description of the novel events without over dramatization in addition to its humour. Creation B R Rajamaiyar started writing the novel as a serial in February 1893 in the monthly magazine Viveka Sinthamani. The novel was serialized over three years with the title as Aniyaya Abavatham Allathu Kamalambaal Charithiram. It was published as a novel in 1896 with the title changed as Abathukkidamana Abavatham Allathu Kamalambal Charithiram.