Thursday, July 30, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
വീണ്ടും മഴ...
വീണ്ടും ഒരു മഴക്കാലം !!എല്ലാ പ്രവാസ ജീവികളും ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്ന കാത്തിരിക്കുന്ന മഴക്കാലം.നയനും പോകുകയാ.മഴ കൊള്ളാന് !എല്ലാരേയും പോലെ പരസ്യങ്ങള് കണ്ടു കണ്ടു മനസ്സില് പതിഞ്ഞത് പോപ്പി കുടയാണ്.അതോണ്ട് പോപ്പി കുട വാങ്ങലാണ് ആദ്യത്തെ ജോലി.ഇവിടത്തെ ദുബായ്-ചൈനീസ് കുടകള് നമ്മുടെ പോപ്പിയുടെ അടുത്ത് പോലും എത്തുല്ല.കാറ്റ് വീശുമ്പോള് മടങ്ങി പോകാത്ത കുട വേണമല്ലോ.നമ്മുടെ ദുബായ് കുടകള്ക്കു തീരെ ആരോഗ്യം ഇല്ല.അതിനു നാടന് തന്നെ നല്ലത്.അങ്ങനെ ഒരു പോപ്പിയും പിടിച്ചോണ്ട് വേണം മഠത്തില് കുളത്തില് കുളിക്കാന് പോകാന്.തറവാട് വക അമ്പലക്കുളം ആണ് മഠം.ഇപ്പൊ വെള്ളം നിറഞ്ഞിട്ടുണ്ടാവും.കുട്ടികള്ക്ക് എന്നെക്കാളും തിരക്കാണ്.ആരും ചീതപരയന് ഇല്ലല്ലോ.അതോണ്ടന്നെ!! കുളത്തിലേക്ക് പോകുന്ന വഴിക്ക് പലരോടും ലോഗ്യം പറയാനുണ്ട്!!പണ്ട് നന്ങടെ നാട്ടില് വീടുകള് ഇത്ര അധികം ഇല്ലതറൊണ്ട് ഒരു വെള്ളിഅമ്മയുടെ വീട് മാത്രമേ അടുതുല്ലു.എന്നാല് ഇപ്പോളോ...ഇഷ്ടം പോലെ.ആദ്യം വിജയമ്മായി..ആ..എചിമീ ..എപ്പോ വന്നു?എനിക്ക് ഊഹിക്കമ് ചോദ്യങ്ങളുടെ നിര..എന്നാ പോണേ? അടുത്തത്..എല്ലാരും വന്നോ അതോ തനിയെ ആണോ??കുളിക്കാന് പോവാ??എന്നാ പോക്കോള് ട്ടോ..അടുത്തത് പുനലൂര് രാജന് അങ്കിള്..അച്ഛന്റെ പഴയ ചങ്ങാതി,പല്ല് പോയ ഒരു സിംഹം..കുട്ടികള് അദേഹത്തെ ക്രോകടിലെ-അങ്കിള് എന്ന് വിളിക്കും..കാരണം പണ്ട് ഒരു മുതലയുടെ സാഹസിക കഥ സ്വന്തം നായക പ്രാധാന്യമുള്ളത്,...പറഞ്ഞു കൊടുത്തിട്ടുണ്ട്..അവരുടെ ഹീറോ ആണ് അതുകൊണ്ട് തന്നെ..തോട്ടപ്പണി ഇഷ്ടമാണ്..അത് കൊണ്ട് പുറത്തു തന്നെ ഉണ്ടാവും..ആ ഇതാര്..എപ്പോ വന്നു മോളെ..കുട്ടികള് എവിടെ??ദുബായ് ഒക്കെ സുഖമല്ലേ??ചൂട് എങ്ങനെ??കുറെ ചോദ്യം..ഇടയില് ഞാന് അങ്ങോട്ടും..ടീച്ചര് എവിടെ?