This evening, I was lucky to be a witness to a unique reunion between Kurup kochachan and Kamalamma aunty(they're cousins and their roots are in south Paravoor and I address her as 'amma'. Her eldest daughter, Prabha Ramakrishnan is a lawyer, practicing at the High Court), at the latter's house.
They'd last met at Paravoor in 1953 - yours truly was yet to inherit this earth, then! - when she and her family were off to Singapore due to her husband's professional requirements. She recalled my kochachan's 'youth and glamour' and the way he used to tease her then. He was, however, very protective about her and had kept the other boys at bay and ensured that none among them took liberties with his kid sister! I could also feel their sadness at the way time had taken its toll on their personal being!!
Names, places and events came and went, during their two and a half hours' conversation, giving me an insight about our family tree from Paravoor. For them, traversing through 59 years and catching up with the present, was an exciting experience. Had it not been for the paucity of time, I reckon, they'd have gone on.
Many important people in their lives have passed into the mist of time, the latest among them being Leela kunjamma, last October and one could feel the pain they're trying to live down, with little success.
Amma has problems in moving around as both her knees have been badly affected by arthritis and Kochachan has a problem about his right knee, but as he says, he is on the go despite the discomfort.
For Lekha and me, the whole experience was educative and we felt happy that such a meeting was taking place!
They'd last met at Paravoor in 1953 - yours truly was yet to inherit this earth, then! - when she and her family were off to Singapore due to her husband's professional requirements. She recalled my kochachan's 'youth and glamour' and the way he used to tease her then. He was, however, very protective about her and had kept the other boys at bay and ensured that none among them took liberties with his kid sister! I could also feel their sadness at the way time had taken its toll on their personal being!!
Names, places and events came and went, during their two and a half hours' conversation, giving me an insight about our family tree from Paravoor. For them, traversing through 59 years and catching up with the present, was an exciting experience. Had it not been for the paucity of time, I reckon, they'd have gone on.
Many important people in their lives have passed into the mist of time, the latest among them being Leela kunjamma, last October and one could feel the pain they're trying to live down, with little success.
Amma has problems in moving around as both her knees have been badly affected by arthritis and Kochachan has a problem about his right knee, but as he says, he is on the go despite the discomfort.
For Lekha and me, the whole experience was educative and we felt happy that such a meeting was taking place!
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