Sharath, who took me to the USCIS office for the interview enquired the officer whether he could be with me inside, as I might have problem to follow her pronunciation. ‘Don’t worry,’ assured the charming lady smiling, ‘your dad will be fine’. Here, all officials smile and speak sweetly. Even a doctor conveying to the … Read more
Sr Srikanth had given me many pleasant surprises. During his high school or Early college studies he used to go to churches on Sundays to teach children or for some such service. When it became a regular practice, I prepared myself mentally to receive a Theresakutty or Mary mol as an additional member in the … Read more
Before going to bed, read my scholar friend KVA’s post ( which I never miss ) and learned that tomorrow is Karkitakam first day, the beginning of what we call Ramayanamasam, which has already started for you in India today. Remember my father. He used to read AdyAtma RAmAyanam of Tunjathu aacharyan, reverently every night … Read more
I have relatives to call me, ‘Appa’, ‘ThAtha’, ‘Anna’, ‘mama’, ‘Athimbar’, ‘Periappa’ etc. My parents used to call me, ‘Konthai’ I don’t miss their call, as my daughter calls me, ‘Konthai’. She calls me ‘dadde’ too or ‘Konthai de’, when my disobedience goes beyond a level. And finally she gains her cool and says … Read more
Once or twice a month, I used to visit the nearby Greater Baltimore temple but had never participated in the evening Bajans, mostly on Sundays and other important days. I used to sit quietly in a corner, enjoy the bajan in Hindi, participate in the Arti, collect Prasadam and come back, uncared and unnoticed by … Read more
Who said life is short? ”Life is short. Hurry and enjoy your remaining life, every minute ” I see many such warnings, cautions, threats, reminders, In the net. But, in real life none of my friends or relatives tell me so. Nice guys. I too, never threaten any one like that. I believe- Life is … Read more
You may be away from your parental village, far, far away, but when you are in India, do visit and pay respects to your gramadevadas and contribute a token amount to the temple, which would have been a thanneer pandal or an alamaram for your parents. While in India, I do visit Perinkulam … Read more
U Next to grave yard, hospital, specially cancer hospital is the gloomiest place in the world. It is a dry land of all negative thoughts. Mostly old, disabled, deteriorated mentally and physically people come there. Some of them see rays of hope in the wilderness. Many see nothing, only a huge vacuum. Some, who have … Read more
Thaipoosam on Sunday, Jan 24, 2016-said this morning, my brother Vicha from Hyderabad. My father used to go to Pazhani every year for Thaipoosam festival and he used to carry me too, when I was a child. The Meter gauge train from Olavakkode would be overcrowded with pilgrims coming from North Malabar and I … Read more
Longer I live, more I see – more people, more births, more deaths, more happiness, more sufferings. The common denominators for luck and ill luck, happiness and unhappiness are their variability and impermanency . A particular object or event or even talk, which makes one happy could be the cause for the unhappiness of another … Read more