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(A Little Writer is Born) - A Migrated Knol
My Early Experience with my writing carrier. Some pleasant memories of my childhood days and my most valuable moments with my mentor, world renowned evangelist and writer and hymn writer M C Cherian Sir of Madurai. Please read on..
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Some of the co- writer's write-ups put my memory back to my school days, Yes, it happened when I was in my 6th or 7th grade.
I was an avid reader and whatever comes to hand, I read. Newspapers, weeklies, magazines and books were my favorites. In our village (Valanjavttom, near Thiruvalla, Kerala, India) there was a library Called "Gandhiji Smaaraka (memorial) Library". I was a member and a regular visitor to this library and borrow books from this library. I read many of the books novels short stories and poems of many major writers of the Malayalam language.
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A photograph taken when M E Cherian Sir
visited the Bahrain Brethren Assembly in1975. MEC Sitting in the Middle Credit: bahrainbrethren.com.© bahrainbrethren.com. |
My reading habit continued and started reading all Malayalam Newspapers available in the library. Malayalam newspaper's letters (Kathukal) column attracted me a lot and I started sending letters to this column. Immediately after sending letters to the newspapers I eagerly wait for the next day's paper to see my letters, but nothing published, again I send, nothing published. This continued for few days without any result. Days and months passed I could not find any result. I was really frustrated at that but my passion for newspapers and writings did not stopped me there, instead with more care I prepared letters and send. One fine morning as usual when I picked up the daily I found my letter printed with my name. I was overjoyed by seeing my name in print that too in one of the major and famous publication called Malayala Manorama. (The largest circulated Malayalam daily in Kerala and also the leading and largest circulated vernacular daily in India). www.manoramaonline.com
Though
after a good number of rejections, the printed letter made me so happy
and it made me to write more. Again I jotted down many things in my note
books under the headings short stories, mini stories, poems and prose
etc.
About that time I heard about a Christian magazine called "Suviseshakan" (Evangelist) published by a well known evangelist from Madurai (Tamil Nadu State). I thought of sending some of my writings to that magazine and picked up some of the jottings from my note books and copied it in a paper and send it to the Editor. A week later I received a letter from the editor saying, ''the story which you send is good and will publish it in one of the coming issues, but the song is not up to the mark but don't give up, write more ok!!'' Reading the editor's letter I could not control myself, with joy, I jumped up and down. My first story is going to see the light of the day, that too in M E Cherian Sir's Magazine. (A word about M E Cherian, lovingly known or called as 'M E C' or 'Cherian Sir'. (Before becoming an evangelist he was a high school teacher, so most of the people called him Cherian Sir).
A Message by M E Cherian Interpreted into English
About that time I heard about a Christian magazine called "Suviseshakan" (Evangelist) published by a well known evangelist from Madurai (Tamil Nadu State). I thought of sending some of my writings to that magazine and picked up some of the jottings from my note books and copied it in a paper and send it to the Editor. A week later I received a letter from the editor saying, ''the story which you send is good and will publish it in one of the coming issues, but the song is not up to the mark but don't give up, write more ok!!'' Reading the editor's letter I could not control myself, with joy, I jumped up and down. My first story is going to see the light of the day, that too in M E Cherian Sir's Magazine. (A word about M E Cherian, lovingly known or called as 'M E C' or 'Cherian Sir'. (Before becoming an evangelist he was a high school teacher, so most of the people called him Cherian Sir).
A Message by M E Cherian Interpreted into English
Later he become a well known Christian preacher, teacher, song writer and a poet in the Malayalam language. A good number of his Christian melodies are sung by the Malayalee (Keralaites) Christians in their congregations in worships as well as at other occasions all over the world. He published many books on spiritual subjects).
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Here is a YouTube video, an interesting narration of the story of Ruth from the Holy Bible, 'Book of Ruth', under the title, "Paadathe Praave"
This
small but great incident in my life encouraged me much. This made me to
write more. Again I send another article, story and a song to Cherian
Sir. With in a short span I received his reply saying, 'Your article and
story I will publish it in one of the coming issues after a few
corrections. It seems you are more talented in writing articles, think
on that line and do write more. May God bless." This note of MEC, I read
again and again. There was no limit for my happiness.
A
few months later I came to know about MEC's arrival to Kumbanad (A
Christian convention center in Kerala) for the annual convention of
Brethren Assemblies, as a preacher. This yearly convention takes place
on December last week and goes on to January first week. Every year my
parents used to attend these annual conventions. I was so eager to meet
Cherian Sir and I expressed this desire to my Dad and he agreed at once.
The day came, with my parents I went for the meetings at the center. We
met MEC and my Dad introduced me to Cherian Sir. He recognized the
little writer and with much joy he greeted me. I expressed my heartfelt
thanks to MEC for his encouragement.
Immediately
he took a copy of the current issue of Suviseshakan (January) and
handed over to me and said, "one of your articles is published in this
issue" then he patted on my shoulder and encouraged me. The loving touch
of that famous personality and those joyous moments I can't forget in
my life. This was the beginning of my writing life.
Later,
after his departure from this earth the Y M E F published a souvenir
(M E Cherian Smaranika), under the editorship of Br. George Koshy,
Mylapra. The editor published this small incident in the souvenir. A
Malayalam version of that story you can read Here
@പ്രോത്സാഹനത്തിന്റെ തലോടല് (M E Cherian Smaranikayil Ninnum)
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M E Cherian Smaranika ( Sovenir)
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Good to see your writings on Knol, do keep it up.
Yes, that was really a great experience. Yes he was a wonderful personality. Everyone who come in touch with him say with their whole heart the same testimony. Would like to read more of your knol on these pages. Thanks for your valued comments
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