Kerala. To. P.S.Menon

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Those days we stayed at To. P.S.Menona, the president of the indijsko-Soviet cultural society. He headed anniversary committee. In its house holiday approach was especially clearly felt. To it there was extensive mail from many cities of India and from abroad. Authors of letters told about preparation for anniversary, shared memories about Vallathole.

- The Poet wrote only on malajalami, language of the people of Kerala, - told to us To. P.S.Menon, th its products are translated and continue to be translated on all basic languages of India and some foreign languages. Such popularity of the poet is natural. After all all creativity Vallathol confirmed the advanced public ideals, tirelessly opposed the become obsolete traditions, soslovno-caste prejudices. And knowingly still during lifetime it has been named by the mahakavi-great poet. And nowadays its many verses sound actually.

Such Vallathol became in spite of the fact that itself was born in a religious family. Father Vallathola wished to give to the son modern formation and suggested to direct it to college. But as in family Vallathola earlier three boys has died of a smallpox when they studied in college the local oracle has taken out a verdict: induistskomu the house deity does not like English formation. As a result of Vallathol has been trained only to a Sanskrit and the native language.

Vallathol nevertheless has managed to rise over exclusive and class vestiges of the environment. To no small degree it has been obliged by it to the father who was the interesting story-teller, had progressive sights on time and has managed to impart to their son together with love to poetry, the literature.