Poet Ramesan Nair felicitated in Kochi

Kochi | Friday | 15th February, 2019

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Nair has written beautiful poetry on the life and struggles of the great legend (Sree Narayana Guru ) who transformed humanity with his teachings, he added. KOCHI: "What we write is not, but how we write is important in poems," said poet S Ramesan Nair who won the Kendra Sahithya Academy Award 2018 for 'Guru Pournami' - an anthology of poems on the life of social reformer Sree Narayana Guru Nair was felicitated by governor of Mizoram Kummanam Rajasekharan at a function organized by social forum Citizens of Kochi at TDM Hall on Thursday. "Guru Pournami should be recited like Sapthaham in temples as the work is reflective of the renaissance that brought social reforms in Kerala. The work is not just poetry but philosophy of life," Rajasekharan said.Former public service commission chairman K S Radhakrishnan said Sree Narayana Guru was one of the greatest scholars of our times after Adi Shankaracharya. It is also important in these times when Bhakthi movement is being revived..