If Asan was the quiet ocean, Vallathol was the volcano. His katha is one of fiery protest. A postmaster by day, a revolutionary poet by night, Vallathol used his verses as weapons against the British and social orthodoxy.
The story takes a meta-tragic turn. After writing Ramanan , Changampuzha never recovered. He contracted tuberculosis—then a death sentence. On his deathbed at age 37, he whispered to his friends: "Ramanan didn't die. I did." Malayalam kabi kadha