Thunchan Festival Feb 03 to Feb 07, 2010

Dear Friend,

We are celebrating the Annual Thunchan Festival for five days from Feb 03 to 07, 2010 at Thunchan Memorial Cultural Centre, Tirur. A National Seminar on ‘Dissent, Protest and Literature’ in honour of Kamala Surayya is also organised in collaboration with Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi from February 03 to 05, 2010. South Indian Poets' meet under the auspicious of South Zone Cultural Centre, Thanjavur will take place on the last two days.

We cordially invite you to visit the memorial and participate in the programmes during these days.

With warm regards,

M.T. Vasudevan Nair
Chairman, Thunchan Memorial Trust

P. Nandakumar
Secretary, Thunchan Memorial Trust

Programmes

1st Day February 03, 2010 Wednesday
8.00 to 9.00

Recitation of Thunchath Ezhuthachan’s Poetry

9.30
Thunchan Festival - Inaugural Session

Welcome : Chathanath Achuthanunni
Inauguration : Shamsur Rahman Faruqi
Chair : M.T. Vasudevan Nair
Chief Guest : Anne Waldman
Inauguration of Pustakotsavam : P.P. Abdullakutty MLA
Lecture : V. Venu (Secretary, Cultural Department, Govt. of Kerala)
Felicitation : Kandath Muhammed Ali
(Municipal Chairman, Tirur)
Vote of thanks : P.M. Sreedaran

11.00
Thunchan Memorial Lecture

Welcome : P.K. Narayanankutty
Chair : C.A. Varier

Thunchan Memorial
Lecture : K.C. Narayanan
Retrieving Thunchath Ezhuthachan
Vote of thanks : P. Krishnankutty

3.00 PM
Session – 1
National Seminar on 'Dissent, Protest and Literature' in honour of Kamala Surayya

 (Organised jointly by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi & Thunchan Memorial Trust,
Tirur)

(Inaugural Session)
Welcome : Agrahara Krishnamoorty
(Secretary, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi)
Inauguration : Sukumar Azhikode
Chair : M. Thomasmathew
Key note address : Satchidanandan
Vote of thanks : S. Gunasekaran

6.00 PM

Thunchan Kalotsavam Inaugural Session
Welcome : Alankode Leelakrishnan
Inauguration : Hariharan
Chair : M.C. Mohandas IAS District
Collector, Malappuram

Vote of thanks : K.X. Anto

6.30

Panchavadyam
Presented by: Peringode High school Panchavadyasangam

Panchavadyam
Presented by: Peringode High school Panchavadyasangam

7.00

Bharathanatyam
Presented by : Priyadarshini Govind

Day 2 February 04, 2010 Thursday

8.00

Recitation of Thunchath Ezhuthachan’s Poetry

9.30

National Seminar on ‘Dissent, Protest and Literature’ in honour of Kamala
Surayya

Session: 2

Contemporary Indian Scene
Welcome : Viju Nayarangadi
Chair : Chathanath Achuthanunni
Presentations
Mridula Garg
Hindi experience
L.C. Sumithra
Kannada experience
Pushpa Bhave
Marathi experience
Abburi Chayadevi
Telugu experience

Vote of thanks : U.A. Majeed

12.00

Poetry competition for college students / Venue: Saraswathi mandapam

2.00

Literary Quiz for college students / Venue: Saraswathi mandapam)
Quiz Master A. Sahadevan

4.00

National Seminar on ‘Dissent, Protest and Literature’ in honour of Kamala
Surayya

Session: 3

Dissent and Protest in Indian epic tradition
Welcome : Radhamani Ayinkalath
Chair M.R. Raghava Varier
Presentations : Prabha Varma
‘Ambopakyanam’ in Mahabharata : N. Ajayakumar
Personality of Seetha
Vote of Thanks M. Vikramakumar

6.30

Karnatic Vocal Concert
Presented by: Sudha Ranjith Soorya

8.00

Gandhari Vilapam

Presented by: Sreedevi Unni & Group, Monisha Arts, Bangalore

Day 3 February 05, 2010 Friday

8.00
Recitation of Thunchath Ezhuthachan’s Poetry
9.30
National Seminar on ‘Dissent, Protest and Literature’ in honour of Kamala Surayya
Session: 4
Crystalisation of Women consiousness in Malayalam Literature
Welcome : K.S. Venkitachalam
Chair : P.K. Pocker
Presentations Sunil P. Elayidam
Early development of women
consiousness through periodi
cals and journals
K.S. Ravikumar
Problemetising the issue in poetry & fiction
Vote of thanks : V. Appumaster
11.00

