Saptathi - 70th Birthday

In the poem "Keralam" the poet highlights the natural beauty and the historical culture of the wonderland Kerala, where the harmonious living of various communities of the religions is highly appreciated. Also he laments on the deteriorating standards of the present day Keralites.In another poem "Kundum Kuzhiyum" the poet visualizes the tragic scenario when the Earth is made to be flat without hills and lagoons. The poet wonders what will happen when Himalayas is submerged in to the Pacific Ocean. He deplores that there won't be any enchanting rivulets, no gardens, no flowers, and no hills. At last it is declared that such a scenario should not arise and there should be rivers, hills and seas on earth for the human race to survive. This depicts a clear vision of the life of the humanity. There should be sorrows as as well as pleasures and happiness.

Some of the poems indicate his love for nature, its varying moods and the delight he gets from a blossoming flower near him.

Parvathyam was released in a colorful function while celebrating his 70th birthday. The function was presided over by Sri. Sreekrishnapuram Krishnankutty a well known Malayalam novelist. Besides him, Sri. KPS. Payyanetam, Sri. CNS Guptan, Sri. EP Bhaskara Guptan, Sri. TKD Namboodiri, Sri. MNS Sudhakaran, Prof. Narayanankutty V, Sri. C Ramakrishnan and Sri. Oppath Sivaraman also spoke on the occasion. All were of the opinion that these poems should have been published much earlier as it reflected various fields pertaining to decades back. They highly appreciated the clear vision on life the poet has projected through various poems. Sri. MNS Sudhakaran, Principal Sreekrishnapuram HS, wrote the Preface (Avatharika) studying the poems in detail. He appreciated that the poems were written in clear rhythms and meters, which are neglected in modern poems, denigrating the present day poems in to essays.

Prof. Narayanankutty who was the poet's cotemporary, close associate and cousin recalled the childhood days they had spent together.

Sri. Vijayan Vadakkepat (the poet's second son) welcomed the gathering and he read out a poem on his father at the function. Sri. Vadakkepat Krishnankutty (poet's younger brother) proposed the vote of thanks. And the function concluded at 13 hours.