• Dr.V.M.PARIMALA

Several new trends in historical thinking have emerged with the passage of time. The entire spectrum of recent writing in history throws up a challenge to the conventional methods were readymade carpus of source is available. Retelling history in a mere descriptive way has already been rendered an anachronism and has been replaced with an analytical approach. History is anthropocentric and charm has been added by ‘Subaltern study’ which gives much important to the everyday life of the working masses. The term Subaltern as a theoretical concepts describes the identity of an oppressed and exploited group. This in an attempt to light the dark pages of the history of a tribal panchayat which contain only the hard working tribal people are live. The panchayat is situated one of the four taluks of Idukki district known as Devikulam taluk. The main objective of the publications is to unravel the characteristic features of a typical tribal society, their living conditions and facilities of Edamalakkudy.

Edamalakkudy- The First Tribal Pancahyat in Idukki, Kerala- A Typical Tribal Scoiety- Muthuvans and their customs- A tiger trail project- Natural beauty and important tourism spot.

"THE PECULIAR POSITION AND PEOPLE OF EDAMALAKKUDY IN IDUKKI DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.375-382, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907E54.pdf

"THE PECULIAR POSITION AND PEOPLE OF EDAMALAKKUDY IN IDUKKI DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp375-382, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907E54.pdf