ഭൂമിയിലുറച്ച പാദങ്ങളും ആകാശത്തേക്ക് വളരുന്ന കൈകളും ഉള്ള മരമേ, പ്രാഹ്നത്തിലും, മധ്യാ ഹ്നത്തിലും, സായാഹ്നത്തിലും ഉള്ളത് എന്ത്? കാലവും ദൂരവും താണ്ടി പറക്കുന്ന പക്ഷീ,
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-ശ്രീകല ശിവശങ്കരൻ-
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-ശ്രീകല ശിവശങ്കരൻ-
Kandal Pokkudan: Man of the Mangroves
Some journeys unexpectedly curve, turning you inward; taking you back to the womb, to the very conception of life. In the midst of a hectic study tour in Kannur district in North Kerala, writer K.M Venugopalan, our companion during this journey, took us to Chengal wherein resides Shri. Kallen Pokkudan, lovingly called as Kandal (mangrove) Pokkudan – the man who grew mangrove forests along the Pazhayangadi River. Exhausted as we were in the afternoon, we reached the house of Shri. Pokkudan, the tireless crusader for the restoration of the lost heritage of mangrove forests in the coastal region. What he began with a strong individual conviction in his home district, in Kannur in the 1980s, soon became a mass effort and countless mangroves have been planted in almost all parts of Kerala over the years. Kallen Pokkudan He was struggling with his lunch kept on the table, unable to eat, as sobs choked his throat in remembrance of his life partner, Meenakshi, who had
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