Celebrated, the world over, as May day, it's the day dedicated to the industrial worker for his contribution to the society at large. It need not be emphasised that the meanest and the hardest manual jobs continue to be the mainstay of an industrial worker, the technological advances notwithstanding! The working environment could also get to be difficult and harsh depending upon the specialisation.
At Kochi, especially the port area on the Willingdon island wore a deserted look and seemed to be unusually quiet with the cranes and the timer horn being silent. But the streets were a sea of red with the industrial workers being active in a rally organised on the occasion. Red flags, buntings and festoons were visible all around.
While appreciating the need for the workers to be united and be an organised force to combat their exploitation, I've a query and an observation, which are:-
(a) Ideally, such a day should not be a holiday. It should be the day when every worker ensures
maximum output through his day's efforts.
(b) Because of the holiday, tomorrow there shall be no newspapers alongwith the morning cuppa tea!
And that's gonna be a dampener for a day to begin with!
Tailpiece.
Today's the day of the famous 'Thrissur Pooram' at the forecourt of the Vadakkunnatha Kshetram. The visual and the audio feast provided by the majestic array of caparisoned elephants, the spectacular 'kudamattom' (the change of the colourful umbrellas) and the accompanying 'melom' (traditional orchestration) coupled with the fireworks display have made it an event to remember and one begins to count the days for the next year's extravaganza even before the present one's ended!
The 'pooram', actually, marks the conglomeration of the various gods and goddesses of the Hindu pantheon!
At Kochi, especially the port area on the Willingdon island wore a deserted look and seemed to be unusually quiet with the cranes and the timer horn being silent. But the streets were a sea of red with the industrial workers being active in a rally organised on the occasion. Red flags, buntings and festoons were visible all around.
While appreciating the need for the workers to be united and be an organised force to combat their exploitation, I've a query and an observation, which are:-
(a) Ideally, such a day should not be a holiday. It should be the day when every worker ensures
maximum output through his day's efforts.
(b) Because of the holiday, tomorrow there shall be no newspapers alongwith the morning cuppa tea!
And that's gonna be a dampener for a day to begin with!
Tailpiece.
Today's the day of the famous 'Thrissur Pooram' at the forecourt of the Vadakkunnatha Kshetram. The visual and the audio feast provided by the majestic array of caparisoned elephants, the spectacular 'kudamattom' (the change of the colourful umbrellas) and the accompanying 'melom' (traditional orchestration) coupled with the fireworks display have made it an event to remember and one begins to count the days for the next year's extravaganza even before the present one's ended!
The 'pooram', actually, marks the conglomeration of the various gods and goddesses of the Hindu pantheon!
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