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Kamala could merge reality and fantasy, says Mukundan

Kozhikode: Madhavikutty, as a writer, knew no boundaries between reality and fantasy as she could merge them as creatively as no other writer could, said novelist M. Mukundan, here on Wednesday. He was commemorating the late litterateur in connection with the international book fair and cultural festival organised by the Kerala State Institute for Languages at Arayidathupalam Grounds here.

Mr. Mukundan said that ‘Kamala’ was a writer, who kept the youthfulness of her language intact even at her old-age. “Not many writers achieved this feat,” he said. “One could call Madhavikutty by any name as she was a beautiful convergence of all the names one could possibly call her with,” he added.

V.K. Sreeraman, actor and writer, said that Madhavikutty was an author, who wrote beautifully, bulldozing the hypocritical moral values of the middle-class Malalayali. According to him, Madhavikutty, through her writings was “exploring the creative possibilities of the resourceful libidinal energy she had inherited from her illustrious ancestors, who themselves had authored several such fascinating treatise with libido as its central theme.” “As a free spirit she lived beyond all boundaries society created around her,” said Mr. Sreeraman.

Short story writer P.K. Parakkadavu, who also spoke on the occasion, said that Kamala’s conversion into another religion was quite “insignificant” while analysing the “magnificent creative output” of the writer. “She continued to have that passionate desire for love till her last breath,” he said.

Shamshad Hussain, a lecturer, observed that Madhavikutty simultaneously created and demolished all the idealistic attributes of love to the embarrassment of a conventional literary critic. “It is never easy to confine her to stables of ideology,” said Ms. Hussain. She also remembered that Madhavikutty was the first woman writer from the State, who dared to qualify the emotional intimacy one feels for someone out of marriage as love with no negative implications to it. She also introduced the new book ‘Madhavikutty; Ragam Neelambhari,’ which was released by V.K. Sreeraman at the venue. P.K. Pokker, Director of the State Institute of Languages presided over the function. Writer Sr. Jesmi and G.P. Ramachandran among others spoke on the occasion. A drama ‘Aandubali,’ by Vayala Vaasudevan was also staged at the venue after the function.

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