The sky was overcast throughout the day and the meteorological department has predicted a week full of rains. It was a quiet half day at work and I could catch up on a lot of pending personal work that had accumulated, over time, after the working hours. A collage of thoughts come into my mind, quite haphazardly, and I intend going over them.
Today is Atham. 10 days from now, the Onam festivities begin and the blisteringly skyrocketing prices of essential commodities on account of a falling 'rupee' hasn't dampened the enthusiasm of the average Malayalee in his anticipation of celebrating the annual event. From today onward, for the next 10 days, flower patterns(Athappoovu) would be displayed at the front courtyard of every Malayalee's house as a mark of receiving Mahabali, the 'Asura' king, on his annual visit to his erstwhile kingdom that he'd ruled eons ago very efficiently. And not to forget the swing on a suitable tree, within the premises, which would be used by every member of the household cutting across age and other trivia.
And no, we've no 'athapoovu' in front of our house as we stay in a flat! We'd be celebrating Onam at my sister's place at Palakkad.
Zubin Mehta's Peace Concert. I was on tenterhooks about the peaceful conduct of the maestro, Zubin Mehta's peace concert at the Shalimar Bagh on the banks of the Dal lake in Srinagar. He'd named it as the 'Ehsaas-e-Kashmir' and a tight security cordon ensured that there was no untoward incident during the show because the separatists - the Pakistani stooges - had threatened to disrupt it. Out of spite, they'd organised a parallel event but found not many takers and a grenade was hurled at a group of policemen resting outside the district hospital in Pulwama. The cowards!
His group's performance was brilliant, as usual, and I was able to view snatches of it thanks to the coverage on television.
The Reserve Bank of India has a new Governor. Raghuram Rajan has taken over as the new Governor of the RBI and the rupee had gained in expectation, without much change in the existing structural. We shall now see his signature on our currency notes and it's my fond hope that he will be able to bring back the rupee to its robust health!
Nothing short of Capital Punishment. A thousand kg of 'Tsunami meat' - of low quality and over a week's vintage - was seized by the Health department of Kochi. The tsunami meat consists of liver and chest portions and is usually, left overs of exported meat. Going into further details, it's a mix of 15 kg of low grade meat and 5 kg of quality meat tagged at Rs.40/- per kg. I never knew that we 'mallus' were so greedy to eat meat compromising upon quality and hygiene! The meat was brought into the city from Hubli and stacked in a rundown shed that had neither refrigeration nor proper ventilation!!
It's my opinion that the unscrupulous guys who dish out dangerous food to their fellowmen, should be rounded up and tried in a fast track court to be served the sentence of capital punishment because what they're indulging in is tantamount to mass murders! They deserve no mercy, whatsoever!!
Tailpiece.
Sister Grace went about her work without any problem and she was effusive in her gratitude for having made it easy!
Today is Atham. 10 days from now, the Onam festivities begin and the blisteringly skyrocketing prices of essential commodities on account of a falling 'rupee' hasn't dampened the enthusiasm of the average Malayalee in his anticipation of celebrating the annual event. From today onward, for the next 10 days, flower patterns(Athappoovu) would be displayed at the front courtyard of every Malayalee's house as a mark of receiving Mahabali, the 'Asura' king, on his annual visit to his erstwhile kingdom that he'd ruled eons ago very efficiently. And not to forget the swing on a suitable tree, within the premises, which would be used by every member of the household cutting across age and other trivia.
And no, we've no 'athapoovu' in front of our house as we stay in a flat! We'd be celebrating Onam at my sister's place at Palakkad.
Zubin Mehta's Peace Concert. I was on tenterhooks about the peaceful conduct of the maestro, Zubin Mehta's peace concert at the Shalimar Bagh on the banks of the Dal lake in Srinagar. He'd named it as the 'Ehsaas-e-Kashmir' and a tight security cordon ensured that there was no untoward incident during the show because the separatists - the Pakistani stooges - had threatened to disrupt it. Out of spite, they'd organised a parallel event but found not many takers and a grenade was hurled at a group of policemen resting outside the district hospital in Pulwama. The cowards!
His group's performance was brilliant, as usual, and I was able to view snatches of it thanks to the coverage on television.
The Reserve Bank of India has a new Governor. Raghuram Rajan has taken over as the new Governor of the RBI and the rupee had gained in expectation, without much change in the existing structural. We shall now see his signature on our currency notes and it's my fond hope that he will be able to bring back the rupee to its robust health!
Nothing short of Capital Punishment. A thousand kg of 'Tsunami meat' - of low quality and over a week's vintage - was seized by the Health department of Kochi. The tsunami meat consists of liver and chest portions and is usually, left overs of exported meat. Going into further details, it's a mix of 15 kg of low grade meat and 5 kg of quality meat tagged at Rs.40/- per kg. I never knew that we 'mallus' were so greedy to eat meat compromising upon quality and hygiene! The meat was brought into the city from Hubli and stacked in a rundown shed that had neither refrigeration nor proper ventilation!!
It's my opinion that the unscrupulous guys who dish out dangerous food to their fellowmen, should be rounded up and tried in a fast track court to be served the sentence of capital punishment because what they're indulging in is tantamount to mass murders! They deserve no mercy, whatsoever!!
Tailpiece.
Sister Grace went about her work without any problem and she was effusive in her gratitude for having made it easy!
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