The phrase is usually used in a pleasant sense in a football or a hockey game. But I'm gonna use it in a tragic sense to cover an unfortunate incident that happened out here, this evening.
Ujwal is a smart young lad in his mid-20s, who is one of the four young men entrusted with the security of our residential premises. He's the oldest incumbent from his date of joining on duty here and he's been quick to earn the goodwill and support of the residents by his winning manners and the uncanny ability to tackle any tricky situation. He's, in fact, a man for all seasons thanks to his quick-fix solutions for electrical/plumbing defects that are minor in nature. And he's learnt a smattering of Malayalam with which he's able to stand his ground on occasions!
As I came in from my walk, I saw him with a dishevelled look, wearing crumpled clothes(He's one guy who's meticulously dressed always and takes pride in his uniform/clothes) that's quite uncharacteristic of him. On enquiry it was revealed that a cousin of his, Kanak, who'd taken up a similar job with another security agency, nearby, had come visiting an hour before and had collapsed, all of a sudden, while in conversation. He was rushed to the nearby hospital for medical assistance but was declared 'brought in dead'! The 22 year-old had died of a massive cardiac arrest!! The heart giving way at the age of 22?
Ujwal is devastated as the deceased has only his mother, who's badly arthritic and her locomotion is severely restricted. In other words, there was no one to come from back home at Karbi Along and the entire responsibility of the postmortem, the last rites and the funeral fell on his young shoulders. I must hasten to add that the youngster is tending to his responsibility well, like a seasoned campaigner!
And we're providing him moral support so that he doesn't feel lonely.
Tailpiece.
As I'd said earlier, there's a sizeable population from the northeastern region of our country in Kerala, in search of jobs. Since the average mallu detests manual labour, all billets in the construction and farming sectors - the latter to a lesser extent - have been enthusiastically taken up by Ujwal's place types. There are quite a few of them working for security agencies too. And I believe that their earnings have been the cause for an 'economic boom', poised for even better tidings, in the interior recesses of Assam and places around!
Ujwal is a smart young lad in his mid-20s, who is one of the four young men entrusted with the security of our residential premises. He's the oldest incumbent from his date of joining on duty here and he's been quick to earn the goodwill and support of the residents by his winning manners and the uncanny ability to tackle any tricky situation. He's, in fact, a man for all seasons thanks to his quick-fix solutions for electrical/plumbing defects that are minor in nature. And he's learnt a smattering of Malayalam with which he's able to stand his ground on occasions!
As I came in from my walk, I saw him with a dishevelled look, wearing crumpled clothes(He's one guy who's meticulously dressed always and takes pride in his uniform/clothes) that's quite uncharacteristic of him. On enquiry it was revealed that a cousin of his, Kanak, who'd taken up a similar job with another security agency, nearby, had come visiting an hour before and had collapsed, all of a sudden, while in conversation. He was rushed to the nearby hospital for medical assistance but was declared 'brought in dead'! The 22 year-old had died of a massive cardiac arrest!! The heart giving way at the age of 22?
Ujwal is devastated as the deceased has only his mother, who's badly arthritic and her locomotion is severely restricted. In other words, there was no one to come from back home at Karbi Along and the entire responsibility of the postmortem, the last rites and the funeral fell on his young shoulders. I must hasten to add that the youngster is tending to his responsibility well, like a seasoned campaigner!
And we're providing him moral support so that he doesn't feel lonely.
Tailpiece.
As I'd said earlier, there's a sizeable population from the northeastern region of our country in Kerala, in search of jobs. Since the average mallu detests manual labour, all billets in the construction and farming sectors - the latter to a lesser extent - have been enthusiastically taken up by Ujwal's place types. There are quite a few of them working for security agencies too. And I believe that their earnings have been the cause for an 'economic boom', poised for even better tidings, in the interior recesses of Assam and places around!
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