A Social Network Analysis of the Malayalam Novel Balyakalasakhi

Abstract

In this paper, we present a network analysis of Vaikom Muhammed Basheer’s novel Balyakalasakhi. We filter out the characters based on their presence and impact on the plot, and build networks based on certain social events between the characters. We analyse the characters using static and dynamic methods, compare the results, and see how the dynamic methods can minimise the limitations of the static methods.