Seniors settling in foreign lands with their sons or daughters, is a sensitive issue for them, not withstanding the assured support available, which is essential, from their children. The main stumbling block is the feeling of not belonging to the country of settlement. Even while in India, there are many who would like to … Read more
‘How do you spend your time here?’ Some of my friends in India, who comes to USA on a holiday, ask me, within a few days, ‘how do you manage to spend your time here?’ They have a point. Neighbors here, don’t come home for a ‘chai par charcha’ in the evenings or we … Read more
‘Cherunattiri Bagavathy sahayam’ – that is what we write on the center top of our wedding invitation. Earlier, we used to start our letters to relatives too, with that invocation. Cherunatturi is our Kuladevatha and ‘sahayam’ is help. Please note that we are seeking the sahayam, help of our family deity and not her blessings. … Read more
The spread of ‘net’ has taken away the joy of the writing and sending letters. To gain something, you have to lose something ! Appa used to write letters, mostly post cards or ‘inland letters’ and ask us children to post it, put it in the letter box, which was just opposite to our house, … 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
Old memories surface. I was born in the ‘Edam’ ( house ) of Atchan, Palakkad Raja, behind this gramam, at the opposite end to the temple. That was what my parents told me proudly. I don’t, however, remember! But I do remember, the location of the house near the temple, where my Papamai, … Read more
26 degree F. ( – ) 3 degree C. Chill wind. Despite thick coverage, even the walk from the car to the barber sop was difficult. The shop is a neat one, though small, run by Koreans. There is a small temple inside with two Apple fruits placed before the deity. In Olavakode, a suburb … Read more
Human, animals, birds, fish, insects – all migrate, for various reasons. My first migration was on the shoulders of my father, when I was a baby of six months. By walk or bullock cart drive, he lifted me from Perinkulam to PAlakkAd,. My second Migration was around December 15th, in the year 1959, when … Read more
You know who my latest Facebook friend is? A great grand daughter of my aunt or great grand niece of my father! Her cousin, a teenager is already in my Family group. The fifth generation descendants of my grand mother are here with me, to comment on what I post ! How proud I … Read more
‘ November 27th is celebrated as a ‘ Thanks Giving Day’ in USA. ‘The great souls, moving as in a black and white movie, whom am I to thank ?’ I asked, the innumerable faces moving past in my mind, while lying on bed, after dinner in a relative’s house in Delaware. Not one or … Read more