"Remembering Sukumar Azhikode, that extraordinary public intellectual from Kerala."
In one of his last public speeches, Sukumar Azhikode stated that words were his soldiers: a strange thing to say in a world where tyrants of all hues keep on proving that soldiers are their words. The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : Words were his soldiers.
All those who know Azhikode — as he is popularly known – will readily vouch for the truth of what he said. He did not rely on political parties or groups to fight his battles. Indeed, they kept lifting him up, and then dropping him, at will. Cynics saw his shifting stands as opportunism, but his admirers, millions of them, did not seem to care as they found significant public values at stake in all his moves.
One of his final concerns was the shrinkage in space for serious literary criticism in our journals.
This article is essentially an biographical outline of Sukumar Azhikode, his life and his contributions - literary, political and otherwise by another poet.
All those who know Azhikode — as he is popularly known – will readily vouch for the truth of what he said. He did not rely on political parties or groups to fight his battles. Indeed, they kept lifting him up, and then dropping him, at will. Cynics saw his shifting stands as opportunism, but his admirers, millions of them, did not seem to care as they found significant public values at stake in all his moves.
One of his final concerns was the shrinkage in space for serious literary criticism in our journals.
This article is essentially an biographical outline of Sukumar Azhikode, his life and his contributions - literary, political and otherwise by another poet.
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