ഇട്ളി ഉണക്കുന്നു..കാണാം ട്ടോ..അടുത്ത മതില്..ആദ്യം ആളെ കാണില്ല്യ...ശബ്ദം കേക്കാം..ആ ..ഇപ്പളേ..വന്ന്??ശാന്ത വെല്ലിഅമ്മ..അച്ഛന്റെ കസിന്..രഹസ്യമായി ഞാന് വിളിക്കുന്നത് സി ഐ ഡി വെല്ലമ്മ...കാരണം ..പുള്ളി ഒരു ഡേറ്റാ ബാസ്...ആരുടേയും അത് ഈതു ബന്ധു ആയാലും..എല്ലാ ലേറ്റസ്റ്റ് വിവരങ്ങള്..കയ്യിലുണ്ട്..അത് തന്നെയാണ് പ്രധാന ഹോബി..അതാ..മതിലിനു മുകളില് തല കാണുന്നു..ആ എന്താ..ശാന്ത ചെറെമേ??സുഖല്ലേ??ഗോപിമാമക്ക് കുറവുണ്ടോ??അതിനു ഉത്തരമില്ല..ചോദ്യങ്ങള് ഇങ്ങോട്ടാണ്..എവിടെ നന്ദന് വന്നിട്ടുണ്ടോ??കൃത്യം എത്ര ലീവ്?എന്ന് പോവും?ഒരു അഞ്ചു ചോദ്യത്തിന് ഞാന് ഒരു ഉത്തരം വച്ച്..പറയും..പിന്നെ കാണാം ട്ടോ..കൂടെ ലോക്കല് ചോദ്യവും ചോദിക്കും...അമ്മക്ക് ജോലിക്ക് ആള് വരുന്നുടോ??എത്രയാ കൊടുക്കണേ??ആ ..എനിക്കറിയില്ല്യ ട്ടോ..കുളിച്ചു വരം..കാണാം ചെറെമേ..ഒരു വീടും കൂടി..അത് രെമ ടീച്ചറുടെ...ആ എത്തിയോ..ഇനി കുറച്ചു ദിവസം ഉണ്ടാവും ല്ലേ??ആ കാണാം ട്ടോ ടീച്ചര്..അങ്ങനെ അവസാനം കുളത്തില് എത്തും..എല്ലാ വര്ഷവും..ഇതേ പോലെ..എന്നാലും ഒരു സുഖം...ഇത്രയും നേരം മഴയും കൊള്ളാമല്ലോ...വന്ന ഉടനെ പനി പിടിക്കണ്ട എചിമികുട്ടിയെ...കല്യാണി അമ്മ..നന്ങടെ വീട്ടിലെ അംഗം പോലെയാണ്..അമ്മയെ സഹായിക്കാന്..ഞങ്ങള്..ക്യാപ്റ്റന് കല്യാണി എന്നാണ് വിളിക്ക്യ..വയസ്സ് കുറെ ആയി മൂപത്തിക്ക്..എന്നാലും..നന്ദെട്ടനെ,അനന്ദെട്ട ..എന്നാണ് വിളിക്യ..ന്റെ കുട്ടീനെ ങ്ങള് നല്ലോണം നോക്കണം ട്ടോ..ആ..അത് ന്റെ.മടീല്..വളര്ന്നതാ..ഇതൊക്കെയാണ് കല്യാണി അമ്മയുടെ..പറച്ചില്. തേങ്ങ ചുട്ടരച്ച ചമ്മന്തി..പുള്ളിയുടെ സ്പെഷ്യാലിറ്റി!!ഹോ..എനിക്ക് ഇന്ന് തന്നെ പോകാന് തോന്നുന്നു..നിങ്ങള് ആരെങ്ങിലും വരുന്നുണ്ടോ നന്ങടെ വീടിലേക്ക്?കൂടെ..വീട്ടില് ഉണ്ടായ ചക്ക മാങ്ങാ ഐറ്റംസ് ഒക്കെ കാണും...
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
A page from the past!!!!
