Cecil Rajendra's Speech

Cecil Rajendra has made a name for himself in the literary world but he is better known outside Malaysia. Cecil has published more than 17 books of poems and a lot of his works have been translated into many different languages. For example, languages like Japanese, Chinese, German, Danish and Spanish. Even though the Nobel Prize for Literature was not awarded to Cecil, he already made Malaysia proud just by being nominated. The nomination itself was a great honour but unluckily this news did not get to be in the local press. As a lawyer, Cecil Rajendra is the Founder of Free Legal Aid and was the forefront in fighting for the “orang asli’s” right to own land. Besides that, Cecil Rajendra is also the President of Human Rights Society of Malaysia. A lot of Cecil Rajendra’s achievement that all of Malaysians should be thankful for, as well as respecting him. His achievement and

"Animal & Insect Act" is one of Rajendra 's most interesting poems. He followed up its publication in The Star by including it in "Refugees & Other Despairs", his fifth poetry collection, published in Singapore by Choice Books.
The poem was first heard in the United States when a Filipino law lecturer named Dr. Cesar Espiritu read it at a human rights seminar in Washington. He now uses the poem to illustrate all his human rights lectures. Besides United States, the poem has been published in West Germany, Spain, South Africa and Japan. It was also included it in a book on militarism in Southeast Asia entitled "People Against Domination."
Even Cecil Rajendra is one of Malaysia’s best poet, but he is actually more than that. He is a one-man pressure group, committed to awakening people to the social evils that beset his country and the world in general. His poems has been much admired internationally, however in Malaysia he is a highly controversial figure with many critics as admires. It is difficult to be uninterested to Mr. Rajendra. His vitality ensures a response of one kind