THE MADCAP

This Madcap (Piththan) is unique in his approach to matters of life. Actually we all live by contraries but we are ignorant about it. But the Madcap here chooses to live by contraries deliberately. He has stepped from light into the dark since he believes: When all lights go out/WisdoM comes in. Kavikko Abdul Rahman is original in his poetical effusions and his poems work with the most elemental in the individual and society. They touch a chord in the Tamil Psyche, leaving behind provocative questions and reasonating images in Tamil imagination. They poignantly portray the human drama unfolding on and before him. He is not happy to go with the flow and play along as life comes to him. Rahman thinks outside the box and is always conflicted with an irrepressible curiosity. He is a deconstructionist and sees beauty not only in beautiful flowers but in spiky thorns also. As an iconoclast, Rahman punctures the so-called established mindsets, stereotypes and clichés, and journeys beyond the apparent horizons, further seeking logical, intellectual and philosophical pursuits. Acknowledging what a person has said does not mean that you agree with them, but it is better to give them a fair hearing even though it contradicts your position or deep-seated conviction. Rahman is indeed equipped to dispassionately look at the world through a critical lens and deserves a fair hearing.