When we were kids we had a lot of guests in the evening.My father liked to have guests all the time!You cant call them as guests.they were not strange people.They were mostly achans friends or musicians and never relatives.The one i used to remember much was vasu uncle who was an admirer of my mothers kadumanga pickle.literally speaking,atleast twice a month he would visit us and have dinner with us.you cant call it as dinner.there were not much special items,the normal food.May be chappathy and stew or if we are lucky some chicken curry too!The food was not an issue at all unlike now!!The discussion place was just outside the sitting room.There is this big sappotta maram(chikoo).chairs are to be put under the tree at about 7 pm!!thats mine and my brothers job.we were too anxious to do anything,just to get away frm studies,honestly!!by 8 my grandparents would hav their food and will go to sleep.Then comes the secret bottle which was labelled as marunnu...to us and forbidden to see even,even though we were called to bring water!!!
well.i should say that at that time,people had principles!!They will take food exactly after an hour of the secret-bottle-opening!!Food was more important.i should say that people were more concious of their health too!!But during that one our vasu uncle used to finish a small bowl of very hott and spicy kadumaanga in such a way that amma was forced to hide the stock of pickle at times!!!they discussed film,music ,drama and never politics!!!kavitha too was a hot topic.
I secretly wish that some one should invent the time machine and i will be the first one to try it to go back to my precious childhood!!!!
vasu uncle later went into serious writing and you know him as M T .but the way heate my ammas pickle i can never forget!!!!!
well.i should say that at that time,people had principles!!They will take food exactly after an hour of the secret-bottle-opening!!Food was more important.i should say that people were more concious of their health too!!But during that one our vasu uncle used to finish a small bowl of very hott and spicy kadumaanga in such a way that amma was forced to hide the stock of pickle at times!!!they discussed film,music ,drama and never politics!!!kavitha too was a hot topic.
I secretly wish that some one should invent the time machine and i will be the first one to try it to go back to my precious childhood!!!!
vasu uncle later went into serious writing and you know him as M T .but the way heate my ammas pickle i can never forget!!!!!
nte ticket olu tharum condensarey!!!!!!!
One of those ever lively college days where life was too excited to look around and and enjoy the small pleasures around you!!The place is Govt.Arts and science college,Meenchanda,calicut,1985s....As the usual practice college was off because of some silly political reasons and for us the perfect day to go to the town for some megre shopping!the nearest bus stop is called as Vattakkinar stop from where we got into the local town bus.We..means me and other 3 friends!The moment we stepped into the bus i noticed the familiar figure sitting two seats away!!He was wearing no shirt,the trade mark-spectacles and the inevitable umbrella!!!Oh..my god!!Pllease!!let him not see me!!Okay that prayer reached alittle late i think!!Lo!!!He is smiling already!Definitely he has seen me!I tried to pretend that i didnt see him and again tried to hide behind my friend!!!
There...echoed the loud voice!!Ah...maale!!iyyu bde ndo??Believe me, i cringed and shrank into my own skin!!such embarassment!!My friends were having fun!!Aaradee iyal???They were curious!My plight was pathetic,trying to conceal the total nervousness !!Again the loud voice!!This time it is addressed to the conductor of the bus!!
Athey!!!Nte ticket ibalu tharum tto condensarey!!!!!The whole bus roared in laughter!!!IThough i was fuming internally at that time ,this was one of those rare moments i preserve in my life for ever, because he was none other that our beloved Basheerkka(The legendary Beypore Sulthan who was close to my father and a common figure around!!!)
He was so very popular for his direct approach to anything and everything in this world and though i was the victim at this point i am never going to forget the expression on his face and also my initial total CHAMMALSSSS!!!!!!
There...echoed the loud voice!!Ah...maale!!iyyu bde ndo??Believe me, i cringed and shrank into my own skin!!such embarassment!!My friends were having fun!!Aaradee iyal???They were curious!My plight was pathetic,trying to conceal the total nervousness !!Again the loud voice!!This time it is addressed to the conductor of the bus!!
Athey!!!Nte ticket ibalu tharum tto condensarey!!!!!The whole bus roared in laughter!!!IThough i was fuming internally at that time ,this was one of those rare moments i preserve in my life for ever, because he was none other that our beloved Basheerkka(The legendary Beypore Sulthan who was close to my father and a common figure around!!!)
