Thiruvananthapuram  :

The 65th edition of the novel ‘Oru Sankeerthanam Pole’ by Perumbadavam Sreedharan was released at a function held at the residence of acclaimed writer Fyodor Dostoevsky at St Petersburg in Russia.

Roy Charitable Foundation chairman Cherian Eeppan handed over a copy of the book to Dostoevsky museum director Natalya Ashimbaeva, in the presence of Perumbadavam Sreedharan.

The residence of the famous Russian writer, who also forms the central character in the novel, is currently being preserved as a historical museum by the Russian government.

Kerala adopted the Russian writer through the novel, Ashimbaeva said while receiving the copy.

She added that the museum took pride in hosting such a function, particularly in the presence of the writer himself.

Sreedharan said that ever since he began reading, Dostoevsky had influenced him deeply and that it was a great honour to release the 65th edition of the novel at the residence of the world-acclaimed writer.

Eeppan said his organization planned to take up the task of translating the novel to Russian.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Thiruvananthapuram / TNN / August 07th, 2015