IT was an impromptu visit by litterateur MT Vasudevan Nair to Malayalam Pallikoodam in the state capital during the summer of 2015 that led to the birth of what is now known as the 'Malayalam language oath'.
The lines that begin with 'Malayalam aanu ente bhasha, ente bhasha ente veedanu...' (Malayalam is my language, my language is my abode) were originally a verse written by MT for the children at a summer camp.
MT, who was informed about the activities of Malayalam Pallikoodam by poet V Madhusudhanan Nair, evinced interest in visiting the Pallikoodam which was established to popularise Malayalam as well as the culture and traditions of Kerala. Pallikoodam functionary and author Jessy Narayanan vividly remembers how she was informed of the visit by the literary giant just a few minutes before his arrival.
This story is from the December 27, 2024 edition of The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram.
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