MALAYALAM WEEK CELEBRATION-2011
The inherent hypocrisy in Malayali's nature makes him take a negative stand against history, as a serious historical analysis would puncture most claims on heritage he has made, including that of the classical status for Malayalam and communal lineages, said noted historian M.G.S. Narayanan. He was speaking after inaugurating the ‘Malayalam Week celebrations', organised by the Samastha Kerala Sahitya Parishad to mark the 55th formation day of the State at Mahakavi G. Auditorium here on Tuesday,1st,November,2011.
The previous LDF-led government was learnt to have prepared a 1000-odd page document advocating classic status for Malayalam and this was presented to the Prime Minister. But this is not made public as the historical justification for the claim would be less, Mr. Narayanan said. According to available information about the document, it could be deduced that one of the main evidences presented for classical status of Malayalam was the presence of words from ancient Tamil and Prakrut languages. But then, Malayalam had acquired words from ancient Tamil, different variants of Prakrut, Sanskrit, Persian, and Portuguese during its evolution. Malayalam attained an independent identity as a language as late as the 16th Century.
As one of the leading literary personalities associated with the movement for securing classical status for Malayalam, he confessed that the status could help to fetch funds for the language. He added that scholars would not claim classical status even for English. In her address, writer Sarah Joseph said that the contemporary education system and syllabus alienated children from language and literature, which are replaced by science and technical subjects. Children are being educated with the aim of securing posting in corporate companies across the world and hence they lose finer sensibilities to appreciate relations with each other and Nature.
Different dialects of the language should be organically conserved, and not as museum pieces, through creative writing for ensuring the healthy existence of language, said writer Akbar Kakkattil. Literary critic M. Thomas Mathew presided. Critic M. Achuthan, writer Susmesh Chandroth, general secretary of Parishad M.V. Benny and P.A. Ebrahim Kutty spoke. The inaugural session was followed by poetry recital session in the afternoon. The celebrations will end on November 5.
Prof. John Kurakar
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