book release on 14th july 2009

The report on Book Release:
Thalassery 14-7-09
The premises of the New Cosmopolitan Club, Thalassery, Kannur Dt., Kerala, bore witness to a small but beautiful function when the book entitled ‘Ruminations and Reminiscences ay Eighty Plus’ authored by Sri K.V.Kunhikrishnan, Chairman and Convener of Ekkentros Forum was formally released by the celebrated novelist and short story writer in Malayalam Sri. M. Mukundan, President of the Kerala Sahitya Academy. Dr. A.N.P.Ummerkutty, the former Vice-Chancellor of Calicut University received the first copy of the book.
The deliberations began with a prayer by Miss Shreesha Chandran which was followed by the Ekkentros Invocation by Dr. A.V. Sadanandan. Prof. Richard Hay welcomed the gathering. Dr. T. N. Babu Ravindran, presiding over the function traced the history of the Forum and its growth over the last eleven years.
Sri. M. Mukundan, the chief guest of the evening was introduced to the audience by Prof. Mohanan Nair. Sri Mukundan dwelt at length on the various themes covered by the author. He said that the mind is both the hero and the villain, and the book is an effort to map its complexities and continuities. He described the present age as the age of ‘indescretions and disasters’ where the rising tide of the cult of the individual has defiled the sanctity of the social values. He also said the book is not one to be just read and kept aside on the shelf, but to be read over again and again.
Dr. A.N.P.Ummerkutty, the Guest of Honour, elaborated upon the several facets of philosophy as adventure and an attitude, and made a special effort to highlight the relevance of Jiddu Krishnamurthi’s illuminations on the predicament of modern man.
Sri.K.Balakrishnan, Program Executive, AIR, Kannur hailed the book as a unique reading experience which raises the issues that confront the sensibilities of modern man.
Prof. M.P. Radhakrishnan, described the book as another experiment with questing after the Truth. According to him the book spoke the language of ultimate surrender that emanated from a mature mind.
Prof. K.V. Haridasan, the renowned modern artist, and brother of Sri Kunhikrishnan spoke about the family tradition that spurred scholarly pursuits like this and corroborated Sri Kunhikrishnan’s perceptions.
Finally, the author shared with the audience his perceptions on the making of the book, its content in cyber-world, and the themes that impinged upon the human community at large.
Dr. P.M. Sankarankutty proposed a vote of thanks, and the deliberations concluded with the national anthem.

After the Function of Book Release was over a grand dinner with fellowship was hosted by Mrs. & Prof. Richard Hay for the Chief Guest with the members of the Forum.