Enippadikal (novel)

Enippadikal
AuthorThakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
Original titleഏണിപ്പടികൾ
LanguageMalayalam
PublisherSahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society
Publication date
1964
Publication placeIndia

Enippadikal (Malayalam: ഏണിപ്പടികൾ, English: Rungs of the Ladder) is a Malayalam novel written by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai and published by Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society in 1964. The central character of the novel is Kesava Pillai, who joins the state government service as a clerk and goes up the ladder in government service through treacherous means.[1][2][3] The novel won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel in 1965.[4] A film adaptation of the novel was made by Thoppil Bhasi in 1973.[5]

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  5. ^ B. Vijayakumar (3 October 2017). "Enippadikal: 1973". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 February 2023.