shivam Picture index: 1. Perinkulam 2.Navaneetha Krishnaswamy Temple. 3. Navaneetha Krishnan 4. Shivan Kovil on the bank of the pond and 5. Padingarae gramam- the VaradarAjaswamy a Temple is at the end of the village. Perinkulam Agraharam, near Palakkad, Kerala. Every old Hindu temple in Kerala has a … Read more
“Ammalu, your mom promised to give me Rs. 500 .00 as dowry in five installments but paid only the first installment. Please ask her to pay the balance amount today, just now, before I get up from my bed” “Ok. Before you get up, tell me whether she paid the amount before or after our … Read more
“Come closer, sweet heart. Let me share a secret with you. Your mom’s hearing capacity is completely gone. We can talk freely about her, even when she roams in our home like a lioness. Rejoice” “Yesterday, she abused you right and left when you were roaming inside our home like a lion cub; you didn’t … Read more
My Meenasister had sent a dozen packs of Avakkai pickles from Hyderabad, for distribution here, to our relatives in USA . We Andhrites are crazy about Avakkai and the moment our pack came yesterday, I tasted and called her to tell that I liked her gift immensely. ‘Was the salt-chilly proportion OK?” When I … Read more
“If Parukutty comes, tell her that the vessel she wanted, is on the kitchen table ” “Sorry, Ammalu. I can’t do that. I have taken a vow not to look at the face of ‘aparastree’, any woman other than my wife” “I know that. She will enter the house walking backward or you walk backward … Read more
Two old women, one fair, fat and fondly, the other dark, sharp and skinny came to my mind, while going to bed last night. Very rarely do women, especially old, appear in the mirror of my mind, while going to bed, to be more truthful, any time of the day, any time of the night. … Read more
Sleep slides down into a dream, The dream peeps in, enters as melody. Like fresh early morning breeze fragrant by kisses of buds at ease. I hear the music but don’t see the flute or flutist, As I heard the saptaswaras of my mom, while inside her safe pouch but not seeing Her face, the … Read more
“If Parukutty comes, tell her that the vessel she wanted, is on the kitchen table ” “Sorry, Ammalu. I can’t do that. I have taken a vow not to look at the face of ‘aparastree’, any woman other than my wife” “I know that. She will enter the house walking backward or you … Read more
Raman Sir, was enjoying his first ‘murukkan’ pan leaf chew, seated on the thinnai, front veranda of his house, while I was passing through, with a torthumundu, towel on my shoulder, towards the pond. “Vada!”, he invited me for a ‘murukkan’ . ‘Oru santhosha varthamanam – one happy news. It is a boy and he … Read more
“A holy book in hand, you sit idle and snore She sweats in kitchen, the mom I adore!” “Her face is a moon, full moon, on the pages When viewed direct, hot sun, torching for ages” “Aren’t you really looking for your favorite stars, dad? Not my mom’s face, in the book pages or iPad?” … Read more