Contribution To Literature, Studies of Art
Pillai contributed to Malayalam literary criticism through his innovative, interdisciplinary approach, and his writings on art, particularly painting, are regarded as masterpieces. He was a source of inspiration for writers such as Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai, S. K. Pottekkatt, Vaikom Muhammed Bashir, Kesava Dev and others. Balakrishna Pillai wrote extensively on movements in contemporary European literature. He advocated the use of the other disciplines like sociology and psychology in literary criticism. He helped to transform the Kerala Society with his "Futuristic" visions about a "New World". Pillai helped young writers to familiarise with German, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Greek and American literature. He translated Mauppasant, Balzac, Freud, Darwin etc. He wrote articles about Socialist views and Marxist principles. He prepared the youth to step over the barriers of language, nations, and religion and created a new style of life.
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