Minnoor Srinivasan is one among the famous poets of Tamilnadu, noted for his dedication to Nature poetry. He is also one among the pioneers who took the cause of developing literature for the younger ones. Avoiding nonsensical rhymes and absurd verbal gymnastics for children, he always uses lucid language with crisp phrases and catchy idioms. Both the form and content of his poems try to mend the young minds in the correct path to grasp lofty ideals and noble thoughts.
“Kanmanippaattu”, a collection of songs and rhymes in Tamil, is a laudable venture which deserves appreciation from both sections, the younger ones who are in search for the best books they can read, and the lovers of poetry who crave for poems with a humanist mission. Being a collection of Sixty-two poems it offers kaleidoscopic, verbal paintings of human life.
The first poem in this volume is on mother”Amma” and the concluding poem is on the child”paappa.”This volume of poems emphasizes human relations and illustrates the roles of various people in the making of our society. The Peasant (uzhavan), the toiler (uzhaippaali), the Fisherman (meenavar), the Goldsmith (thattaar), the Sweeper (kuppaithotti), and the postman (anjalpetti) are described in an apt manner with a view to teach the children to respect and realize the dignity of labor.
Poems on Nature in this volume sincerely try to inculcat6e a sense of aesthetic appreciation in the younger minds. Domestic pets and wild animals are beautifully portrayed with vivid descriptions; some poems directly take to teaching of morals and some with the help of fascinating rhyme and alluring rhythm.
The work “Kanmanippaattu” may rightly be called as a classic among the children’s literature.
“Minnoor seenivasan Kavithaikal”, his volume of poems for the adult readers is not only
a thought-provoking collection but also a valuable social document depicting the modern life with all its complications. After a thorough reading of this volume, it would justifiably be said that Minnoor Seenivasan is more a shaper of the modern social consciousness than any one among the modern writers.
His”Vanna Vanna Minkal” and “Mazhalaikkanavukal” are the best works, which not only deserve appreciation but also need to be propagated among school children.
Minnoor, the modern Santa Claus of Tamilnadu always carries many bags of best poems for the Tamil-knowing children. If the goods are delivered through audio and video channels hope his mission may get a speedy realization.
It is no exaggeration to describe Minnoor as a Myriad-minded artist and versatile genius,
I always consider Minnoor as a Tagore of the present age.
His laudable works on Nature and his sincere aim to make children as true lovers of Nature has no comparison.
Here we find a High Priest of Nature in this modern age, who strives through his writings to mould and shape the minds of the children-Citizens of Tomorrow-in a nobler direction to respect and appreciate the Nature.
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