"We
all
need
a
guru
to
take
us
ahead!
Artistes
should
give
Malayalam's
patriarch
Thunchath
Ezhuthachan
the
honour
of
a
guru," said
actor
Madhupal,
who
recently
made
a
stunning
directorial
debut
with
Prithviraj
starrer
Thalappavu,
portraying
the
story
of
Naxal
Varghese
who
led
the
Naxal
movements
in
1960"s.
Madhupal
was
inaugurating
the
five-day
Thunchan
art
and
cultural
festival
at
Thunchanparambu,
Tirur
on
Wednesday
evening.
This
festival
is
held
as
a
part
of
the
ongoing
Thunchan
literary
festival,
the
biggest
literary
festival
in
Kerala.
Inaugurating
the
Thunchan
literary
festival
on
Wednesday
morning,
writer
and
former
diplomat
Shashi
Tharoor
said
English
has
succeeded
in
bringing
the
various
threads
of
Indian
culture
together
though
it
was
mastered
by
only
two
per
cent
of
the
Indian
population.
"No
writer
chooses
a
language
the
language
chooses
the
writer.
O.V.
Vijayan
may
be
an
exception.
As
long
as
translations
exist,
language
is
a
mere
vehicle
and
not
a
destination.
We
can
reach
a
destination
using
any
vehicle."
Borrowing
the
words
of
English
dramatist
George
Bernard
Shaw,
Tharoor
said
he
wrote
for
the
same
reason
that
the
cow
gave
milk.
"My
text
belongs
to
me
when
I
choose
words
and
ideas
of
my
own
liking.
The
text
may
contain
hidden
meanings
that
I
myself
would
not
be
aware
of.
The
moment
it
is
published,
my
text
no
longer
belongs
to
me.
It
belongs
to
the
reader
who
gives
meaning
to
it," he
added.
O.N.V.
Kurup,
one
of
the
greatest
living
poets
and
lyricists
in
India,
will
inaugurate
the
festival's
National
poets" meet
on
Saturday.
Several
poets
from
different
Indian
languages
are
likely
to
present
papers
and
poems
at
the
meet.
The
fest
will
conclude
with
a
valedictory
session
by
Minister
for
Education
M.A.
Baby
on
Sunday.