1041 days without Sriram and counting,’ was the response from his wife seeing the picture below . A tip of the iceberg of the sorrow pulling her down, every moment. That is how everyone who lost his/her dearest and nearest, feel . The remaining part of life left behind for them, is a cross they […]
With Dr. Vidhya, my Ambikuttan Athan’s grand daughter, who was with us in Baltimore for a short holiday. When she called me for eating, once, twice, thrice, my thoughts flew back beyond oceans, beyond several decades to our Olavakkode house, when as a kid, I was fed by her grand pa, pleading, begging, ‘muthanna, chappiduda—-‘, […]
Hh I’m in a totally worry-free, relaxed mood while with my children in USA , for many reasons: 1. The first and foremost is the feeling that I’m in the correct place, where Parents of my age should be. 2. I see their mother in my children and recall their childhood days in my […]
Farewell to another sweet coconut tree of my Olavakkode origin! A relationship of 40 years blown off! Yes, I had to cut another coconut tree, as it started playing havoc not only within the compound but also extending its head towards the road. It was a painful job, as I had brought the seed of […]
Visit to NIN, is like visiting a place of worship for me. The long gap of a quarter of a century appears to be as little as a week-end that I was away from there. It was in its premises, in the B21 quarters that my wife entered as a newly wedded girl, my first […]
While alone at my Habsiguda house, looking at the blank high ceiling, I think about my active days and nights spent with the youngsters and grand children of the family in USA. -not always, at times. While in USA, I think about my Hyderabad house, whether someone has plucked the flowers or picked the […]
My attempt to temporarily cheer a parched soul : I entered the prayer hall at Chennai to pay condolences and allowed Jeyajothi Mami to pour out her sorrow in words. Then I tried to pacify her : “Krish mama, who had rich men at his hand’s reach didn’t damage his kidneys or liver, heart or […]
Some friends complain that they are not receiving adequate attention from their children living abroad. Some go to the extend of saying that their children were ‘good’ before their wedding, implying that they had become ‘bad’ after wedding! I got vexed with one of them and asked, ‘pray, what is your complain against your sons? […]
‘Ammalu, comes to memory the good olden days when you used to fan me with a pretty palm leaf fan, standing close to me, almost touching me. Can’t you repeat that kind act, when my friends visit us, this afternoon?’ ‘There were no ceiling fans then. We have a fan now in every room. More […]
We drove from Madurai to Rameswaram in the morning of March 23, 2017 and returned the same evening, through the Pampan bridge. That one day experience will ever remain with me, especially the pitrukarmas on the sea bed. ‘Iyer Mani onkalai gavanitchuparu- will take care of you,’ said the influential businessman at Rameswaram, […]