Edasseri Govindan Nair - poet and playwright in Malayalam.Poem recitals in Kairali TV reality show.


	Edasseri Govindan Nair, Malayalam Poet & Playwright The Young Ones Recite Edasseri Poems in Kairali TV "Mampazham" Show.

Malayalam literature will ever be thankful to Kairali TV for the bold step taken to air a reality show in poetry, where the bygone generation of great poets as well as poets of the present generation are remembered. It is wonderful to watch young people, mostly students recite the poems with an ease and expression of emotion that we can rest assured that our language is in safe hands. The producer is Sumith Nath and script of the program is done by Dr. Mini Nair. The proprietors of Sreedhariyam Sumangala deserve praise for sponsoring the 'Mampazham'.

Although we would have loved to give more details of this program, we are at present restricted in space to give only those of Mahakavi Edasseri Govindan Nair, whose seven poems have been rendered in Mampazham. The contestants who have recited Edasseri Poems are:

1. Anunanda - 'Karutha Chettichikal'
2. Sharmila - 'Kochanujan'
3. Nijila -        'Vayalinte Chithrakaran'
4. Rageesh -   'Poothapattu'
5. Anagha -    'Kavile Pattu'.
6. Martin -    'Kuttippuram Palam'
7. Jayapriya - 'Hanumatseva Thunchanparampil'

We, on behalf of the readers, who love Edasseri poems, congratulate all these children on their superb performance and wish success in their efforts. We are thankful to the Jury, Sri. K. Jayakumar, I.A.S., Smt. Sugathakumari, Sri. Kavalam Sreekumar, N. Prabha Varma, Smt. Savithri Rajeevan, Sri. Madhusoodanan Nair, Sri. Manampur Rajanbabu, Alankode Leelakrishnan, Smt. Rosemary, and Murukan Kattakkada, who themselves are well-known poets of our time, take extreme pains to impart knowledge about poetry to these young minds, and to the millions who watch Kairali TV program 'Mampazham'. The orchestra is doing a good job of catching up with the recitation, although it is a difficult job.

- Edasseri Smaraka Samithi, Ponani

We congratulate the six contestants who made it to the final:
1. Anunanda, 2. Lakshmi Das, 3. Anagha, 4. Rageesh,
5. Sreelaya, 6. Jayapriya

Congratulations to the winners of the final contest:
Lakshmi Das, Anunanda and Anagha

Edasseri Smaraka Samithi celebrates its annual day on December 23, which is the birthday of Mahakavi Edasseri Govindan Nair. On this day the Edasseri Award is given away and Edasseri Memorial Speech is delivered by a prominent literary figure. This year we also wish to congratulate the contestants who have recited Edasseri Poems in Kairali TV's Mambazham Poetry Reality Show. There will be a recitation of Edasseri Poems by these young people, who have shown great interest in Malayalam poetry, especially in Edasseri Poems.