![]() ![]() “Initially, when kids would ask me to teach them songs, I would angrily tell them that I teach literature, not songs. Having imbibed the strains of music from his mother, who used to sing devotional songs at home, Namboodiri often “sang” poems in his classes, instead of reciting them. ![]() Over time, he completed his BA and MA in Malayalam, following it up with B.Ed and M.Ed to enable him to teach in school. ![]() At 18, Namboodiri published his first book of 17 poems, titled Vibhatha Geetham. That day at school, Asan’s mastery over the Malayalam language and the poem’s philosophical perspective ignited a love for the language in Namboodiri. ![]() Often during class, he would recite shlokas and poems,” says Namboodiri, 60, sitting at his home in Kandallur village in Alappuzha district. “Even though Sukumaran Sir was a strict teacher whom we all feared, he was deeply attached to Malayalam literature. One day, when he was in Class VII, his mathematics teacher launched himself impromptu into a rendition of the well-known Malayalam poem Veena poovu (fallen flower), regarded as a cult piece of literature written in 1907 by N Kumaran Asan. ![]()
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