Ekakiyute Nottepusthakam: A Malayalam Blog from Sandeep Palakkal

Palakkal Times,
9th November 2009.
by Staff Reporter.

Chennai: After maintaining his English blog http://sandeeppalakkal.blogspot.com for longer time than he expected, Mr. Sandeep Palakkal has launched his second blog, now in Malayalam, here this evening.

Palakkal Times caught him this evening for a brief chat about his new blog. He said it was his long cherished dream to start a Malayalam blog, but he was caught up with the struggles related to his studies, research and work. However, he feels that time will not wait for anyone, and if you want to do something, now is the time for it. He adds that he can't wait for any more, at least in this case. His first blog is a tribute to his mother tongue, and he feels this is the right way he can start his Malayalam blog. He talked about his feeling of alienation from his land, people and, furthermore, his language. He believes that this blog will act as a consolation for him as he can still write in his language what he thinks, feels and enjoys. However, he feels that there is nothing special about this blog as there are "talented Malayalam bloggers" around the world with whom he cannot compete.

His blog address is http://entenottupusthakam.blogspot.com/. He explains that "ente nottupusthakam" in Malayalam means "my note book", which he chose as a coinage to his English blog title "Notebook of a Lonely Wander". When asked whether the readers can expect good articles in his new blog, he replied that he was not worried about it, and his sole intention of writing is "not to be read, but to enjoy the inexorable pleasure of writing".