Thottiyude Makan (തോട്ടിയുടെ മകൻ, English: Scavenger's Son) is a 1947 Malayalam novel written by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai. The novel portrays three generations of a working-class family engaged in Alleppey as scavengers. When it first appeared in India in 1947, the novel caused great controversy in its portrayal of the untouchables as people with real feelings. Source: Wikipedia (en)