Saturday, March 7, 2009

kaanalum kaan

kaanalum kaan
there is nothing wrong in choosing to honour parvati.
it is the concept of beauty limited to the 36 28 36 or whatever that comes close to it, 'on stage'
that malayalees have a thing against. and yes, 'trained' beauty always stays at a pedestal lower than actual, unadulterated one. come on, i can decide who looks beautiful without the help of a bunch of celebrity judges. and, you talked about how the concept of beauty has changed over the years. please have a close look at nambootiri's drawings the next time you chance upon a vkn or mt novel. the 'taamarathandu natikal' paragraph deconstructs your entire essay.
and it is not quite apt to quote kafka to vouch for a miss world beauty contest.
what say?

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-mallu, ad,