Sivasubramanian Perinkulam Ammalu and my pre – marriage habits. On the first night after our wedding, I told many things to Ammalu but neither I can tell you what all I told her nor you will be interested in hearing that. But, one thing I told, which was nothing but truth, I want to share with you: … Read more
‘Was she crying for a long time?’, the young mother asked me, when I noticed a baby, hardly a month or two old, weeping in the cradle in the adjacent room. The worry and anxiety that the infant would have cried for a long time, was obvious from her face and voice. I assured her … Read more
How many fingers do you have ? I have ten. One of them, got cut, while performing a rare act of cutting vegetables. Just one finger, out of ten, partially and temporarily became less active. That hardly 10% disability played havoc and I had to depend on Ammalu for many of my routines, ever … Read more
You wanted to buy tons of things then, but had no money. Now you have tons of money, but need nothing! You wanted to sing, dance, laugh and play then, but had no time. Now, the time, plenty of it, is under your command but no inclination, no body support. You wanted to come home … Read more
Pain is not a pain. It is a gain; it is a blessing. A diabetic who had to lose his toes for want of warning of the foot infection, will agree with me. A mother who has delivered her baby through natural process, will agree with me. And that is the best form of delivering … Read more
I’m a pensioner and unless I submit a notarized certificate to my office , before the end of this moth, my pension amount won’t be credited to my account. It is not because that I’m away from my office where I worked. Even if I go personally and stand before the concerned officer, who worked … Read more
After many years, I met my old friend Appunni Nayar in a wedding party. Those were the days when terylene shirts were the fashion of the day. In the sweating Madras May wedding crowd, Nair was posing and flirting, wearing that uncomfortable shirt, which indeed was glistening. ‘Shirttu kasari, sundarakuttan! Evidunnu kittee?’ I admired his … Read more
‘He, the patient?,’ asked the girl at the clinic counter, after examining my insurance papers handed over by Megh, daughter-in-law. ‘Me, the patient?,’ I asked myself. ‘Why does she call me a patient?’. In the next moment I mused again, ‘if I’m not a patient, why did I come here?. My problem according to me … Read more
Remove the outer skin of Pomegranate, collect the seeds, but don’t discard the skin! Remember grand ma’s home remedy ? After sun- drying the skin, she used to preserve the outer shell in sealed bottles and when required, powder it, mix it with warm butter -milk and serve. I fact, even the pomegranate seeds … Read more
I forgot what this is about. Oh, it is about forgetfulness! ‘Forgetfulness is one of the ‘curses’ of old age’ Do you agree? No, I don’t . It is in fact, a gift from the God. Many times, it is a boon to forget some past happenings in life, which otherwise will be tormenting us. … Read more