Mazhalaichol Kelu

A poetry (in free verse) collection: a short prelude to a moving portrait of an immured youngun coming to terms with the accidental revelation of who he is. In his debut weaving the english language spanning archaic to modern prosody Abhinav Rajagopalans lyrical cumulation Mazhalaichol Kelu guides us through the process of self-discovery of one Jishnu a young man who suddenly finds himself a colossal wreck reveals the mutinous terrain of his fragile tormented soul after he returns home since growing up where he once found solace in his religion who now in the crossroads of his life faces uncertainty in a world that is increasingly alienating caught in the web of the pursuit of love and affection amidst the gradual loss of his innocence tries to come to terms with his life to perform his duty. With this book the first comprehensive selection of Abhinavs work bringing together poems written over a period; a culmination of the last few years of forty short poems during which time Abhinav sparsely began working on his novels during his leisure time across the period of 2021. Through the mountains ocean and streets and basking in natures feet to the surfeit of contemporary life this overture to a forthcoming novel seeks to encompass the microcosm of human existence while subliminally coping with the passage of time. The unbridled passion for life is always evident as are the darker aspects of human nature exploring from the natural world to social commentary.