Sugathakumari biography channel

Onmanorama Staff.

Ambalamani sugathakumari summary in malayalam

In her poem Ullarinjazhanmuleshan , set in the backdrop of Aranmula Boat Race, Lord Krishna in the guise of an ordinary man, without his familiar peacock feather and flute, glides his canoe in the river, and no one seems to recognise him, except the resplendent river Pamba who gleefully acknowledges by flowing rhythmically next to him in reverence.

At that moment, Krishna lovingly calls her his Yamuna. It is this incandescent love affair with nature and mankind that is the Tao of every Sugathakumari poetry. It is always for nature that she has rebelled, agonized, and wrestled with the Universe through her poems. And more often she has stepped out of her role as a wordsmith, wore the garb of a foot soldier and fought for humanity, for compassion, for a better world.

Sugathakumari and her two sisters were born and brought up in Thiruvananthapuram. In a way it was the summers she spent at Aranmula which drew her closer to her favourite consort—Pampa. Then she would take a scoop of its water to quench her thirst, today all she does is fold her palms by way of apology. An apology on behalf of humans for contaminating a water stream brimming with sweetness and purity.

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Though she always knew the essence of a beautiful poetry, she never mustered the courage to publish it in her name. Each piece of work got her 6 annas, out of which 2 annas went to her cousin. He tried to cover it up by claiming, his sister tore a page, containing the poetry from his book. But when the college students prudently sent both the versions to the Mathrubhumi Editor, N V Krishna Warrier, she was called for an explanation.

There was no looking back after this. Interestingly, her poems have traversed through the various shades of love and longing before venturing into environmental issues and women's liberation.