Session 5
Contemporary experience in Malayalam writing
Welcome : K.X. Anto
Chair : K.P. Ramanunni
Presentations : C.R. Prasad
Poetry

E.P. Rajagopalan
Fiction

Vote of thanks : P.K. Narayanankutty
3.00
Session 6
Kamala Surayya - The Chequered shades
Welcome : G. K. Rammohan
Chair : M.N. Karassery
Presentations : P. Valsala
Facts and Fiction
Zachariya
Revolt as writing
Sara Joseph
Philosophising the self
Balachandran Chullikadu
Poetic tinge in writing
Vote of thanks : P. Hamza
5.30
Aksharaslokam
Presented by : Kavikulaguru P.V. Krishna Varier Aksharasloka Parishath, Kottakkal
7.00
Kuchupudi

Presented by: Kishor & Vani Mosalikanti

Day 4 February 06, 2010 Saturday

Grand Procession with the Iron Stylus of the Poet saint
9.30
South Indian Poets meet - Inaugural Session
Welcome Viju Nayarangadi
Chair : Akkitham
Inauguration : Sugathakumari
Felicitions : Koduri Vijayakumar (Telugu)
: K. X. Anto

Vote of thanks : P. Krishnankutty
11.00

South Indian Poets’ Meet - Seminar
 My writing - My times
Welcome : Anil Kovilakam
Inauguration : D. Vinayachandran
Chair : P.K. Gopi
Presentation : Melvyn Rodrigues(Kokani)
A. Vennila (Tamil)
Darbhasayanam
Srinivasacharya (Telugu)
N. Mogasale (Kannada)
Vote of thanks : P. Hamza
2.-00
South Indian Poets’ Meet - Poets’ Meet

Welcome : K.S. Venkitachalam

Chair : Manamboor Rajanbabu
Presentations : Ezhacheri Ramachandran
H.L. Pushpa (Kannada)
Darbhasayanam
Srinivasacharya (Telugu)
M. Murugesh (Tamil)
Koduri Vijayakumar (Telugu)

Mullnezhi
S. Ramesan
Anwar Ali
Rose Merry
Arya Gopi
Abhirami
Girija P. Pathekara
Viji Tampi

Malayath Appunni
Kuripuzha Sreekumar
Vote of thanks : M. Vikramakumar
5.00
Informal Get Together of writers
Chair : Vaisakhan
Writing & Reading - Contemporary Trends
6.30
Mohiniyattam
Presented by: Kalamandalam Kavitha Krishnakumar & Party

Day 5 February 07, 2010 Sunday

8.00

Recitation of Thunchath Ezhuthachan’s Poetry
9.30
South Indian Poets’ Meet - Poets’ Meet

Welcome : Anil Kovilakam
Chair : Alankode Leelakrishnan
Presentations : V. Madusoodanan Nair
Chemmanam Chaco
K.V. Ramakrishnan
N. Mogasale (Kannada)

Melvin Rodrigues (Konkani)
A. Vennila (Tamil)
Kunchappa Pattanoor
Rafeeq Ahamed
Kilimanoor Madhu
Vattamkulam Sankunni
N.K. Desam
G. K. Rammohan

P.M. Pallipadu
Radhamani Ayingalathu

P. Raman
P.P. Ramachandran
Madhavi Menon
Munjinad Padmakumar
C.S. Jayachandran
Sebastian
M.N. Palur
P.M. Narayanan
Kalpetta Narayanan
M.Murugesh (Tamil)
Vote of thanks : V.R.Padmesh
3.00
Seminar
Writing space and place
Presented By : All India Radio, Kozhikode
Introductory Speech : K.M. Narendran
(Programme Executive, Akasavani)
M.M. Basheer
:
:Asha Menon
N. Sasidharan
P. Pavithran
5.30

Thunchan Festival Concluding Session
Welcome : P. Nandakumar
Inauguration : K. Radakrishnan
(Hon. Speaker, Kerala Legislative
Assembly)
Chair : E.T. Muhammed Basheer MP
Main Lecture : A. Vijayaraghavan MP
Felicitation : C. Haridas
Prize Dirstribution : M.T. Vasudevan Nair
Vote of Thanks : P. Krishnankutty
6.30

Bharathanatyam
Presented by: Manju V. Nair, Vallikunnu
7.30
Maramkottipattu & other Valluvanadan folk arts
Presented by: Peradippurathu Thevanasan & Group