“Aren’t you the father of our Kannan?” “Our Kannan, who is that? Anyway, I don’t have a son by that name” “No Sir, you are kidding. You are his father and I know that” “How do you know?” ‘‘Don’t ask that question, I know that is all” ” As you are so certain, let me … Read more
“Ammalu, happy valentine’s day””Enakku vaaleduppum illai, vaythu valiyum illai” “You have carried enough load and I don’t say that you are carrying now,though you are capable of it. Valentine’s day is a special day for a man and woman to express their love for each other.” “What love is there between us to express? Moreover … Read more
“Ammalu, is this the way to treat a VVIP ?” ”What ‘P’ is that ? And who is that ‘P’, whom I mistreated ?. I know only one ‘p’, that is ‘kaappy’ and I have never disrespected that ‘p’. “I am the VVIP and you have not stood up when I entered the house. ” … Read more
“I will be going out of your orbit, in another few minutes, Ammalu” ”Means?” “I will be out of your influence, shortly.” ”Your Astrologer friend Goplan Nair said so, right?” “Yes. Another accurate prediction of the day! He said that I will be out of Rahu, Kethu and Ammalu’s apaharams shortly for my good.” ” … 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
“Yesterday I was cleaning your cupboard and found a cartload of trash-Payment receipts for newspapers, magazines, cable connection, petrol etc. Why on earth you need them?” “Ammalu, you know how meticulous I am in preserving old things, unlike you, who throw away even the used tea dust and torn mopping cloth? One day or other, … Read more
“May I know the value of our plot in Hussain Sagar?” ” Ammalu, pity your general knowledge. Hussain Sagar is a lake, and the only plot in its center is occupied by Lord Budha” “Ashamed of my memory. I meant our Habsiguda land” ”Why this new interest?” “Our eldest son wants to know” ‘Bagavan Sri … 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