A write up on Muthu …Na Muthukumar by Ram, not the Hindu N Ram , but Director Ram
I do not know my literary link with Na Mu.Right from his untimely
demise I have been in a state of shock and uneasiness .The question of death of the
innocent and young frighten me and make
me more humble . Soloman Pappaya would
say whenever he thinks about his mother the tears will trickle down from his eyes and I have also experienced the same. Without any blood relationship Muthu made me cr on 14 Aug ust 2016; and that gave
some relief and then stability.
His finer feelings as a human ,the inherent shyness and inclination towards simplicity of
life and his strength of character all
revealed through his writing did make some impact on me. The current issue of
Ananda Vikatan(24-8-16) carries a write
up on him by Ram and also Bhava Selvadurai.I will try to approximate their
views and feelings by translating them into a language read by many with due
acknowledgement to the publisher.
1996.Every Friday in madras Christian college under the
shadows of a tree , a poetry reading session woul d go on under the banner
“vanam”.In that act of reading poetry session many outsiders also would join
our college students.Muthukumar was one such person who came to sell his " butterflies"(his poetry volume ?) in our “vanam”.After
the session we sipped tea.As there was hardly anything to talk I suggested to
him:”Why can’t you stay for two days in the hostel and go home on
Monday?”Sipping the tea hot , he agreed
with a slurping sound.”A few
would take more time to befriend us.But
in the case of Muthukumar it was love at first sight.At the flight of a
second he took me as his friend and
there was reciprocity from my side too.
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