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Kerala CM releases critic Leelavathi’s Mahabharata study at 98
Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan released literary critic M. Leelavathi’s new book Bharathalokam at her residence in Thrikkakara, Kochi, on Wednesday. The 98-year-old author offers her own critical interpretation of characters and…
The Story in Brief
Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan released literary critic M. Leelavathi’s new book Bharathalokam at her residence in Thrikkakara, Kochi, on Wednesday. The 98-year-old author offers her own critical interpretation of characters and episodes from the Mahabharata. Satheesan, who has read her works since his student days, said such a critical work on the epic is rare. Leelavathi said the Mahabharata conveys a strong anti-war message, noting that Vedavyasa’s call for peace went unheeded. “War destroys everything,” she said. The Chief Minister handed the first copy to critic N.E. Sudheer. Ministers V.E. Abdul Gafoor and Uma Thomas attended, The Hindu reported.
The Indian Opinion
Some may dismiss this as a routine political photo-op. Yet the Chief Minister’s personal praise and attendance by multiple ministers suggest genuine regard for Leelavathi’s scholarship. The notion that Kerala’s government honours only long-dead writers is challenged here. The real test is whether Bharathalokam, with its anti-war reading of the Mahabharata, finds a broad readership beyond the ceremony.
Source: thehindu.com
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