It was like summer showers in Ooty when natives and the tourists jump for joy as they rush towards nature’s canopy provided by trees. On one such occasion, when I was on my way to my house with the borrowed umbrella in my hand, I could see some students from the plains dancing to a hit song, “Thenmerku paruvakattru….” (It was about the advent of the south-west monsoon) and I stopped there, unmindful of the rain because I was too happy in their happiness!
Reminiscent of the happy occasions, and to my excitement, there was a similar show at an isolated spot at that mini island and I proceeded towards that spot with rhythmic steps, “why this kolaveri…”was in the air when we reached there and this was preceded by a Punjabi song and dance. The mini island mentioned above was in Vancouver, Canada and the occasion was International Children’s Festival. There were several tents erected, especially for this occasion and the kids were enjoying the fun. More than anything else, it provided an opportunity for the kids to exhibit their talents. What made this occasion unique was the presence of kids of different origins….Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America….and there was no discrimination