Marupiravi (Re-incarnation)

It has been raining day and night. As it continue to rain in extravagant tantrum, I stumble upon this:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/why-kochi-figures-in-lonely-planets-worlds-top-10-cities/articleshow/71769490.cms

This reminded me of K. Kunhikrishnan's talk to Malayalam writer Sethumadhavan on the significance of Marupiravi Recreating Muziris. A voyage through history mixed with myths, legends and pure fiction. The characters come and go, cutting across contours of time and space. "The novel opens with a young girl collecting artifacts at Pattanam and concludes with the protagonist hoping the granddaughter takes his writings forward. Significance? The present generation lacks a sense of history and concern for heritage. They live in a florid present without understanding the past. Author attempts to draw them to an undiscovered past, hoping that they will look at our past. Another fascinating thing is that the author has juxtaposed the past and the present with the Vallarpadam terminal symbolising the trade potential of Cochin. History is not a blind alley. It repeats, sometimes in an intriguing way. Wading through the labyrinth of history, the book recapture the past, re-construct it and take it forward. At the end of the novel.

‘എന്ന്നാലും പെട്ടെന്നിങ്ങനെ?’
‘പെട്ടെന്നൊന്നുമല്ല, നൂറ്റാണ്ടുകളുടെ സഹനത്തിനു ശേഷമേ പ്രകൃതി ഇത്തരം കടുംകൈകൾക്ക് മുതിരുകയുള്ളൂ. അന്ന് ഞാൻ പറഞ്ഞത് പോലെ കടലും കരയും തമ്മിലുള്ള നിലയ്ക്കാത്ത പോര്. കര കാക്കാൻ മനുഷ്യർ മറക്കുമ്പോൾ കടൽ അതിന്റെതായ വഴികൾ കണ്ടെത്തുന്നു.’
~ സേതു, ‘മറുപിറവി’