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June, I am waiting for you!

Remembering a favourite poet and her words now…

The Gift

by Mary Oliver

Be still, my soul, and steadfast.
Earth and heaven both are still watching
though time is draining from the clock
and your walk, that was confident and quick,
has become slow.

So, be slow if you must, but let
the heart still play its true part.
Love still as once you loved, deeply
and without patience. Let God and the world
know you are grateful. That the gift has been given.

Lincy Lal

Indian literature has always fascinated me. However, due to my lack of skills in reading and writing any language fluently apart from English, I am losing out on large chunks of great Indian literary works. So all this while, I had to be content with reading Indian novels written in English. Which is why when I saw the English translated version of the great Malayalam classic – Chemmeen atthe airport– I eagerly picked it up. Though of course, there’s a limit to how much of the original can be retained in the translated version, I thought I’d give it a try.

And it was really worth it. The translation is quite good, save for certain portions which I feel could have been worded better (Little Boss as the equivalent for Kochu Mudhalali made me chuckle). Still, I got the beauty and essence of the story, so surely translator Anita Nair has done a great job. She also tosses in a few Malayalam words at various junctures, which works really well for the story.

SPOILERS AHEAD

Chemmeen, which was written by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai in 1956, is a passionate love story set in the backdrop of the coastal areas of Kerala. It is primarily the tale of a young woman – Karuthamma – the daughter of a Hindu fisherman Chembankunju, who falls in love with Pareekutty – the son of a Muslim fish trader. Due to their religious and social differences, and the rules of the sea, their love is nipped in the bud and Karuthamma marries Palani, an orphan fisherman. What happens to the forbidden lovers, and whether the unsuspecting Palani will get caught in the waves of their all-consuming love – is what this novel is all about.

It’s interesting to see how Chemmeen advocates traditionalism. Not just Karuthamma and Pareekutty, every character who defies tradition ends up paying a huge price. Like Chembankunju, Karuthamma’s father. He defies the rules laid out by his community to own a boat and nets, and he saves up money, which is again against the custom of the fishermen, who don’t believe in hoarding money. However, finally he ends up alone and ruined. His wife Chakku, who supports him begrudgingly, ends up dead too.

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While we are on the subject of Chakki, I have to mention the strong women in the novel. First there is Chakki, who is arguably one of the strongest women in Chemmeen. She is the woman behind Chembankunju’s success, and her demise is what leads to his fall. She is also fiercely protective of her daughter, and though she forbids Karuthamma’s union with Pareekutty, she helps to ease her daughter’s pain. Then there is Nallapennu, their sharp-tongued but loving neighbor. Though she and Chakki had their share of fights and moments of envy, it was Nallapennu who cared for Chakki’s younger daughter – Panchami – after her death and Karuthamma’s departure after marriage. She also gave shelter to Chembankunju’s second wife Pappikunju after she was thrown out by him. Pappikunju is a woman whose strength lies in her bold decision to remarry after her first husband’s death, and her vain attempts to fit into the too-big shoes Chakki had left behind. There is little Panchami, who is actually the one that sets the entire chain of events in the novel into motion. And finally, Karuthamma herself. A young woman who bravely battles every adversity thrown at her, despite suffering in the pain of separation from her beloved.

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The men are also well-written. Chembankunju is the most interesting one of all. Through his we see how money can slowly corrupt an individual. Initially all he wanted was to own a boat and nets. But when he’s exposed to the wealthy lifestyle of the man whose boat he goes to buy, the desire to be wealthy and to ‘relax’ hits him. He slowly becomes more and more greedy, stops caring about tradition and customs and becomes a bad husband, bad friend and a bad father, blinded by greed. There’s Achankunju, Chembankunju’s former best friend and Nallapennu’s husband, who stands up for Chembankunju despite being spurned by the latter. There’s Palani, the fisherman who trusts and supports his wife, despite knowing her past. He is the character who I sympathized with the most, a man who suffers for no fault of his. And of course, Pareekutty, who sings every night yearning for his beloved. His love for Karuthamma turns him into a pauper. Yet, he’s willing to do anything for her, even letting her go.

Then comes the Mother Sea, or the Kadalamma. The sea is a major character, and it has been described beautifully. Thakazhi’s story is visually rich with details. The different moods of the sea, boats going into the sea and returning with fishes….one can literally smell and feel all this. Nair wonderfully captures these descriptions and details in her translation.

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The story is centered around a myth by which the fishing folk of that area live. The myth says that a fisherman’s life is protected by the chastity of his wife. If his wife is unfaithful, the Mother Sea (Kadalamma) will take his life. The ending of the novel makes you wonder if there is any truth to all the myths we have been fed all our lives. The final scene of the book, which has a young girl crying with grief on the sea-side, with a baby in her arms, leaves a haunting image for the readers.

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Overall, despite some minor quibbles here and there, this translated version of the award-winning Chemmeen is a wonderful read. Totally worth it. This book has been adapted into a film of the same name. The film has received a lot of acclaim too. Maybe I will watch it someday, to re-visit the story in Malayalam.