This is the fourth collection of poems of Dr. Kunjappu in Malayalam, a well-known Indian language. Abstractions always accompany the cobweb of complex thoughts. The essence of many inexplicable experiences does not allow simplification or paraphrasing. The uniqueness of these poetic verses, mostly to extract through reading between the lines, is that they weave elements of surprise when chewed for long. This aspect of reflecting, absorbing and assimilating is the specialty of these poems. The reader wonders with an enchanting note of revelation, how such finer points in life were not taken...

This is the second collection of Dr. Kunjappu's essays in Malayalam (a well-known Indian language). The author's penchant for expressing bold opinions on diverse topics which are relevant to the social and literary landscape of his country in general and applicable to his community in particular, is clearly reflected in this collection. Not that the book does not contain analysis of issues that are of concern in a global sense. Some of the essays follow a nut and bolt approach, and delineate many sensitive issues such as the fission of social and communal organizations and women's awakening...

IN THIS SIXTH COLLECTION OF HIS POEMS IN MALAYALAM, DR. KUNJAPPU REESTABLISHES HIS STAMP AS A MODERN MALAYALAM POET. HIS GRAZING AREAS ARE UNFAMILIAR TERRAINS THAT NOSEDIVE THROUGH THE HIDDEN FACTS AND FIGURES WHICH MORPH INTO UNCONVENTIONAL IMAGERIES AND UNSEEN STRUCTURAL EDIFICES. A READER RECHEWS THE LASTING IMPRESSIONS THAT SURFACE OUT THROUGH INTELLECTUAL AND AESTHETIC TUNNELING.

THIS IS THE EIGHTH COMPILATION OF DR. JOY T. KUNJAPPU'S POEMS IN MALAYALAM. DEPENDENCE OF LIFE ON DAY-TO-DAY SPATIO-TEMPORAL DEVELOPMENTS ANCHORS ON THE SEASONAL TRANSITIONS AND CYCLIC EPISODES WHICH NO QUANTUM OF REMORSE OR NON-REACTIVITY WILL HELP US RECOVER. DR. KUNJAPPU'S POEMS INSPIRES US TO REDISCOVER OUR OWN FORTE WITH AN INTUITIVE THRUST OF SERENDIPITY, AT LEAST IN THE SPHERE OF OUR IMAGINATION. FINALLY, THE DENSE DEPOSITS OF WISDOM LIBERATE US AND DICTATE TO CIRCUMVENT UNWANTED, UNINTENTIONAL CIRCUMAMBULATIONS. DR. JOY T. KUNJAPPU, D.SC., PH.D., AN INDIAN-AMERICAN...