Friendz dears.....
'Meghadutham' in sanskrit is Mahakavi Kalidasa's adorable work in which the hero, one Yaksha, deprived of the company of his lover,due to the anger of Kubera, describes his helplessness in enjoying the beauty of different seasons and wants to send his message thru a cloud.
Puttaparthivaru also named his geyakavyam as "MEGHADUTHAM", but the subject differs completely.
His hero, a down-trodden man, who has been jailed, resulting in deprival of the company of his pregnant wife,invites 'MEGHAM' (cloud) and asks very humbly to go to his wife and tell his agony to her.All this happened because, he supported his people who were also being sufferers of the DHANIKA VARGA.And so he has been jailed and being treated very cruelly.While describing the way to his wife, he describes the historical, mythological and geographical importance of the places the cloud comes across in Andhra region. He tells about the differences between the 'SRAMIKA VARGA and DHANIKA VARGA' also and asks the cloud to shed tears for the poor people.There is an important story behind this book.
Puttaparthi and Vidwan Viswam ('Penneti Pata' fame) were very thick friendz from Tirupathi days, probably 1930s.. Once when Viswam made a visit to Puttaparthi, Puttaparthi told him that 'he was in seach of a good plot for his next KAVYAM'. Vidwan Viswam, in their discussion, told about one of his reminiscence while he was in jail, during independence war. He saw an innocent victim in jail, who was jailed without proper evidence and was weeping always remembering his pregnant wife. One day, there was a very heavy rainfall and he was very feared seeing the black clouds and the thunders. He approached Viswamgaru and wept like a child remembering his wife.
This incident influenced Puttaparthi also. He also shed tears for the Khaidi like Viswamgaru.
After some days, when Puttaparthi wanted to start his GEYAKAVYAM, this incident sparked in his mind and it happened and created a history of 4 or 5 prints even.
We can see the influence of Marxism in this Kavyam. Rachamallu Ramachandra Reddy, Gajjela Mallareddy, Y.C.V.Reddy and other friendz of Puttaparthi, liked this work very much.
Sri Rajanna Kavi used to recite some stanzas from this book where ever he went.
I have seen maa ayyagaru, rendering passages from this book on stage too. That's how I want to give a 'DRYSYA MALIKA' rupam to my father's Geyakavyam. Pl. comment, if u like.u r welcome even otherwise.....
Puttaparthi and Vidwan Viswam ('Penneti Pata' fame) were very thick friendz from Tirupathi days, probably 1930s.. Once when Viswam made a visit to Puttaparthi, Puttaparthi told him that 'he was in seach of a good plot for his next KAVYAM'. Vidwan Viswam, in their discussion, told about one of his reminiscence while he was in jail, during independence war. He saw an innocent victim in jail, who was jailed without proper evidence and was weeping always remembering his pregnant wife. One day, there was a very heavy rainfall and he was very feared seeing the black clouds and the thunders. He approached Viswamgaru and wept like a child remembering his wife.
This incident influenced Puttaparthi also. He also shed tears for the Khaidi like Viswamgaru.
After some days, when Puttaparthi wanted to start his GEYAKAVYAM, this incident sparked in his mind and it happened and created a history of 4 or 5 prints even.
We can see the influence of Marxism in this Kavyam. Rachamallu Ramachandra Reddy, Gajjela Mallareddy, Y.C.V.Reddy and other friendz of Puttaparthi, liked this work very much.
Sri Rajanna Kavi used to recite some stanzas from this book where ever he went.
I have seen maa ayyagaru, rendering passages from this book on stage too. That's how I want to give a 'DRYSYA MALIKA' rupam to my father's Geyakavyam. Pl. comment, if u like.u r welcome even otherwise.....
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