The storms and stories keep a watch on me, as the American cops do on the terrorists. When Meghana drove me to the Baltimore air port the sky was smiling, then its face swelled and then a few drops of tears down through the cheek while we waited in the airport . The moment I … Read more
The old ones have to go and that is the law of Nature: The prospect of another visit to Kerala with my siblings, this time mainly to participate in the ‘ther’ car festival at my ancestral village, Perinkulam, on 25/26 this month, excites me. Kindles my memory to the last trip some two years ago, … Read more
Guruvayoor has a unique place in my mind, in the minds of millions of devotees, in Kerala. When you enter that sacred temple premises, you forget everything, except of course, your wife, if she is accompanying you. There is a silent flow of sanctity all over and you feel that it flows from the sanctum … Read more
”You are free from your chief now but will never be free from your mischief “- That was how my respected director, wished me adieu, while I retired from service. ” experience speaks” You endorse the words of wisdom of my boss and demand, ‘explain’.The first lesson I learned from my recent trip is that … Read more
A good start I thought, when I could hire an auto with meter, the moment I got down the Trichur Railway station, just paying a fee of Re. 1, in a counter across. I still consider the Vadkkunnathan, lord Shiva, the presiding deity of this town as my ‘annadaada’, feeder, as it was here that … Read more
Parakkattu Bagavathi of Kavassery <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< The bus travel in the morning hours, through the peripheral villages of Palakkad, with cool breeze petting and patting from all sides, is alluring, especially when the paddy fields on both sides are rich with crops ready for harvesting. There is a rhythm in the movement of women walking with … Read more
I was fortunate this year too, to attend the car festival at Perinkulam, my native village. Hei, wait a minute. How do I say that Perinkulam is my native village? I was not born there, I did not grow there nor did I live there for more than a few days. The village name which … Read more
Soon after returning from the America, I proceeded to Thiruvanantthapuram for the Navarathry celebrations. I was excited to notice the remarkable progress of the Sri Durga temple close to the Sreekanteswaram Siva temple, as I happened to be a witness to its gloomy past. Kudos to the Kerala Brahmana Sabha which took over the temple … Read more