shivam Father accompanied me in my maiden trip to Trichur to take up my first job, despite my telling it was not necessary. “I I’ll introduce you to Dr. Vaithukkutty Athimbar and Vadakkunnathan, who will be your local guardians at Trichur,” he said. The former was our relative and Vadakkunnathan, the presiding deity of Trichur. During … Read more
October 31, is important for me too. It was on that day, at 58, exactly 20 years before, I retired from service. Mahtab S Bamji, 60, was another colleague who retired along with me, the same day. While thanking the Director and other colleagues at the farewell get together, I didn’t forget to mention Smt. … Read more
“Wherever you go, why carry the iPad?” “As, I can’t carry you, Ammalu!. Other than you, this iPad is my only constant companion, though with a difference. It doesn’t speak, you don’t stop talking” “A woman who doesn’t open her mouth and nods her head in agreement for everything her husband says, is his biggest … Read more
The respected womenfolk who came for Bommakolu, called me aside, when Ammalu was busy inside. “SP Sir, Ammalu is a wonderful girl”. No woman says that about another woman and I therefore anticipated them to ask the next question, the purpose for which they had approached me. “Yes she is” I admitted, “she is a … Read more
“No, this won’t last long – your enslaving me for ever, by chaining me to your shaky arm chair, Ammalu. If I send a post card, my children will bring a Pushpak vimAnam and fly me to America” “Post card? Why not call them? They have provided you a free telephone” “Am I a fool … Read more
“Why don’t we go round the park opposite to our house, holding hand in hand, on a moonlit night, to celebrate our living together peacefully, joyfully, lawfully, for fifty long years, Ammalu?” “I’m still filled, thrilled, shrilled with the excitement of your first holding my hand, to go round the sacred fire, to mount the … Read more
Full nine days and nine eights, at our disposal, to divert at least a portion of the day or night towards the Ultimate Reality, now we call that Supreme Force or Power as Mahatripurasundari or in short, Amba, still shorter Mother, further shorter Ma, a familiar alphabet. Such intervals, call it tea time, if you … Read more
Be a sport, Ammalu, instead of spending your life inside the house” “You want me to play football or sneak into friends’ house and enjoy their quarrel, as you do?” “The second one is a better option considering your age” “Done. From now on, you are doing the cooking, mopping and washing the clothes” “That … Read more
Moon, your music flows in my inner stream, what a melody! Your cool breath forms waves like a bride’s anklets, shy, Humming love songs on her maiden entry to her man’s chamber. Oh, stars you are already shining in my inner sky! It was you, I saw first on my mom’s face and then in … Read more