MAMINA
Author: Sangita Kalarickal
Publisher: Kavya Adisakrit
Publishing year: 2023
MAMINA, with its cover illuminating the senses, stood invitingly on my table top for over a week. I had not begun reading it owing to year-end tasks and unavoidable travel. Returning from an event one night, and before changing to comfort-wear, I decided first to pose with it, asking hubby to take a picture, and hoping to read in the morning with a fresh mind.
As I flipped through the pages of the book, its interior design and paper quality brought a smile of contentment, and reading the very first poem made me nostalgic; the bonding, the memories and the effortless adherence to eco-friendly lifestyles in our younger days when we gracefully enjoyed the luxury of growing up with a loving grandma! Sangita has a splendid way of putting forth her thoughts!
The second poem leaves a delicious taste of love in my mouth. The love from unmarried aunts in the family, who enjoy dressing up their nieces and pampering them to the core, delivering stunning tales.
But here, Sangita also subtly brings out the absence of a biological mom which is more than compensated by the fine aunt who feeds her with a sweeter than naturally sweet motherly love!
“rice and sardine ball
an airplane
landing in the mouth”
Many might have experienced her bliss (and sorrows), but forget to relive in a way that heals, much less vividly document them as she does! Her poems are tiny treasures, holding precious memories pregnant with emotion, running back and forth from long savoured flashbacks!
Read on and you’ll nod at every piece, making it your own story! I love the way she has titled her poems. What a gradation of emotions moving from one generation or a phase of life to another. The “earth renews” as she says, and her magical journey continues as the nestlings surely learn to fly!
Now, if I tell you all, you’ll lose the magical experience!
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