Talk:O. V. Vijayan
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[edit] merge notice & possible copyvio
Going by Wikipedia conventions, I think it is ideal to retain O. V. Vijayan rather than O.V.Vijayan. One surprising thing is that both the articles have the same text in the main body - Verbatim. wonder if there is a copyvio. If u hv an idea, pls. help. Gurubrahma 13:38, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
- I'd wait for another week before comments and then do the merging with O.V.Vijayan retained as a re-direct page. --Gurubrahma 06:19, 25 September 2005 (UTC)
I agree with the suggestion about merging.--Sahodaran 06:54, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
Been a week. I agree with the merge.--Banana04131 00:28, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Reg Khasakh
I must admit that the "transcendental view" adopted in interpreting Khasak was a bit of a surprise to me. This approach has its merits, but I have always approached this surreal novel from the materialist's perspective. That is how one derives the maximum out of this novel. Everything, right from the first descriptions of Thasrak (amalgamated in the fantastic Khasak) to Maimoona's sensuality to Ravi's death, is surreal, it's almost like the dream from a sultry morning. Ravi's death — which is foretold in the prophetic utterances that span space and time — is a logical necessity as well, there being no meaning to his life. Ravi has lived an extraordinary life, a poetic life, a life of a hero, an epic life: he has lived life as one wuld have it from a history book, a book of heroes. This explains the title, and this material view brings the novel into its sublime realm. I believe Ravi did not die searching; he died because there were no problems left.
Much as I would like to recompile this article, especially with regard to Khasak, Dharmapurananm and Gurusagaram, it would completely destroy the present structure of the work, whcih is one of reverence, not just admiration. Vijayan was a sublime artist, regardless of the medium in which he expressed himself, someone who managed to find meaning in the most mundane things... and yet, his studied calm was not always effortless, and I find more reasons to admire him than revere him. §--Zeinab 20:12, 24 June 2006 (UTC)§
