
joocq purden

oru britiish kaviyum gaanarachayithaavumaayirunnu jorjju "joocq" pardan (november 16,1925-1998).
purden valarunnathinu munbu khani adachupoottiya muun kalkari khanana gramamaaya glasgoikkaduthulla nittshil janicha joocq purden thante jeevithathinte bhooribhaagavum kaundi durhamile chesttar-leeii-streettile oru kuzhiyil kalkari khanithozhilaaliyaayi chelavazhichu. aaa thozhil addehathinte kavithakaleyum gaanangaleyum roopappeduthukayum "khanithozhilaalikalude kavi" enna suvarnanamam nalkukayum cheythu.
randaam lokamahaayudham aarambhikkumbol purdon ekadesham 14 vayassayirunnu, thante mootha sahodaran roobert royal scots rejimentil cherunnathum 1944-ll normandi landingin sesham fraansil kollappedunnathuvare kamaandoyaayi sevanamanushtikkunnathum addeham kandu. nirbandhithamaayi niyamikkappedaanulla addehathinte oozhamaayappol, pardante deseeya sevana nambar 0-ll avasaanichu, athaayath addeham sainyathil thante sahodaranoppam cherilla-addeham kuzhikalilekku (kalkari khanikal) bandhikkappettirunnu. 1943leeii thozhil shaamam kaaranam, kalkari khanana vyavasaayathinte manushyashakthiyude aavasyangal niravettunnathinaayi oro aazhchayum 10 peril oraale (avarude ennathinte avasana akkamanusarichu lottu vazhi varaykkappedunnu) nirbandhithamaayi niyamichu, 1943 desember 14 nuu khanikalkkayi niyogikkappetta aadyathe samghangalil oralaaya pardan oru "bevin booy" aayi maari. yudhakaala sakhya manthrisabhayile thozhil, deseeya sevana manthriyaayirunnu ernest bevin. 
purden vivahithanaayi, yudhathinushesham chesttar-leeii-streettil thaamasikkukayum, chilappol kalmut vare vellam upayogichu moonnu adii seemil kalkari kuzhikkunna kuzhikalil jolie cheyyukayum cheythu. khanithozhilaalikalude budhimuttukal addeham kaanukayum pankuvaykkukayum cheythu; addehathinte pala gaanangalum oru aashayakkuzhappathilaya aalukal vikasippikkunna samoohabodhathe prathifalippikkunnu. ennaal athellam dukhavum vishaadavumaayirunnu ennalla. easington spodanam" oru apakadatthil 81 khanithozhilaalikalude maranathekkurichu vilapikkumbol, "haaliyude pybald galoway" oru galoway kuthira thinna lumli pitt banner nashtappettathil vilapikkunnu; kalkari vandikal bhoogarbhathilekku kondupokaan kuthirakale upayogichirunnu.
khananavum raashtreeyavum verthirikkaanaavaathavayaan, thante kazhchappadil, janangalude munnil labham vekkunnavarodulla addehathinte avahelanathe pardante vaakyangal pidichedukkunnu. saambathika kaaranangalal oru kuzhiye kolluka" ennartham varunna "pitraside" enna vaakk addeham srishtichu. thante aadarshangalodum khanana samoohathodumulla prathibaddhatha kaaranam, 1986ll nadanna khanithozhilaalikalude panimudakkil panimudakkunna khanithozhilaalikalude prayojanathinaayi addeham thante ganangal alapikkukayum royal albert haalil "naayakanmaarkkaayulla kacheri" yill prathyakshappedukayum cheythu. addeham paranjathaayi reportund, "enne sambandhichidatholam moonnu mahanaaya generalukal undu-jeronimo, alexander dhii grettu, arther scargill". 
purden chaanal 4 "everyman" television parambarayil avatharippikkappettu; addehathinte aarr ganangal bert loyidinte pitt kavithakaludeyum gaanangaludeyum krithyamaaya samahaarathil prathyakshappedunnu, "ellaavarum dhairyashaalikalaaya khanithozhilaalikal varoo", koodaathe addeham "pitt varkkukal, raashtreeyam, kavita" enna peril kavithakaludeyum gaanangaludeyum samoolamaaya oru aalbam prasidheekarichu. 2004-ll kottiya banner (pardante oru gaanatthinte vishayam) punarnirmmikkukayum pardanteyum saha khanithozhilaaliyudeyum pinbhaagathu burtleyude chithrangalumaayi durham khanithozhilaalikalude melayilekku kondupookukayum cheythu. pardante kavithakaludeyum gaanangaludeyum aaraadhakanaayirunna tonny benn banner uyarthi.

