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Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri | A bicycle rider etched in collective memory Updated: Updated: The mild-mannered poet harboured revolutionary ideas Share Article AAA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, 24/09/2013: Poet Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri in Thiruvananthapuram. Photo: S. Gopakumar | Photo Credit: GOPAKUMAR S The mild-mannered poet harboured revolutionary ideas Widely respected as a poet, scholar and teacher, Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri who passed away on Thursday was a familiar face to the people of Thiruvananthapuram. Until a few years ago, it was not uncommon to see the poet, khadi-clad and riding a bicycle, on the city streets. Some years ago, during an interaction with schoolchildren, he had this to say, “It’s true that I travel by bicycle, but that is because I do not know to ride any other vehicle. I have been wearing only khadi from the age of six because that helps families involved in the weaving of the cloth.” ....
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Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri | When a poem becomes a musical hit Updated: Updated: Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri’s Balyakala Sakhi reached out to many through G. Venugopal’s voice Share Article Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri’s Balyakala Sakhi reached out to many through G. Venugopal’s voice Purists may not agree, but poetry can also be enjoyed when it is accompanied by music. Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri certainly enjoyed listening to one of his early poems, Balyakala Sakhi, in G. Venugopal s gentle voice, set to lilting music by Suresh Manimala. Venugopal included it in his first album of poems, Kavyaragam. “I think Balyakala Sakhi is now the most popular of all Namboothiri’s poems because so many people listened to the album, and we all know that very few actually spend time to read poetry,” he told ....