The ten-day-long ‘ONAM’ happens to be the most important festival in Kerala, one of the southern states in India. It symbolizes abundance and not beyond the reach of the poor, for all that matters is flowers of all colors and sizes, available in abundance all over Kerala. if at all there is some sort of …
Category: Tellicherry
Bold resistance Indeed !
The sun set was just a few minutes away and I was on my way to that favorite spot from where I can watch the glorious moment, all alone. The spot was just a few steps away from that old, dilapidated house. Not long ago, this house was one of the well known ‘Shelter’ and …
Waves make the difference…
“Sunset and the evening sky… sunset and…†My mind kept on repeating these words as we were on our way to the beach, close to the Stanley park. In the good old days, a visit to the beach was a daily affair during summer holidays and the picture was almost clear on the mental canvass …
Was this the face that launched…?
The old woman was at it again! She seemed to be fed up with the teenager’s repeated, “No grandma….â€. I was busy myself, looking for an apt book that could be gifted to my friend’s daughter on her birthday. Though I had selected the book I wanted to buy, I kept on pulling out books …
When you look back
Once in a while, it is nice to look back. The canvas may be big enough to choose what you prefer at that particular time. I do it now and then to while away my time. Now, it is about my college days. It started with a one-year pre-university, followed by a three year degree …
An underestimation
Far away and long ago. Wuthering heights. Oliver twist. Swamy and friends. Twelfth night. For whom the bell tolls. All old and worn out books, lying scattered in a wooden box. There were some old magazines as well. I must buy a couple of them, not because I was eager to read all these books. …
All is well that ends well
At long last, Suresh got an appointment order. The relevant portion said, “if the candidate is willing, he has to join duty on or before 9th of September 1978. The job is permanent but promotion and other benefits depend solely on performanceâ€. He did have a job but it was neither permanent nor to his …
When opportunities knock at your door…
A police officer and a couple of constables ‘marched’ into a reputed shop. Was it a raid or just a visit for shopping? I wondered. It was immaterial but I followed them to have a close look at the officer. My intention was to verify whether they were actually from the neighboring state [A casual …
The rest of the story
“It is a wonderful poem, no doubt. The description of the hills and valleys and the green-clad slope where they used to sit and chat for hours. The sunset and evening sky, though beautiful, they see it as parting time… Only when the poet glorifies a childish love affair…†Mrs. Shantha Nair, the English teacher, …
The good old days…
“From the day one I saw you…†An apt and timely film song was on the air… some of us were deeply immersed in that song. There were those who took it as a disturbance to their conversations… Or shall we call it “the scandal sessionâ€? Most of them were in their sixties and seventies …