Celebrating 86 years under the caper tree

Thiruvananthapuram | Thursday | 23rd January, 2020

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By Express News ServiceTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Poet Sugathakumari celebrated her 86th birthday beneath the caper tree at Manaveeyam Veedhi. We wanted to change that and thus organised the event bringing her to Manaveeyam Veedhi. Like any regular birthday celebration, we even made payasam,” said Beena K A of Pavizhamalli. Celebrating beneath the caper tree planted in memory of poet-writer Madhavikutty was a bonus. Traditional earthen lamps were lit around the tree and marigold, both yellow and orange hung loosely from its branches, bringing in the traditional birthday vibes..