Pandemic Diary is considered to be the first novel in India and the world as a Covid theme

Pandemic Diary is considered to be the first novel in India and the world as a Covid theme

This novel in Malayalam with a North Indian background was written by Sivaprasad Pal, a native of Thachanattukara. Pandemic Diary is the story of Javed Gogoi, a native of Assam, who traveled from Gujarat to Assam on foot during last year's complete lockdown. The plot of the novel is that after traveling through five states and covering two thousand five hundred kilometers in twenty five days, he reaches his native Assam and the painful experiences he has to face in the meantime. Along with this, contemporary Indian politics is also discussed in this novel published by Brain Books. The cover of the novel was released by 500 writers in Kerala on the last Republic Day through social media. The novel was released at the Palakkad Library Council book fair. The book was well received Sivaprasad Palode is a teacher at VPAUP School, Palakkad, Mannarkkad, Kundurkunn. He has published the poetry collections Varavu Pokes and Temple Run, the novel Manne Nambi, Tham Luangile Kuutkar, the children's literary works Patipathithinha Toyoriya and Ida Kilipadanam, and the science books Rasakudukku and Various Science Experiments for Children. A digital magazine called Kavibhasha is also published under his editorship. He has also received the Vidyarangam Kekha Kala Sahitya Ved Award, the Rajalashmi Memorial Award and the Mother Language Award for the State Language Teacher.