KUMARAN ASAN POEMS IN
ENGLISH
The English translation of two long poems by Kumaran Asan
has been brought out by the Department of Publications, University of Kerala,
under the titles A Lioness in Confinement and The
Cuckoo’s Defence .The translator is K.M. Ajir Kutty, an employee at Mahatma
Gandhi University. Kumaran Asan wrote the first of the two poems in 1908.
Its title in Malayalam is Oru Simha Prasavam . From the
picture of a lioness delivered of a cub in confinement in a zoo, the poem moves
into philosophical questions relating to human relations and the bondages of
those relationships. The Malayalam title of the other poem is Gramavrikshathinte
Kuyil, and in it, Kumaranan Asan defends himself against criticism levelled
against him for taking up the position of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana
Yogam those days.The publication wing of the university said it hoped to
add several new books to its list of publications, already rich with a number
of notable titles, this year.
Prof.
John Kurakar
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