THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: 80th birthday celebration of one of Malayalam’s eminent poets Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri, brought luminaries from Malayalam literature, students, and well-wishers under a single roof at Bharat Bhavan, here on Monday.
The celebrations began with the recital of Sri Badareesa Suprabhatham penned by the poet himself by Bhavana Radhakrishnan.
The inaugural session by K Omanakutty was attended by VN Jayaprakash, poet Prabha Varma and others. Poet V Madhusoodanan Nair recited ‘Pithryanam’, a poem of Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri.
In the valedictory function, a book penned by the poet’s daughter Adithi, ‘Vaikiyo Njan’ was released as Prabha Varma handed over a copy of the book to Bhavan’ member secretary Pramod Payyannur. Prabha said the book was well-written and should have come out much earlier.
Poet Madhusoodanan said Vishnu had a legacy of rich tradition and added that the more than that of a poet he was a social reformer. Sugathakumari, George Onakkoor were the other visitors.