THE HINDU NEWS PAPER WAS MY
WINDOW ON THE WORLD
M.T. Vasudevan Nair,
eminent writer, has said that he learnt the English language by literally
travelling with The Hindu.
“The Hindu was my
window on the world. When I was a young boy, I had no means to access a paper
like The Hindu. Those
days, The Hinduused to
be delivered by post. I would wait for the postman to come. He would give me
the copy of the paper. I would remove the wrapper carefully and read the paper
as I walked with him. On reaching the house for which the paper was meant, I
would put the wrapper back and return the paper to the postman. That was how I
learnt the language and saw the world of my time,” Malayalam’s celebrated
writer said after receiving the Sri Chithira Tirunal Award.
Presenting the award, Governor Nikhil Kumar said he was a great
fan of MT whose filmNirmalyam had
left a deep impact on him.He could still recall the final scenes of the film
where the temple priest (played by P.J. Antony) cut himself in all fury and
spit out blood .The award, instituted by the Sree Chithira Tirunal Trust,
carries a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh and a plaque.The jury, chaired by Palode
Ravi, MLA, and having as its members the former Additional Chief Secretary D.
Babu Paul and the former general secretary of the BCCI S.K. Nair, selected the
writer for his contribution to Malayalam literature and films and for his
efforts in establishing the Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University and
Thunchan Parambu.
Prof. John Kurakar
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