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Research Article Volume 1 · Issue 1 · 2026 · pp. 166-173

The History of an Era: Reading Sahsrapoornima as the Reflections of Colonial Modernity

Abstract

The autobiography is a reflection of the age it’s represents persons’ experiences, memories, emotions achievements and struggles and everything written on a self perspectives. During the Earlier period historians used only political records for writing history. Due to the advent of annals schools there had been a great change in the writing of history and the emergence of total history departure from political history to economic and social history. We can make a total history it is important to consult every documents. Autobiography has a key role to know about the person’s emotional history. In government records neglect the part of emotional history and cultural aspects of the society. Autobiography provides immense information about social and cultural aspects of the society.

Keywords

History Reading Sahsrapoornima Reflections of Colonial Modernity

References

1. C.K Revathiamma, Sahasrapoornima(Mal), Autobiography, Kottayam, p.91
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7. Vasanthi.V, Women in Public life in Malabar(1900-1957), Lipi Publications, Kozhikode,2013,p.166-67.

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Dr. Bijina M. (2026). The History of an Era: Reading Sahsrapoornima as the Reflections of Colonial Modernity. Kerala History and Studies Journal, 1 (1) , 166-173 .
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Dr. Bijina M.. "The History of an Era: Reading Sahsrapoornima as the Reflections of Colonial Modernity." Kerala History and Studies Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 2026, pp. 166-173.
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Dr. Bijina M.. "The History of an Era: Reading Sahsrapoornima as the Reflections of Colonial Modernity." Kerala History and Studies Journal 1, no. 1 (2026): 166-173.
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