Enmakaje (novel)

Enmakaje is a Malayalam language novel written by Ambikasuthan Mangad based on the life of the people in Enmakaje, a village in Kasargod affected by the endosulfan disaster in Kerala. Ambikasuthan Mangad, a professor of Malayalam at Nehru Arts and Science College, wrote the novel after directly visiting the areas affected by areal use of endosulfan. This is his debut novel. The novel is used as a textbook in seven universities. The book brought attention to the plight of the pesticide victims. The novel has been published in 17 editions in Malayalam and has been translated into English, Tamil and Kannada. An upcoming Hindi translation is being published by the Hindi Prachar Sabha on the organization's 100th anniversary.