Calligrapher Artist Bhattathiri exhibits works based on Kumaran Asan’s poems in Thiruvananthapuram

Celebrating Kumaran Asan, one of the greatest poets in Malayalam literature is veteran calligrapher Narayana Bhattathiri, better known to Malayalis as Artist Bhattathiri. The prolific artist who has been pushing the boundaries as a calligrapher over the last four decades, is holding an exhibition featuring verses from Asan’s works in connection with the 150th birth anniversary of the poet. The works have been showcased at Ka Cha Ta Tha Pa, Bhattathiri’s gallery for Malayalam calligraphy in the city.

Calligraphy work of Artist Bhattathiri featuring lines from Kumaran Asan's poem exhibited at Ka Cha Ta Tha Pa calligraphy gallery in Thiruvananthapuram (Source: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT)

“Since 2015, I have been posting calligraphy works on my Facebook page every day, and all of them have lines from Malayalam poems; some 200 of them are from Asan’s works alone. I felt that it would be apt to showcase some of those works on his birth anniversary,” says the artist.