The document provides a summary of an interview with writer Ayyappa Paniker discussing his views on literature and culture. Some key points: - Paniker discusses the relationship between literature and society, saying that literature should reflect the spirit of its times. - He criticizes what he sees as an overemphasis on Western influences in modern Malayalam literature and calls for a balanced approach that also celebrates Indian traditions. - Paniker's own works seek to blend artistic expression with philosophical and social commentary on issues like the impact of modernity.

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gp-hpw A-∏≥-km¿ ]-d™p-sIm-≠n-cp-∂Xpw A-Xp-X-
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B-flm-hv -jvSs∏-Sp-Øp-∂ F-√m A-hÿIƒ-°p-
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sa-Xn-sc-bp≈ n-c¥c I-em-]am-bn-cp-∂p B a-[p-cPo-hn-
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°n. AXn-s-Xnsc t£m-`n-°p-∂hcp-sS kp-hn-ti-jw-X- - -
s∂-sb-gp-Xn am-jv. hym-Pam-b H-cp s]m-Xp-Po-hn-Xw-Xs∂
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Xn-ckvIcn-®v quot;Xn-ckvIm-cquot;Øn-s‚ ku-μcyw F-s¥-∂v a-
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e-bm-fn-sb ]Tn-∏n-®p. A-Xp-sIm-≠v ]p-ckvIm-cßfp-sS - - - -
Np-h∂sX-cp-hn¬ A-∏≥-km¿ H-cn-°epw {]-Xy-£s∏-´n-
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√. ÿm-am-߃-sNm-√n I-eln-°p-∂hcp-sS A-°m-
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Z-an-Iƒ-°p-th-≠n-bp-≈ Hm-´∏¥bØn¬ A-t±-lw H-cn- - - - -
°-epw G¿-s∏-´n-√. cm-jv{So-b°m-cm-bn th-jan-´n-√. {]-
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kw-Kth-Zn-Ifn-se I-YIfn-°m-cm-bn-√. ]-Icw ku-ay-
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am-bpw n-jvTp-cam-bpw a-¥≥-XeIsf sh-fn-®w-sIm-≠v
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B-{I-an-®p. A-Xn-s‚ {]-Im-iw km-ln-Xy-Øn-tem hn-a¿-
sF.F-^v.F-^v.sI. bp-sS hn-iZo-Icn-°m-m-hm-Ø Zpx-JtØm-sS ]-d™p.
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A-∏≥-km-dn-s‚ quot;k-a-b-{]-hm-l-hpw km-ln-Xy-I-
s^-Ãn-h¬ _p-≈-‰n-v t]mepw equot;bpw F-∂ H-scm-‰ ]p-kvXIw am-{Xw a-Xn kn-n-asb A-
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C-cp-´n-te-°v X-s‚ Nn-¥-bp-sS ta-JeIfn¬ ]-Wn-sb-Sp-°p-∂h¿-°pw B Ir-Xn-bp-sS
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sh-fn-®-sa-Øn-® A-∏≥-km-dn-s‚ kzm-[o-Øn¬ B-Ir-jvScm-Im-Xn-cn-°m-m-hn-√.
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kn-n-a A-∏≥-km-dn-s‚ C-jv-S-ß-fn-sem-∂m-bn-cp-
km-∂n-≤yw ∂p. kn-n-abn-se kq-£vaNe߃ F-√mw A-t±-lw
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A-dn-™p. B-kz-Zn-®p. quot;Nn-{X-`q-anquot;bp-sS A-Sp-Ø _-‘p-
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’-hth-Zn-Ifn-te-°v A-∏≥-km-dn-s‚ a-cWhm¿-Ø F-
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Øn-bt∏mƒ A-Xhn-sS A-km-[m-cWam-b Zpx-Jw ]-S¿-
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Øn-b-Xv. quot;Nn-{X-`q-anquot;bn¬ A-∏≥-km-dn-s-°p-dn-s®-gp-X- - -
a-cWw F-√m hm-KvZm-ßfpw s]m-Sp-∂s A-hkm-
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W-sa-∂v kw-hn-[m-bI≥ Sn.hn. N-{μ≥ B-hiy-s∏-´Xv:
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quot;quot;A-∏≥-km¿ Xn-c-°-Y-sbm-∂pw F-gp-Xn-bn-´n-√m-bn-cn- ∂v A-∏≥-km-dn-s‚ Ir-Xn-Iƒ ap-jy-a-- p-I-fn¬ ]-
°pw, kn-n-abpw F-Sp-Øn-´n-√m-bn-cn-°pw. F-∂m-epw kn-
- Wn-sb-Sp-°p-∂Xv -ap-°p Im-Wmw. G-Xv {k„m-hnpw
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Xm-Wv, A-sXm-s° sN-bvXhsc-°m-fpw''. Sn.hn. N-{μ≥
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