BOOK RELEASES

Poetry at Midnight

Ayyappa Paniker's last anthology Pathumanippookkal, translated as Poetry at Midnight by Folio Editor P Ravindran Nayar, was formally released  at a function by eminent litterateur Prof U R Ananthamurthy. The function, got up by the Ayyappa Paniker Foundation, on September 12, 2010 at the VJT Hall, Thiruvananthapuram, marked the 80th birth anniversary of Ayyappa Paniker.

Picture shows Ambassador (Retd) T P Sreenivasan giving an overview of Poetry at Midnight. On the dais are Foundation President K Satchidanandan,  Chief Guest Prof U R Ananthamurthy and Translator P Ravindran Nayar.

The Scent of Frangipani

by Nayanathara

The Scent of Frangipani,  maiden anthology by Nayanathara, was formally released at a function on July 25, 2010, by Mr G Krishnan, IAS (Retd) former Chief Secretary, Jharkhand.  Ms Bina Paul Venugopal, Deputy Director(Festivals) of the Kerala Chalachitra Academy, received the first copy at the function held at the Thiruvananthapuram Press Club. An excellent exposition of the book was made by Dr P Radhika, Reader in English in the FMN College, Kollam. P Ravindran Nayar of Folio and author Nayanathara also spoke. (Picture shows Ms Bina Paul and author Nayanathara holding the book released by Mr Krishnan. Partly seen on the left is Dr Radhika).

What The Night Told Me

by Mary Nirmala

On 22 June 2010 FOLIO released a collection of poems titled What The Night Told Me,written by Dr Mary Nirmala, at another well attended function at the Press Club, Thiruvananthapuram. Mr K Jayakumar, then Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala, formally released the book by handing over a copy to Mrs Vimala Menon, Secretary of the Thiruvananthapuram Centre of Cheshire Homes,India. The book containing fifty poems was introduced by Dr Meena Pillai, Director of the Centre for Comparative Literature, University of Kerala, while Dr Iris Koelo, Reader and Head of the Department of Malayalam and Mass Communication, St Xavier's College, Thiruvananthapuram, compered the function. Mr G N Panikkar, noted writer and former Director of Public Relations, Government of Kerala, offered felicitations. Author Mary Nirmala and Publisher P Ravindran Nayar also spoke. (Picture shows Mr K Jayakumar releasing the book by presenting a copy to Mrs Vimala Menon. Mr G N Panikkar, Dr Mary Nirmala, P Ravindran Nayar and Dr Iris Koelo look on).

Me,My Friend

by Deeya Nayar-Nambiar

Me,My Friend, a collection of poems by Mumbai based Deeya Nayar-Nambiar, was released at a function in the Press Club Hall, Thiruvananthapuram, on September 8, 2009. Ms J Lalithambika, IAS(Rtd), former Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Kerala, formally released the book by presenting a copy to Ms Shoba Koshy, Chief Postmaster General, Kerala Circle. Additional Chief Secretary K Jayakumar,IAS, introduced the book while Prof Sheila Velayudhan offered feclicitations. Folio's P Ravindran Nayar and Dr KBH Nayar, Retrired CPMG, also spoke.

Late Rains

by M Mohankumar

Late Rains was released on March 9, 2009 at a function at Thiruvananthapuram organised under the auspices of the poetry society Kavitha. The venue was the Suryakanthi Art Gallery, which provided the perfect ambience for the function.

The book was released by Mr P G Muralidharan, IAS(Rtd),former Secretary to Government of India, who presented the first copy to Dr Sudha Warrier, the seniormost member of the poetry society. Author M Mohankumar,  former Chief Secretary,Kerala,  and publisher P Ravindran Nayar also spoke at the function.