Maayatha Mayyanna

Maatha Mayyanna: The Immortal Mayyanna

A novel by Kalyani Mohanan, Valiyaveettil, Kulamavu, idukki. K. R. Kalyani was born as the eldest child of Mr. Raman and Mrs. Papputty in the picturesque hilly village of Karippilangad, nestled in the Idukki district.As a child, she was enchanted by Mayyanna, the dreamland vividly described by her father. It was a place that captured her imagination and heart, becoming the essence of her dreams.In time, her love for Mayyanna became a reality, and she grew to be deeply connected with its grains of sand, its air, and her beloved. As life followed its inevitable course, Kalyani transitioned from being Mayyanna's daughter-in-law to a mother and later a grandmother. Yet, through every stage of her life, the dreamland of Mayyanna remained etched in her heart.Even when circumstances forced her to leave that cherished place-driven by the tides of time and the pressures of modernity-she never abandoned the Mayyanna within her. Now, having fulfilled her responsibilities and climbed each step of life's ladder, Kalyani, at the age of eighty, carries the beauty of nature and the whispers of the wind in her heart. She yearns to share the essence of that beauty with the world through her writing.With resilience, she safeguarded the memories of her children's growth and the spirit of her village, treasuring them like gold hidden deep within her soul.