He was so very popular for his direct approach to anything and everything in this world and though i was the victim at this point i am never going to forget the expression on his face and also my initial total CHAMMALSSSS!!!!!!
Friday, March 20, 2009
One of my ..all time favourites....
Autobiography..of a yogi.....by paramhansa Yoganandaji.
When i picked this book first, i was under the impression that..here is another compilation of religious affirmations and incantations in a new form with a new bound package!But i was soooo wrong!!!This book took me to a different level altogether,to a more broader concept and even a different thinking level about human existance!!!The author describes his own life from his childhood and takes us through a vast and colourful,even sorrowful experiences to his last breath in an elaborate and easy way!!!!
The people he met,the background from which he was brought up,and the comparison of the attitudes or may be the differences in the attitudes of the Orient and Occident!!Now this part struk me most since we are living in a place where there is a mixture of different culture!!This,i felt like watching earth from the atmosphere or somewhere from a different galaxy!when you come out of your place ,stay far and then watch the place,you will have a different outlook altogether about the place!
I was amazed to read about the life of the Therese Newman of Bavaria!!From a far away farm in Germany,a small parish, she became the solace of thousands of people and even now so many people look up to her for her guidance!!And the most important thing about her was that she started to heal others by literally taking up their sickness to herself!What a noble,and broad mental attitude!!This even reminded me of the ancient Indian quote "Loka samastha sukhino bhavanthu!!"Let the world be well!!!!
Sunday, February 15, 2009
lessons you learn from children are amazing!!!!!The other day,in school, as annual exams are closing in...we teachers are always on our toes to complete pending lessons,prepare question papers,model examination papers,revision work sheets,marking schemes...oh...just endless activities.....
I entered the class and all were busy as usual,discussing their pE(games)period activities!!it was very obvious that they had no intention of taking a test!!!I decide to postpone the test but as a last try..i asked the class...Is there anyone at all here who is prepared to take a test???One little hand shot up!!Yes Ma'am...i am ready!I was actually surprised!it is not unnatural that many students learn and get ready for tests but this was too much to be true because the lesson was half way through!!!Curiosity took over...i called him to my table and whispered!Yash!!!how come you are ready now only???We didnt even finish the lesson!!!The answer came immediately...i know Ma'am..but my parents lock me up inside the room and am allowed to come out only when i study the lesson byheart even if it is not completed!!!he added again..they feel that since i managed to get first rank in the last two years and even in the first semester...i should continue to perform the same way ...even if i dont want to!!!They feel that then the money they spent on me is worth as school fees!!!As a parent myself..i was aghast!!!!Where exactly is this kind of education leading us???Admit that at times there is competition around..but not up to this level so that ...childhood is denied to all 10-12 year olds!!!!When are the going to play football or discuss the latest action movies or Karate classes or camping or trekking???
The trend is dangerous!!!!hey you children out there!!!!I dont envy you guys!!
Monday, January 19, 2009
When i ponder over Khalil Jibrans works...i envy him!!!really mirrors of soul!!!when i read Frederick forsyth i want to be an espinage specialist!!!!then i pick up an M.T.vasudevan nair...there goes my...thoughts to my own place and i become a typical nair girl...Being a very enthusiastic attorney at law...now thats my latest wish...ofcos after reading John Grisham...
If you think that,its done...you are so..mistaken...I want to be the diciple of param hansa yoganandaji..whenever i pick up that book called autobiography of a yogi!!!And i want to wander in the beautiful valleys of the Himalayas...courtesy..sri.M.P. Veerendrakumar, in Haimavatha bhoovil...
I dont know whether i am the only one who is very easily inflluenced by what i read!!!(i might as well choose carefully!!!Yes???)but books have this amazing capacity to monoplise my mind and thought process atleast for a short time!I think thats the pure purpose of the writer and if the reader's attention is captured ..thats it!!!you have done well my dear writer!!!
If you ask me to choose my favourite book...then sorry to disappoint...cant really choose!!Its like asking to choose from a collection of blackforest,plum,vanilla or chocolate cake!!!!literally impossible!!!
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