shivam The moment I heard that Kavitha’s wedding didn’t last even 24 hours, I rushed to meet her, without wasting time even to put on a shirt. When I reached her home, in the next street, her father Vembhu was settling the accounts of Usmaan, the flowers and garlands supplier. ‘Kavithaaaa’, I entered the hall sobbing … Read more
On behalf of an young friend, I went to see a girl, seeking her hands for him. An absolutely outspoken girl, she was. ‘I’m not spiritual; I won’t change. I go for social drinking. I won’t change. I wear only jeans and T shirt. I won’t change’ ‘Won’t you stink, if you don’t change your … Read more
‘Ammalu, Ammini ceased to be my assistant long ago. You can’t expect her to address me now as ‘Sir’. Why do you frown at her when she calls me ‘SP’, as others do? ‘ ‘She is not calling you the way others do. She is adding ragam, thanam and paalavi to those two alphabets and … Read more
‘Ammalu, for the Navaratri kolu, will your friends come donning six yards or nine yards sari?’ ‘What’s your problem, SP ? Some may be wearing, six yards, some nine yards and some no yards at all! I will warn you in advance so that you can close your eyes when the last category … Read more
‘Ayya, anaeka kodi Namskarams. I was longing to have a glance of you, even from a mile away. Now you are standing before me like Kothanda Ramaswamy ’ That was Naidu, an old friend, who had borrowed money from me last time, on the day I returned from USA, telling me a lie that his … Read more
Drizzling. Roads are wet, marshy. With a handbag on shoulder, I went to buy vegetable from the Friday market in the Sai temple complex, close to our house. My steps were unsteady, but not my mind. What will happen if my children happen to see me now, I thought. They never allowed me to go … Read more
Life should have a purpose, other than eating and sleeping. (I’m not underestimating the role of eating and sleeping , which are the basic needs). In USA , my sons and their wives, my daughter and her husband, treated me like a VIP guest in a 5 star hotel. But, I was living there for … Read more
Habsiguda life is amazing Ammalu, real fun, you’re missing. She lived in our neighbohood, a pretty fat lady with a pretty long tongue. We met near the Central Park, last evening. ‘Pantalu garu, Namskaramandi’, she greeted me. Pantalu is priest, pandit, scholar,etc. I’m neither and she knows that ‘Namaskaram amma!’ I returned her greetings. ‘Mee … Read more
Happy journey back to Baltimore, my son Srikanth. Had you not escorted me back to India, despite your busy schedule, keeping a watch of my every foot-movement, it would have been a nightmare for me, though I boasted to Megh that I’m fit to join the Mansarovar Yatries. Without taking rest for a day, soon … Read more
‘Mee intilu pedda pamotchinthi’ – a big snake was seen in your house, complained my neighbor, the day I returned from USA. I was not surprised, as I could see the premises looked so bushy and messy. She also mentioned that the fat lady, with cell phone in her hand always was separated from her … Read more