shivam With a nicker high above the knees, A half shirt with no buttons, Seeing me walking joyfully On the Habsiguda high roads, ‘Come inside!’, calls my sister And scolds! ‘The best dress for the Hyderabad summer’ I tell her, ‘is to be with no dress’ ‘Are you a baby, peeping from the womb?’ She asks … Read more
‘Come out, come out!’, calls Mother Earth Hugging the seed and kissing his head ‘How long will you be in slumber? Mom long to see your rise, remember. ‘The Sky is ready for the Royal precession See there, the gates are wide opened, See there, seven green horses Leaping in joy, moving their heads. … Read 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, … Read more
My new neighbor was staring at the balcony of the house next to his, seated on an easy chair, near his front gate. I warned him. ‘Kounder, the owner of the house might think that you are looking at his wife. He is a man with strong muscles’ ’How old is he?’, enquired my neighbor … Read more
This short poetry appeared in my mind during my recent train journey , while reading a post on Arjuna’s chariot catching fire soon after Lord Krishna got down from it, at the end of the Kurukshetra war. English meaning added in the end. എന്റെ തേര് തീപ്പിടിക്കാതെ, മണ്ണിൽത്തആഴാതെ കാക്കുവോൻ എന്റെ മർമം നോക്കിവരും അസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ ഏറ്റുവാങ്ങുവോൻ എവിടേക്കു തിരിഞ്ഞാലും … Read more
‘You touch, hug, kiss and rush back Can’t you be with me for ever?’, Complained the shore to the ocean, ‘Can’t you be with me, my lover?’ ‘How?’, asked the sea, ‘is there a sea with no shore And a shore with no sea? Won’t your serene smile cease for ever? Won’t your sand stop … Read more
Ammalu, when I turn back, fail to understand how me, a man of intelligence, wisdom, money and influence did agree to marry you, an Appiyer school third class- fail, ordinary, village girl?’ ‘I don’t know all those. I remember your mother handing you over to me and telling me, ‘Konthai, child! Make him a … Read more
‘Ammalu, wonder where you would have been now, had you inherited my mother’s charm and my father’s intelligence’ ‘I would have been your sister and not wife. Do you need the help of Einstein or Edison to guide you in your research project to discover this obvious, simple answer?’ Tips. Ammalu working in the … Read more
I should never be so blunt in my talk, I realized. Late realization, though. I was meeting her after four years. She was standing on the road side waiting for me when I was returning from the Friday vegetable market, holding bags in both hands. ‘Hi, ChintAmani, why do you look so sad?’, I enquired. … Read more
‘You are arrogant. What is there for you to be so proud of? Your eyes are duplicate, your ears are duplicate, your —–‘, chided a friend. ‘Wait, wait,’ I said, ‘my heart is original, my kidneys are original, my lungs are original, my wife is original!’ ‘Ha, ha! where is your wife?’ He questioned. … Read more