Indulekha (novel)
The title page of first edition. | |
| Author | O. Chandu Menon |
|---|---|
| Original title | ഇന്ദുലെഖാ |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Author (1889), Educational & General Book Depot. Kozhikode (1890) |
Publication date | 9 December 1889 |
| Publication place | India |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 498 |
Original text | ഇന്ദുലെഖാ at Internet Archive |
Indulekha is a Malayalam novel written by O. Chandu Menon. Published in 1889, it was the first major novel in the Malayalam language. It was a landmark in the history of Malayalam literature and initiated the novel as a new flourishing genre. The novel is about a beautiful, well-educated lady of a Nair tharavad.