Shall never forget the night's stay at the Rest House in Kollam. Had coughed throughout the night with no let up. I suppose the viral fever that I'd contracted while at Sri Lanka is playing its fairly long innings! The throat had no irritation but the tendency to cough prevailed. The exposure to the dust, heat and the sun could perhaps, be the villains of the piece but being part of the yatra, I don't want to be a problem with my physical discomfort.....maybe, in the course of the journey, will come across a doctor and the remedy. Today was our last day at Kollam district.
The panchayats that were covered were:-
(a) Neduvathoor.
(b) Ezhukone.
(c) West Kallada.
(d) Sasthankota and
(e) Chavara.
The crowds, today, were huge in each of the panchayats and there were healthy interactions all through. The predominantly female audiences were attentive and showed their eagerness to join the bandwagon to become e-literates after hearing about the methodology of teaching and the time factor of 20 hours, to become one.
There was a minor problem at west Kallada, where our police team hesitated to have lunch because one of the organisers refused them food as the interaction was in progress. The team had, then, arrived in the area after their show at Ezhukone. I'd to intervene and smooth ruffled feathers to defuse the situation.
Jayachandran took leave of us after putting us up at the KMML guest house which was dignified and a nice cosy place to stay. Took adequate care of my throat with a couple of saline gargles and hot water intake. He'd done a fairly good job as our co-ordinator!
Tailpiece.
Tomorrow, we step into Pathanamthitta district, the first panchayat being Ezhamkulam on the Kayankulam-Punalur road. Lekha's cough seems to be showing a respite and hope she gets well soon.
Mohanachandran's medical bulletin.
"He has begun to show happiness and sadness according to the situation. He's being administered combination exercises during physiotherapy sessions. He's also taking liquid food orally though the process is slow".
PS.
Taken to the nearby hospital for showing ourselves to the doctor. At last some respite, I hope!
The panchayats that were covered were:-
(a) Neduvathoor.
(b) Ezhukone.
(c) West Kallada.
(d) Sasthankota and
(e) Chavara.
The crowds, today, were huge in each of the panchayats and there were healthy interactions all through. The predominantly female audiences were attentive and showed their eagerness to join the bandwagon to become e-literates after hearing about the methodology of teaching and the time factor of 20 hours, to become one.
There was a minor problem at west Kallada, where our police team hesitated to have lunch because one of the organisers refused them food as the interaction was in progress. The team had, then, arrived in the area after their show at Ezhukone. I'd to intervene and smooth ruffled feathers to defuse the situation.
Jayachandran took leave of us after putting us up at the KMML guest house which was dignified and a nice cosy place to stay. Took adequate care of my throat with a couple of saline gargles and hot water intake. He'd done a fairly good job as our co-ordinator!
Tailpiece.
Tomorrow, we step into Pathanamthitta district, the first panchayat being Ezhamkulam on the Kayankulam-Punalur road. Lekha's cough seems to be showing a respite and hope she gets well soon.
Mohanachandran's medical bulletin.
"He has begun to show happiness and sadness according to the situation. He's being administered combination exercises during physiotherapy sessions. He's also taking liquid food orally though the process is slow".
PS.
Taken to the nearby hospital for showing ourselves to the doctor. At last some respite, I hope!
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