Malayalm poet’s musical enterprise in opposition to makes an attempt to erase historical past of Mappila wrestle

Express News Service

KOZHIKODE: “Any attempt to wipe out the memory of the Mappila struggles from the collective consciousness of the people will be a futile exercise because the community has a parallel mechanism to preserve the memory,” asserts Mappila music lyricist Nasarudeen Mannarkkad.

The poet is within the means of writing ‘Padappattu’ (a style in Mappila songs) on the 387 individuals related to the Malabar Rebellion, whose names are going to be faraway from the listing of freedom fighters. A suggestion on this regard is beneath the lively consideration of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR).

“The government can remove the names only from the official records. The Mappilas have their own system to keep the memories of their heroic battles intact. The memories of incidents such as Malappuram battle and Cheroor battle were thus preserved,” Nasarudeen mentioned.

The poet has downloaded the names of 387 individuals from the ICHR doc. “I am mentioning the names in the alphabetical order as it appeared in the ICHR document. The names, house names and the incident they were related to are also mentioned in the songs,” he mentioned.

Nasarudeen has thus far written three songs wherein round 100 names have figured. “I may write five more songs to accommodate all the freedom fighters. Some names are shortened for the sake of the rhythm of the song,” he mentioned. 

Padappattu or songs eulogizing these killed in battles are written within the conventional type and diction. The Malappuram Padappattu by Moinkutty Vaidyar is among the hottest amongst them, which narrates the battle between Muslims and native chieftain Para Nambi in 1729

‘Cheroor Chinth’ is one other Padappattu which is concerning the Mappilas’ battle in opposition to the British and the owner Kaprat Panicker in 1843.

“There was a Padappattu written on the memory of the Mannarkkad battle and it was banned by the British. Not a single copy of the Pattu is available now and I have written to the British library to find out whether a copy is preserved there,” Nasarudeen mentioned.

Mannarkkad Pada came about in 1894 wherein Variankunnath Kunahammad Haji’s father Moitheen Kutty Haji was an accused. He was later deported to the Andamans. “The memories preserved in these songs were a source of inspiration for the later freedom fighters. Ali Musaliyar had visited the graves of the Cheroor Martyrs and the British thought was it was the preparation for a war. That is why they raided the Mamburam mosque in 1921,” Nasarudeen mentioned. 

The poet, who’s working in a personal agency within the UAE, has additionally written a Seerapattu (historical past music) on Variankunnanth, the e book kind has been revealed just lately by Readers Network, Kozhikode. The audio model was revealed greater than a yr in the past.

Nasarudeen has additionally written Mappila songs on the arrival of the Portuguese in Malabar and the battles of the Kunhali Marakkars.