SAKUNTALAM

K. SatchidanandanK. Satchidanandan28 May 1948

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Every lover is cursed
to forget, at least for a while,
his woman: as the river of
amnesia devours his love.

Every beloved is cursed
to be forgotten until her secret
is trapped in the net of memory.

Every child is cursed
to grow fatherless,
with his hand in the lion’s mouth.
K. Satchidanandan
About the poet

K. Satchidanandan

K. Sachidanandan (Malayalam: കെ സച്ചിദാനന്ദൻ) is a noted Indian poet and critic, writing in Malayalam and English. A pioneer of modern poetry in Malayalam, a bilingual literary critic, playwright, editor, columnist and translator, he is the former Editor of I…

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