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Increasing importance of ‘Guru’ psalm
Thursday, September 13, 2007 8:48:00 AM
by Madhu Nambiar
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| Speech of visiting critic-writer-orator |
Increasing importance of ‘Guru’ psalm
By Madhu Nambiar
Sur, Oman; September 8: 20th century witnessed great events in the history of the world. Those revolutionary events gave birth to great leaders.
Virgin soil of Kerala was ploughed by one such epoch making leader - Sree Narayana Guru. He had sown the seeds of social changes, social justice and equalities. His psalm was all human beings remaining free from all chains. Second generation revolutionary and reformist leaders fostered his dictums, which were still relevant in the contemporary world as there was a tendency among the people to retreat to the Dark Age, said Mr. V.K. Joseph, a critic, writer, orator and vice chairman of Kerala Film Academy while delivering Sree Narayana Guru Disclosure at Ras Al Had hall of Sur Plaza Hotel.
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V.K. Joseph delivers Guru speech at Ras Al Had Hall of Sur Plaza HotelV.P. Ramachandran presents gift to V.K. Joseph
Audience (view 1)
Audience (view 2)
In his hour-long disclosure, listened by packed audience in pin-drop silence, he dwelled in to the 20th century socio-economic-political history of Kerala, a state recently celebrated its national festival - Onam.
He answered the questions raised by few of the audience. He said that the left and progressive forces in Kerala viewed the perceptions of Sree Narayana Guru in an angle of revolutionary changes to which he stood for and initiated.
A number of Malayalees from the nearby places like Bidiya and Jalan too attended the function. They were very active in the “Gonu” relief operation when relief camp was at Indian School Sur.
Mr. V.K. Joseph was visiting Oman at the invitation of Indian Social Club Kerala Wing to deliver Sree Narayana Guru Disclosure on the eve of the Guru’s birth anniversary. His first ever visit to Sur was after delivering lecture at Indian Social Club Hall at Ruwi
The reception was presided over by Mr. P. Krishnan. Mr. C. Mohandas welcomed the guests, Mr. V.P. Ramachandran introduced the guest to the audience and Sadan gave vote of thanks. Mr. V.P. Ramachandran presented gift to Mr. V.K. Joseph.
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