Memoirs by Devaki Nilayangodu, which documents some of the practices and cultural symbols that are hastily becoming a nostalgia from the social fabric of central Kerala.
Devaki Nilayangode became a writer at the age of 75 with an autobiographical volume titled 'Nashtabodhangalillathe'. This work along with her subsequent titles act as windows into the social life, especially that of the Namboodiri community in central Kerala during the 30s and 40s.